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GENERAL INFO

The US state Texas (TX) is the 2nd largest state by population and 2nd biggest state by area. Texas has 254 counties ranking it the 1st state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Texas
Abbreviation:TX
Capital:Austin
Largest City:Houston
Population:28,995,881
Population rank in US:2nd
Total Area [mi²]:268,596
Total Area [km²]:695,662
Area rank in US:2nd
Number of Counties:254

TEXAS COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Texas Population Density Map per County:

Texas County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Texas County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Texas County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

TEXAS COUNTIES LIST

Below are 254 Texas counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1Harris County4,713,325
2Dallas County2,635,516
3Tarrant County2,102,515
4Bexar County2,003,554
5Travis County1,273,954
6Collin County1,034,730
7Denton County887,207
8Hidalgo County868,707
9El Paso County839,238
10Fort Bend County811,688
11Montgomery County607,391
12Williamson County590,551
13Cameron County423,163
14Brazoria County374,264
15Bell County362,924
16Nueces County362,294
17Galveston County342,139
18Lubbock County310,569
19Webb County276,652
20McLennan County256,623
21Jefferson County251,565
22Smith County232,751
23Hays County230,191
24Brazos County229,211
25Ellis County184,826
26Midland County176,832
27Johnson County175,817
28Guadalupe County166,847
29Ector County166,223
30Comal County156,209
31Parker County142,878
32Taylor County138,034
33Randall County137,713
34Grayson County136,212
35Kaufman County136,154
36Wichita County132,230
37Gregg County123,945
38Tom Green County119,200
39Potter County117,415
40Rockwall County104,915
41Hunt County98,594
42Bowie County93,245
43Victoria County92,084
44Bastrop County88,723
45Liberty County88,219
46Angelina County86,715
47Orange County83,396
48Henderson County82,737
49Coryell County75,951
50Walker County72,971
51Wise County69,984
52San Patricio County66,730
53Harrison County66,553
54Nacogdoches County65,204
55Starr County64,633
56Hood County61,643
57Maverick County58,722
58Anderson County57,735
59Hardin County57,602
60Van Zandt County56,590
61Waller County55,246
62Rusk County54,406
63Cherokee County52,646
64Kerr County52,600
65Medina County51,584
66Polk County51,353
67Atascosa County51,153
68Wilson County51,070
69Navarro County50,113
70Lamar County49,859
71Val Verde County49,025
72Burnet County48,155
73Kendall County47,431
74Wood County45,539
75Chambers County43,837
76Caldwell County43,664
77Erath County42,698
78Upshur County41,753
79Wharton County41,556
80Cooke County41,257
81Jim Wells County40,482
82Brown County37,864
83Hopkins County37,084
84Howard County36,664
85Hill County36,649
86Matagorda County36,643
87Washington County35,882
88Jasper County35,529
89Fannin County35,514
90Hale County33,406
91Titus County32,750
92Bee County32,565
93Kleberg County30,680
94Austin County30,032
95Cass County30,026
96Palo Pinto County29,189
97Grimes County28,880
98San Jacinto County28,859
99Gillespie County26,988
100Uvalde County26,741
101Fayette County25,346
102Shelby County25,274
103Milam County24,823
104Aransas County23,510
105Limestone County23,437
106Panola County23,194
107Bandera County23,112
108Hockley County23,021
109Houston County22,968
110Gray County21,886
111Llano County21,795
112Tyler County21,672
113Colorado County21,493
114Gaines County21,492
115Lampasas County21,428
116Willacy County21,358
117Calhoun County21,290
118Moore County20,940
119Hutchinson County20,938
120Gonzales County20,837
121Frio County20,306
122DeWitt County20,160
123Lavaca County20,154
124Jones County20,083
125Montague County19,818
126Freestone County19,717
127Andrews County18,705
128Bosque County18,685
129Deaf Smith County18,546
130Burleson County18,443
131Eastland County18,360
132Young County18,010
133Leon County17,404
134Falls County17,297
135Lee County17,239
136Robertson County17,074
137Scurry County16,703
138Reeves County15,976
139Pecos County15,823
140Karnes County15,601
141Jackson County14,760
142Nolan County14,714
143Trinity County14,651
144Madison County14,284
145Zapata County14,179
146Callahan County13,943
147Comanche County13,635
148Newton County13,595
149Camp County13,094
150Lamb County12,893
151Wilbarger County12,769
152Dawson County12,728
153Rains County12,514
154Morris County12,388
155Terry County12,337
156Live Oak County12,207
157Red River County12,023
158Ward County11,998
159Blanco County11,931
160Zavala County11,840
161Duval County11,157
162Franklin County10,725
163Sabine County10,542
164Clay County10,471
165Runnels County10,264
166Dimmit County10,124
167Marion County9,854
168Ochiltree County9,836
169Parmer County9,605
170Stephens County9,366
171Brewster County9,203
172Somervell County9,128
173Jack County8,935
174Yoakum County8,713
175Archer County8,553
176Mitchell County8,545
177Hamilton County8,461
178San Augustine County8,237
179Coleman County8,175
180Winkler County8,010
181McCulloch County7,984
182Goliad County7,658
183Castro County7,530
184La Salle County7,520
185Swisher County7,397
186Childress County7,306
187Dallam County7,287
188Brooks County7,093
189Bailey County7,000
190Refugio County6,948
191Presidio County6,704
192Garza County6,229
193San Saba County6,055
194Lynn County5,951
195Carson County5,926
196Martin County5,771
197Crosby County5,737
198Floyd County5,712
199Haskell County5,658
200Hartley County5,576
201Hansford County5,399
202Delta County5,331
203Jim Hogg County5,200
204Wheeler County5,056
205Hudspeth County4,886
206Mills County4,873
207Crane County4,797
208Kimble County4,337
209Mason County4,274
210Hardeman County3,933
211Reagan County3,849
212Fisher County3,830
213Hemphill County3,819
214Sutton County3,776
215Kinney County3,667
216Knox County3,664
217Upton County3,657
218Baylor County3,509
219Crockett County3,464
220Real County3,452
221Coke County3,387
222Donley County3,278
223Shackelford County3,265
224Lipscomb County3,233
225Sherman County3,022
226Hall County2,964
227Collingsworth County2,920
228Cochran County2,853
229Schleicher County2,793
230Concho County2,726
231Jeff Davis County2,274
232Dickens County2,211
233Culberson County2,171
234Menard County2,138
235Oldham County2,112
236Edwards County1,932
237Armstrong County1,887
238Briscoe County1,546
239Irion County1,536
240Throckmorton County1,501
241Glasscock County1,409
242Cottle County1,398
243Stonewall County1,350
244Sterling County1,291
245Motley County1,200
246Foard County1,155
247Roberts County854
248Terrell County776
249Kent County762
250McMullen County743
251Borden County654
252Kenedy County404
253King County272
254Loving County169

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TEXAS COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Texas?

Out of the 254 counties in Texas, Harris County is the largest by population. Brewster County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Texas?

Loving County is the smallest Texas county by population. Rockwall County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Texas?

In terms of economics and average income level, Fort Bend County is the richest Texas county.

What is the poorest county in Texas?

Willacy County is the poorest Texas county.

TEXAS COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Texas county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Texas County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Texas County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT TEXAS COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Texas County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Texas counties.

CREATE YOUR TEXAS DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Texas Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Texas state and Texas counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Texas Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Texas

Official Website of the State of Texas:
https://www.texas.gov/

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