What are the largest metro areas in Texas?
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is the largest metro area in Texas, with 8,477,157 residents in 2025 (Census PEP). Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (7,904,627) and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (2,813,140) come next.
Data as of 2025 · updated
All 19 ranked Texas metro areas
| Rank | Metro area | Residents 2025 | Change 2020–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 8,477,157 | +10.6% |
| 2 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 7,904,627 | +10.3% |
| 3 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 2,813,140 | +9.5% |
| 4 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 2,620,945 | +13.9% |
| 5 | El Paso, TX | 881,291 | +1.3% |
| 6 | Killeen-Temple, TX | 511,497 | +7.2% |
| 7 | Corpus Christi, TX | 451,191 | +1.1% |
| 8 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 399,310 | +0.5% |
| 9 | Lubbock, TX | 368,431 | +4.6% |
| 10 | Waco, TX | 308,807 | +4.2% |
| 11 | Longview, TX | 297,315 | +3.8% |
| 12 | College Station-Bryan, TX | 287,476 | +6.9% |
| 13 | Amarillo, TX | 276,235 | +2.7% |
| 14 | Midland, TX | 193,139 | +9.7% |
| 15 | Abilene, TX | 185,429 | +4.8% |
| 16 | Wichita Falls, TX | 149,448 | +0.7% |
| 17 | Texarkana, TX-AR | 146,816 | −0.4% |
| 18 | San Angelo, TX | 122,065 | +0.3% |
| 19 | Victoria, TX | 99,864 | +1.6% |
How this is ranked
The Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates for 2025, largest first, with the change since 2020. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states. Areas without an estimate for the same year as the others are not ranked.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (Vintage 2025). Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built.
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What is the largest metro area in Texas?
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is the largest metro area in Texas, with 8,477,157 residents in 2025 (Census PEP). Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX (7,904,627) and San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (2,813,140) come next.
How is this ranking calculated?
The Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates for 2025, largest first, with the change since 2020. Only metropolitan statistical areas of two or more counties are ranked (OMB Bulletin 23-01): a one-county area's figures are its county's, and micro areas are left out. An area that crosses a state line is ranked in each of its states. Areas without an estimate for the same year as the others are not ranked.