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What are the fastest-growing counties in Texas?

Kaufman County (+42.2%), Liberty County (+31.2%) and Rockwall County (+28.9%) grew fastest in Texas between 2020 and 2025.

Texas as a whole grew 8.5% between 2020 and 2025, to 31,709,821 residents.

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Texas counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1Kaufman County209,235+42.2%45.65.1
2Liberty County121,364+31.2%35.08.3
3Rockwall County140,738+28.9%21.911.3
4Comal County209,166+27.8%35.58.3
5Montgomery County781,194+24.9%29.017.4
6Hays County304,390+24.8%24.815.1
7Ellis County240,867+24.0%29.815.3
8Parker County184,767+23.5%25.01.9
9Hunt County123,336+23.0%27.26.8
10Chambers County57,594+22.6%21.59.8
11Williamson County752,827+22.3%19.66.6
12Waller County69,858+21.9%42.94.9
13Wise County83,778+21.5%28.44.8
14Bastrop County118,908+21.3%19.019.1
15Collin County1,297,179+20.6%18.614.7
16Johnson County218,048+20.5%25.610.8
17Caldwell County55,150+20.0%34.28.0
18Kendall County53,289+19.6%25.46.6
19Blanco County13,581+18.6%15.00.7
20Fort Bend County975,191+17.4%10.712.8
21Denton County1,069,346+16.9%10.89.5
22Grimes County34,252+16.3%25.42.0
23Burleson County20,549+16.2%20.31.5
24Guadalupe County201,111+15.8%23.68.4
25Burnet County57,015+15.2%16.712.9
26Hood County70,501+13.6%19.83.7
27Grayson County153,613+12.8%15.812.2
28Jack County9,563+12.7%17.10.2
29Brazoria County419,080+12.2%11.66.7
30Wilson County56,139+12.2%12.72.3
31Austin County33,625+11.6%18.29.0
32Somervell County10,261+11.5%19.52.6
33Medina County56,881+11.4%22.11.2
34Rains County13,542+11.2%18.60.8
35Van Zandt County66,130+10.7%15.61.1
36Gaines County23,956+10.4%4.70.8
37Wood County49,688+10.3%15.31.3
38Midland County187,855+10.0%5.37.0
39Hill County39,503+9.8%15.61.7
40Montague County21,966+9.6%9.20.9
41Walker County83,842+9.5%3.06.4
42Llano County23,353+9.5%10.15.0
43Aransas County26,146+9.3%23.57.2
44Fannin County39,265+9.1%15.22.1
45Bandera County22,876+9.0%10.80.0
46Lampasas County23,657+9.0%5.60.7
47Concho County3,607+8.7%17.50.0
48Atascosa County53,590+8.7%9.74.5
49Navarro County57,181+8.2%10.68.3
50Palo Pinto County30,791+8.2%15.80.7
51Upshur County44,410+8.2%9.50.6
52Bell County402,248+8.0%1.87.1
53Randall County152,351+7.9%9.70.6
54Smith County252,549+7.8%8.42.2
55Camp County13,380+7.7%7.80.6
56Hudspeth County3,433+7.7%−17.5–
57Henderson County88,595+7.5%15.52.0
58Lynn County6,017+7.3%3.80.0
59Travis County1,389,670+7.2%−4.710.8
60Bexar County2,160,088+7.2%1.22.9
61Leon County16,894+7.1%11.10.2
62San Jacinto County29,488+7.1%7.717.7
63Freestone County20,811+7.1%6.20.2
64Lee County18,729+7.0%10.90.8
65Washington County38,288+7.0%14.75.1
66Archer County9,129+6.7%−2.52.3
67Throckmorton County1,554+6.7%11.6–
68Gillespie County28,527+6.6%17.71.8
69Harris County5,045,026+6.6%−8.66.1
70Cooke County44,461+6.5%1.11.6
71Robertson County17,839+6.4%14.51.7
72Delta County5,549+6.3%0.21.4
73Tarrant County2,248,466+6.3%−3.16.2
74Brazos County249,088+6.2%−9.39.4
75Jones County20,861+6.1%4.60.0
76Hopkins County39,063+6.1%5.21.6
77Franklin County10,994+6.0%15.30.0
78Milam County26,258+6.0%0.62.8
79Polk County53,434+5.9%3.812.4
80Galveston County372,207+5.9%9.26.8
81Comanche County14,432+5.8%13.71.0
82Madison County14,226+5.7%1.10.1
83Hidalgo County921,549+5.6%−1.47.9
84Lubbock County328,906+5.6%4.58.7
85Trinity County14,384+5.5%6.90.0
86Falls County17,869+5.5%7.10.3
87Callahan County14,491+5.4%4.17.1
88Cherokee County53,337+5.4%1.10.8
89Dallam County7,508+5.2%−19.40.3
90Webb County281,224+5.2%−8.04.8
91Hamilton County8,680+5.2%−2.43.8
92Live Oak County11,929+5.1%4.40.8
93Ector County173,801+5.0%2.85.3
94Rusk County54,854+5.0%5.90.2
95Clay County10,764+5.0%6.60.7
96Bee County32,515+4.7%−5.20.4
97San Patricio County72,053+4.7%−0.76.0
98Taylor County150,077+4.6%4.97.0
99Harrison County71,956+4.6%7.80.8
100Hardin County58,723+4.2%1.76.4
101McLennan County272,020+4.1%1.85.3
102Fayette County25,459+3.9%3.70.9
103Colorado County21,439+3.9%−0.61.3
104Briscoe County1,474+3.8%6.8–
105Culberson County2,267+3.8%−7.910.1
106Bosque County18,918+3.6%5.60.6
107Kimble County4,438+3.4%5.90.2
108Anderson County59,805+3.2%4.90.3
109Limestone County22,849+3.2%5.20.6
110Stephens County9,380+3.1%−0.90.3
111Tyler County20,443+3.1%4.20.0
112Coryell County85,592+3.0%−0.55.9
113Mills County4,580+3.0%4.6–
114Coleman County7,915+3.0%3.80.6
115Cameron County433,946+3.0%−4.26.2
116Moore County21,891+2.9%−14.00.9
117Erath County43,911+2.8%−3.30.8
118Coke County3,412+2.7%16.70.0
119Lamar County51,503+2.7%2.40.9
120Shackelford County3,197+2.7%4.1–
121Goliad County7,208+2.7%4.40.1
122Jackson County15,393+2.6%−3.20.0
123Kerr County54,037+2.5%6.93.3
124Gonzales County20,159+2.5%−1.41.2
125DeWitt County20,309+2.4%−0.90.9
126Panola County23,018+2.3%1.00.8
127Frio County18,823+2.3%−7.10.5
128Red River County11,816+2.2%0.31.0
129Nacogdoches County66,035+2.2%−0.90.5
130Dallas County2,661,397+1.9%−17.44.8
131Eastland County18,143+1.9%−5.74.1
132Angelina County88,154+1.9%1.01.8
133Orange County86,266+1.8%2.62.8
134Brown County38,711+1.7%3.15.3
135Young County18,154+1.7%−6.71.4
136Maverick County58,823+1.7%−5.61.6
137Uvalde County24,963+1.6%−4.80.4
138Andrews County18,914+1.6%−0.94.9
139Victoria County92,656+1.5%0.42.0
140Lavaca County20,651+1.5%8.10.3
141Gregg County126,095+1.4%−3.71.5
142Karnes County15,018+1.4%0.74.1
143Bailey County6,963+1.4%−8.20.3
144El Paso County877,858+1.3%−7.52.3
145Morris County12,133+1.3%1.20.6
146Sabine County10,012+1.2%2.50.0
147Wharton County42,060+1.2%−1.32.8
148San Saba County5,787+1.1%−2.10.0
149Haskell County5,499+1.1%10.20.0
150Houston County22,316+1.1%4.40.0
151Shelby County24,286+1.0%−1.90.2
152Glasscock County1,128+1.0%−19.5–
153Oldham County1,783+1.0%−8.40.0
154Titus County31,563+0.8%−4.78.0
155Cass County28,651+0.7%2.60.5
156Starr County66,319+0.7%−9.10.0
157Hockley County21,600+0.5%2.20.4
158Mason County3,990+0.5%3.31.0
159Deaf Smith County18,626+0.5%−4.91.8
160Val Verde County47,835+0.5%−7.91.5
161Matagorda County36,463+0.5%1.88.2
162Martin County5,284+0.5%−2.10.9
163Jasper County33,075+0.5%7.20.8
164Fisher County3,692+0.4%8.9–
165Tom Green County120,602+0.3%−0.52.8
166Baylor County3,472+0.3%5.20.0
167Marion County9,896+0.3%10.71.1
168Carson County5,805+0.2%−1.26.7
169Kinney County3,128+0.0%0.00.0
170Wichita County129,555−0.0%−0.91.0
171Sherman County2,781−0.1%−16.95.4
172Real County2,745−0.1%8.40.0
173Menard County1,956−0.2%27.1–
174Nueces County352,992−0.2%−4.04.2
175Childress County6,643−0.2%−5.00.0
176Jim Wells County38,804−0.2%−3.10.1
177Bowie County92,696−0.2%−0.22.8
178Castro County7,295−0.4%−17.70.0
179Armstrong County1,843−0.4%17.90.0
180Cochran County2,546−0.5%−11.40.0
181Terry County11,720−0.6%−0.30.0
182Jefferson County254,321−0.7%−5.91.3
183Mitchell County8,947−0.7%1.30.3
184Willacy County19,971−0.8%−7.62.2
185Zapata County13,753−0.9%−10.8–
186Brewster County9,458−1.1%−13.30.3
187Refugio County6,657−1.3%−3.82.6
188Gray County20,919−1.3%−0.40.4
189McCulloch County7,472−1.6%4.10.8
190Newton County11,954−1.7%1.1–
191Motley County1,043−1.8%51.8–
192Parmer County9,678−1.8%−9.90.4
193La Salle County6,517−1.9%−6.10.2
194Donley County3,213−1.9%6.21.6
195Hale County31,819−2.0%−10.60.2
196Kleberg County30,315−2.2%−7.20.6
197Runnels County9,693−2.2%−4.00.4
198Calhoun County19,599−2.3%−8.85.5
199Hall County2,737−2.4%−20.10.0
200Sterling County1,349−2.5%−18.5–
201Crane County4,554−2.5%−12.50.9
202San Augustine County7,722−2.5%2.30.1
203Lipscomb County2,955−2.8%8.10.0
204Winkler County7,540−2.8%−11.10.4
205Wilbarger County12,481−2.8%0.50.5
206Irion County1,463−2.9%−30.1–
207Yoakum County7,438−3.1%−21.80.1
208Lamb County12,579−3.3%−7.90.5
209Potter County114,453−3.3%−7.17.6
210Swisher County6,703−3.5%−18.50.0
211Edwards County1,370−3.6%−0.7–
212Dickens County1,692−3.8%4.7–
213Wheeler County4,773−4.1%−12.80.0
214Nolan County14,117−4.1%0.60.6
215Pecos County14,560−4.1%−14.10.3
216Duval County9,402−4.2%−21.5–
217Foard County1,044−4.2%10.5–
218Scurry County16,162−4.5%−2.40.1
219Hutchinson County19,633−4.6%−6.80.1
220Knox County3,192−4.6%−12.8–
221Stonewall County1,186−4.7%−16.9–
222Sutton County3,203−4.7%−12.20.0
223Ward County11,125−4.7%−1.01.6
224Crosby County4,852−4.8%−16.90.0
225Upton County3,131−5.1%6.70.3
226Dawson County11,776−5.6%−7.40.3
227Collingsworth County2,487−5.9%−17.30.0
228Hansford County4,944−5.9%−20.80.0
229Jim Hogg County4,555−6.0%−8.8–
230Dimmit County8,024−6.5%−23.90.5
231Zavala County9,037−6.5%−16.90.0
232Ochiltree County9,284−6.7%−29.60.4
233Brooks County6,579−7.3%−17.30.0
234Hardeman County3,292−7.5%−15.20.0
235Reagan County3,166−7.5%−3.50.9
236Schleicher County2,245−7.9%−16.01.3
237Hartley County4,904−8.1%−17.9–
238Hemphill County3,083−8.4%−12.30.0
239Floyd County4,881−9.1%−25.40.2
240Cottle County1,224−10.4%−27.80.0
241Crockett County2,769−10.5%−5.1–
242Presidio County5,433−11.0%−37.23.1
243Howard County30,504−12.4%−6.10.2
244Jeff Davis County1,711−13.9%−22.2–
245Reeves County12,138−17.8%−6.23.4
246Garza County4,510−22.3%−17.70.4
–Borden County567–––
–Kenedy County319–––
–Kent County674–––
–King County192–––
–Loving County52–––
–McMullen County544–––
–Roberts County867–––
–Terrell County702–––

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025. 8 counties are listed last and not ranked: fewer than 1,000 residents, or no estimate for the same years.

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Questions

Is Texas growing?

Texas as a whole grew 8.5% between 2020 and 2025, to 31,709,821 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Texas?

Kaufman County, which grew 42.2% between 2020 and 2025 to 209,235 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Liberty County (+31.2%) and Rockwall County (+28.9%) came next.

Which Texas counties are losing population?

77 of the 246 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Garza County (−22.3%), Reeves County (−17.8%), Jeff Davis County (−13.9%).

Where are people moving in Texas?

For their size, Motley County (51.8 per 1,000 residents), Kaufman County (45.6 per 1,000 residents) and Waller County (42.9 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.