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Population per Square Mile in Texas, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Texas, ranked. The highest is Dallas County at 3,001.9 and the lowest is Loving County at 0.0.

Texas: 115.5 · United States: n/a · median county in Texas: 21.9

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Dallas County3,001.9
2Harris County2,833.9
3Tarrant County2,504.6
4Bexar County1,666.7
5Collin County1,382.7
6Travis County1,337.6
7Denton County1,114.7
8Fort Bend County1,037.1
9Rockwall County971.8
10Galveston County946.2
11El Paso County859.2
12Montgomery County656.7
13Williamson County602.8
14Hidalgo County567.7
15Cameron County477.9
16Gregg County459.0
17Nueces County420.5
18Brazos County413.4
19Hays County396.9
20Bell County367.1
21Lubbock County356.1
22Comal County328.5
23Jefferson County289.6
24Brazoria County287.0
25Johnson County269.8
26Smith County262.3
27Guadalupe County258.2
28McLennan County256.7
29Orange County255.6
30Ellis County227.8
31Kaufman County221.1
32Wichita County207.1
33Midland County194.1
34Ector County183.4
35Parker County182.8
36Randall County160.0
37Taylor County159.3
38Hood County156.6
39Grayson County153.7
40Hunt County129.7
41Potter County127.7
42Bastrop County120.0
43Waller County119.9
44Angelina County109.4
45Bowie County104.1
46Victoria County103.6
47Walker County102.3
48San Patricio County101.2
49Aransas County98.7
50Henderson County97.1
51Caldwell County89.4
52Liberty County89.2
53Chambers County86.2
54Wise County82.9
55Coryell County80.5
56Webb County80.1
57Tom Green County78.5
58Harrison County77.9
59Titus County77.2
60Van Zandt County74.4
61Kendall County73.3
62Upshur County73.0
63Wood County72.8
64Nacogdoches County68.9
65Wilson County65.7
66Camp County65.3
67Hardin County64.7
68Washington County60.7
69Rusk County57.2
70Lamar County55.8
71Rains County55.7
72Anderson County55.0
73Navarro County54.2
74Starr County54.0
75Burnet County52.9
76Somervell County52.0
77Polk County50.0
78San Jacinto County50.0
79Cherokee County49.3
80Cooke County49.2
81Hopkins County49.2
82Kerr County48.5
83Austin County48.2
84Morris County47.9
85Maverick County45.4
86Jim Wells County44.9
87Fannin County42.5
88Atascosa County41.8
89Brown County40.6
90Erath County40.4
91Medina County40.4
92Grimes County39.8
93Calhoun County39.2
94Hill County38.9
95Wharton County38.5
96Franklin County37.4
97Howard County35.8
98Bee County35.3
99Jasper County34.9
100Kleberg County34.7
101Willacy County34.1
102Matagorda County33.2
103Hale County32.0
104Lampasas County31.9
105Palo Pinto County30.8
106Cass County30.5
107Shelby County30.4
108Madison County29.3
109Burleson County28.6
110Lee County28.6
111Panola County28.0
112Bandera County27.8
113Fayette County26.4
114Gillespie County26.0
115Marion County25.6
116Milam County25.2
117Limestone County24.6
118Llano County24.0
119Moore County23.8
120Hockley County23.5
121Freestone County22.8
122Gray County22.7
123Hutchinson County22.7
124Falls County22.6
125Montague County22.6
126DeWitt County22.0
127Colorado County21.9
128Jones County21.9
129Tyler County21.9
130Delta County21.2
131Lavaca County21.2
132Sabine County20.4
133Trinity County20.2
134Robertson County20.1
135Karnes County20.0
136Young County19.7
137Eastland County19.4
138Bosque County19.0
139Gonzales County18.6
140Jackson County18.3
141Scurry County18.2
142Houston County17.9
143Blanco County17.5
144Frio County16.4
145Uvalde County16.0
146Callahan County15.8
147Nolan County15.8
148Leon County15.2
149Val Verde County15.2
150Comanche County14.9
151Gaines County14.8
152San Augustine County14.8
153Zapata County13.9
154Dawson County13.5
155Ward County13.3
156Terry County13.1
157Newton County13.0
158Wilbarger County13.0
159Lamb County12.6
160Andrews County12.4
161Deaf Smith County12.3
162Live Oak County11.2
163Red River County11.1
164Parmer County11.0
165Ochiltree County10.7
166Stephens County10.4
167Hamilton County10.1
168Mitchell County9.9
169Archer County9.8
170Jack County9.8
171Childress County9.7
172Clay County9.6
173Yoakum County9.5
174Runnels County9.4
175Winkler County8.9
176Refugio County8.7
177Bailey County8.4
178Goliad County8.4
179Castro County8.2
180Swisher County7.8
181Brooks County7.4
182Zavala County7.3
183McCulloch County7.1
184Lynn County6.4
185Carson County6.3
186Dimmit County6.3
187Coleman County6.2
188Haskell County6.0
189Mills County6.0
190Crane County5.9
191Garza County5.7
192Martin County5.7
193Crosby County5.6
194Hansford County5.6
195Duval County5.4
196Floyd County5.3
197Wheeler County5.3
198Hardeman County5.0
199San Saba County5.0
200Dallam County4.9
201Reeves County4.8
202La Salle County4.6
203Mason County4.3
204Jim Hogg County4.2
205Fisher County4.1
206Baylor County4.0
207Real County4.0
208Knox County3.9
209Coke County3.7
210Hartley County3.6
211Hemphill County3.6
212Donley County3.5
213Kimble County3.5
214Shackelford County3.5
215Concho County3.4
216Cochran County3.3
217Hall County3.2
218Lipscomb County3.1
219Pecos County3.1
220Collingsworth County2.8
221Reagan County2.7
222Upton County2.6
223Sherman County2.5
224Kinney County2.3
225Sutton County2.3
226Menard County2.2
227Armstrong County2.0
228Dickens County1.9
229Schleicher County1.8
230Throckmorton County1.8
231Sterling County1.6
232Brewster County1.5
233Cottle County1.5
234Oldham County1.5
235Presidio County1.5
236Briscoe County1.4
237Foard County1.4
238Irion County1.3
239Stonewall County1.3
240Glasscock County1.2
241Motley County1.2
242Crockett County1.0
243Roberts County0.9
244Borden County0.8
245Jeff Davis County0.8
246Kent County0.8
247Hudspeth County0.7
248Culberson County0.6
249Edwards County0.6
250McMullen County0.6
251Terrell County0.4
252King County0.2
253Kenedy County0.1
254Loving County0.0

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Texas ranks 25th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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