Texas County Map

Largest counties in Texas

Texas is huge — but "largest" can mean two very different things. Below: the 25 most populous counties, and the 25 largest by land area.

By population

  1. 1Harris County5,045,026
  2. 2Dallas County2,661,397
  3. 3Tarrant County2,248,466
  4. 4Bexar County2,160,088
  5. 5Travis County1,389,670
  6. 6Collin County1,297,179
  7. 7Denton County1,069,346
  8. 8Fort Bend County975,191
  9. 9Hidalgo County921,549
  10. 10El Paso County877,858
  11. 11Montgomery County781,194
  12. 12Williamson County752,827
  13. 13Cameron County433,946
  14. 14Brazoria County419,080
  15. 15Bell County402,248
  16. 16Galveston County372,207
  17. 17Nueces County352,992
  18. 18Lubbock County328,906
  19. 19Hays County304,390
  20. 20Webb County281,224
  21. 21McLennan County272,020
  22. 22Jefferson County254,321
  23. 23Smith County252,549
  24. 24Brazos County249,088
  25. 25Ellis County240,867

By land area

  1. 1Brewster County6,193 sq mi
  2. 2Pecos County4,764 sq mi
  3. 3Hudspeth County4,571 sq mi
  4. 4Presidio County3,856 sq mi
  5. 5Culberson County3,813 sq mi
  6. 6Webb County3,357 sq mi
  7. 7Val Verde County3,171 sq mi
  8. 8Crockett County2,808 sq mi
  9. 9Reeves County2,636 sq mi
  10. 10Terrell County2,358 sq mi
  11. 11Jeff Davis County2,265 sq mi
  12. 12Edwards County2,120 sq mi
  13. 13Duval County1,793 sq mi
  14. 14Harris County1,729 sq mi
  15. 15Hidalgo County1,569 sq mi
  16. 16Uvalde County1,557 sq mi
  17. 17Tom Green County1,522 sq mi
  18. 18Dallam County1,505 sq mi
  19. 19Gaines County1,502 sq mi
  20. 20Andrews County1,501 sq mi
  21. 21Oldham County1,501 sq mi
  22. 22Deaf Smith County1,497 sq mi
  23. 23La Salle County1,489 sq mi
  24. 24Hartley County1,462 sq mi
  25. 25Kenedy County1,457 sq mi