Regions of Texas
Texas is so vast that geographers, historians, and Texans themselves divide it into eight broad regions — from the High Plains of the Panhandle to the subtropical Rio Grande Valley. Browse counties by region below.
Big Bend
4 counties
Brewster · Presidio · Terrell · Val Verde…
Central Texas
76 counties
Aransas · Austin · Bastrop · Bee · Bell · Blanco…
East Texas
44 counties
Anderson · Angelina · Bowie · Camp · Cass · Cherokee…
Gulf Coast
7 counties
Brazoria · Chambers · Fort Bend · Galveston · Harris · Jefferson…
North Texas
36 counties
Archer · Baylor · Clay · Collin · Cooke · Cottle…
Panhandle
10 counties
Childress · Collingsworth · Donley · Gray · Hall · Hemphill…
South Texas
26 counties
Atascosa · Bandera · Bexar · Brooks · Comal · Dimmit…
West Texas
51 counties
Andrews · Armstrong · Bailey · Borden · Briscoe · Carson…
Why Texas is divided into regions
Texas covers 268,597 square miles — bigger than France — and spans coastal marshes, piney woods, blackland prairie, desert mountains, and high plains. Regional divisions help organize counties by shared climate, economy, and cultural history. Each region below links to a dedicated page listing every county within it.