Total Population in Texas

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Total Population
30M
Rank #2 of 52
98th %ile

How Texas Compares

Texas
30M
National
330M
90.9% below

State Ranking

Rank State Value
#1 California 39M
#2 Texas 30M
#3 Florida 22M
#4 New York 20M
#5 Pennsylvania 13M
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Highest Population Counties in Texas

# County Population
1 Harris County 4,838,303
2 Dallas County 2,621,179
3 Tarrant County 2,167,390
4 Bexar County 2,067,341
5 Travis County 1,330,015
6 Collin County 1,163,337
7 Denton County 979,561
8 Fort Bend County 893,767
9 Hidalgo County 891,977
10 El Paso County 870,779

Lowest Population Counties in Texas

# County Population
254 Loving County 33
253 Kenedy County 145
252 King County 211
251 McMullen County 700
250 Borden County 713
249 Kent County 734
248 Roberts County 832
247 Terrell County 835
246 Foard County 991
245 Glasscock County 1,068

Total Population in Texas

Texas has a total population of 30M, ranking #2 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 90.9% below the national value of 330M.

Across Texas's 254 counties, total population ranges from 33 to 4,838,303. The county with the highest value is Harris County at 4,838,303.

Total population count from the American Community Survey.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.