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Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year

Largest US Counties by Population in Texas

The most populous counties in the country, with what a median home costs to own in each. Between them these counties hold a large share of the American housing market.

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Texas ranked

#County PopulationMonthly to ownEffective rate
1 Harris County 4,758,579$2,3501.718%
2 Dallas County 2,603,816$2,5301.680%
3 Tarrant County 2,135,743$2,6861.772%
4 Bexar County 2,037,344$2,2791.814%
5 Travis County 1,307,625$4,1981.535%
6 Collin County 1,116,601$3,9201.660%
7 Denton County 945,644$3,5771.721%
8 Hidalgo County 880,921$1,2721.764%
9 El Paso County 866,275$1,6762.086%
10 Fort Bend County 859,721$3,2161.988%
11 Montgomery County 654,722$2,8481.649%
12 Williamson County 643,889$3,6651.707%
13 Cameron County 423,192$1,2241.622%
14 Brazoria County 381,650$2,5361.745%
15 Bell County 379,811$2,0371.542%
16 Galveston County 354,721$2,5421.488%
17 Nueces County 352,829$1,8451.678%
18 Lubbock County 314,633$1,8661.563%
19 Webb County 267,731$1,7411.851%
20 McLennan County 263,608$2,0191.527%
21 Hays County 256,429$3,3151.729%
22 Jefferson County 253,939$1,5421.575%
23 Smith County 238,014$1,9801.245%
24 Brazos County 237,980$2,5351.637%
25 Ellis County 203,927$2,7091.460%
26 Johnson County 188,820$2,2531.280%
27 Guadalupe County 178,368$2,5521.494%
28 Comal County 174,552$3,3691.210%
29 Midland County 171,496$2,5521.262%
30 Ector County 163,206$1,7471.280%
31 Kaufman County 160,718$2,6491.732%
32 Parker County 158,079$3,0051.449%
33 Taylor County 144,259$1,7651.403%
34 Randall County 143,791$2,0961.577%
35 Grayson County 139,988$2,0481.293%
36 Wichita County 129,842$1,4181.766%
37 Gregg County 124,860$1,7011.222%
38 Tom Green County 119,398$1,7281.351%
39 Rockwall County 116,931$3,4081.643%
40 Potter County 116,634$1,3331.503%
41 Hunt County 104,917$1,9111.297%
42 Bastrop County 102,370$2,4231.513%
43 Liberty County 97,993$1,5581.251%
44 Bowie County 92,321$1,5191.296%
45 Victoria County 91,281$1,8371.488%
46 Angelina County 86,791$1,4221.250%
47 Orange County 84,993$1,5281.246%
48 Coryell County 83,772$1,6631.414%
49 Henderson County 83,658$1,6930.980%
50 Walker County 78,292$1,8551.112%
51 Wise County 72,359$2,4111.188%
52 Harrison County 69,584$1,6111.016%
53 San Patricio County 69,519$1,7041.527%
54 Starr County 65,809$9671.122%
55 Nacogdoches County 64,897$1,4450.925%
56 Hood County 64,198$2,4341.152%
57 Van Zandt County 61,323$1,7891.105%
58 Waller County 59,455$2,5681.360%
59 Anderson County 57,825$1,5680.973%
60 Maverick County 57,770$1,4531.394%
61 Hardin County 57,126$1,7091.155%
62 Navarro County 53,735$1,5111.325%
63 Kerr County 53,166$2,4501.093%
64 Rusk County 52,613$1,5221.001%
65 Medina County 52,419$1,9861.310%
66 Polk County 51,780$1,4271.037%
67 Wilson County 51,501$2,5091.301%
68 Cherokee County 51,143$1,4991.211%
69 Burnet County 51,064$2,6551.126%
70 Lamar County 50,421$1,5800.951%
71 Atascosa County 50,058$1,4911.321%
72 Chambers County 49,178$2,4971.135%
73 Val Verde County 47,647$1,4631.474%
74 Caldwell County 47,184$1,9551.332%
75 Kendall County 46,971$4,0801.203%
76 Wood County 46,094$1,7270.932%
77 Erath County 43,244$2,2001.126%
78 Cooke County 42,473$2,0101.244%
79 Upshur County 41,864$1,5871.226%
80 Wharton County 41,651$1,7201.505%
81 Jim Wells County 38,863$1,0671.251%
82 Brown County 38,294$1,4101.152%
83 Hopkins County 37,351$1,7351.072%
84 Hill County 36,664$1,5241.234%
85 Fannin County 36,525$1,8971.104%
86 Matagorda County 36,274$1,5201.255%
87 Washington County 36,156$2,3471.150%
88 Howard County 33,127$1,4061.092%
89 Jasper County 32,807$1,2111.036%
90 Hale County 32,247$1,0901.386%
91 Titus County 31,284$1,4791.201%
92 Bee County 31,000$1,0661.421%
93 Austin County 30,712$2,3821.279%
94 Kleberg County 30,629$1,4871.614%
95 Grimes County 30,385$1,9971.094%
96 Palo Pinto County 28,920$1,5641.283%
97 Cass County 28,582$1,2731.063%
98 San Jacinto County 27,983$1,6671.139%
99 Gillespie County 27,202$3,5631.019%
100 Milam County 25,268$1,5451.059%
101 Uvalde County 24,810$1,4171.565%
102 Fayette County 24,783$2,3221.008%
103 Aransas County 24,449$2,0601.014%
104 Shelby County 24,108$1,1011.023%
105 Panola County 22,624$1,3490.899%
106 Lampasas County 22,267$2,1041.268%
107 Limestone County 22,185$1,4501.187%
108 Houston County 22,042$1,4210.921%
109 Llano County 22,011$2,6600.803%
110 Gaines County 21,904$1,7351.468%
111 Bandera County 21,589$2,1450.940%
112 Hockley County 21,455$1,1511.480%
113 Moore County 21,234$1,3391.526%
114 Gray County 21,131$1,0481.429%
115 Colorado County 20,736$1,7441.091%
116 Montague County 20,599$1,6860.951%
117 Lavaca County 20,479$1,9280.957%
118 Hutchinson County 20,413$1,0671.482%
119 Willacy County 20,218$7551.914%
120 Tyler County 20,084$1,3071.032%
121 Jones County 19,968$9941.537%
122 Calhoun County 19,921$1,4421.397%
123 DeWitt County 19,853$1,5040.859%
124 Freestone County 19,813$1,5081.037%
125 Gonzales County 19,764$1,4901.227%
126 Bosque County 18,546$1,6581.008%
127 Andrews County 18,518$1,7361.328%
128 Deaf Smith County 18,487$1,1671.371%
129 Burleson County 18,327$1,5821.044%
130 Frio County 18,019$1,1401.590%
131 Young County 17,963$1,5391.214%
132 Eastland County 17,846$1,1951.192%
133 Lee County 17,758$2,1330.969%
134 Falls County 17,063$1,0261.469%
135 Robertson County 16,973$1,5540.917%
136 Scurry County 16,633$1,1461.589%
137 Leon County 16,067$1,5660.755%
138 Jackson County 15,081$1,5951.052%
139 Pecos County 14,983$1,3421.034%
140 Karnes County 14,819$1,2900.982%
141 Nolan County 14,565$1,0381.511%
142 Callahan County 14,017$1,3641.096%
143 Zapata County 13,855$9251.027%
144 Trinity County 13,850$1,0961.107%
145 Comanche County 13,786$1,3571.511%
146 Madison County 13,574$1,4041.155%
147 Reeves County 13,219$1,1311.181%
148 Lamb County 12,919$8421.192%
149 Wilbarger County 12,712$1,0391.474%
150 Camp County 12,652$1,4771.065%
151 Rains County 12,505$1,9061.094%
152 Dawson County 12,311$9931.726%
153 Newton County 12,193$8811.030%
154 Morris County 12,014$1,1031.178%
155 Blanco County 12,008$3,2941.043%
156 Terry County 11,699$1,1391.479%
157 Red River County 11,621$1,2660.984%
158 Live Oak County 11,444$1,3190.882%
159 Ward County 11,255$1,2600.600%
160 Franklin County 10,522$1,8610.912%
161 Clay County 10,402$1,5271.360%
162 Sabine County 9,998$1,2530.997%
163 Runnels County 9,880$1,0771.464%
164 Ochiltree County 9,852$1,3401.402%
165 Duval County 9,824$9101.078%
166 Parmer County 9,752$1,2781.566%
167 Marion County 9,631$1,0700.787%
168 Zavala County 9,532$9491.423%
169 Somervell County 9,510$2,1790.967%
170 Brewster County 9,464$1,9381.224%
171 Stephens County 9,278$1,1131.683%
172 Mitchell County 8,989$9681.960%
173 Archer County 8,734$1,6331.322%
174 Jack County 8,623$1,6251.296%
175 Dimmit County 8,507$8671.142%
176 Hamilton County 8,320$1,2551.537%
177 San Augustine County 7,889$8690.816%
178 Coleman County 7,765$9691.368%
179 Yoakum County 7,589$1,6420.981%
180 McCulloch County 7,565$1,0751.375%
181 Winkler County 7,540$1,1660.952%
182 Castro County 7,328$9791.124%
183 Dallam County 7,180$1,3741.470%
184 Goliad County 7,096$1,6491.035%
185 Bailey County 7,044$1,0831.468%
186 Brooks County 6,987$8941.260%
187 Swisher County 6,981$9811.743%
188 La Salle County 6,946$1,0641.561%
189 Childress County 6,772$1,1701.472%
190 Refugio County 6,693$9981.404%
191 Presidio County 6,043$1,2461.583%
192 Carson County 5,802$1,3621.362%
193 San Saba County 5,802$1,4831.006%
194 Lynn County 5,667$1,3251.734%
195 Garza County 5,435$8941.660%
196 Haskell County 5,390$9561.117%
197 Delta County 5,345$1,3840.975%
198 Hartley County 5,307$1,9161.221%
199 Floyd County 5,294$1,0231.079%
200 Martin County 5,230$1,4700.884%
201 Hansford County 5,182$1,3251.639%
202 Crosby County 5,072$8701.781%
203 Wheeler County 4,902$1,0271.446%
204 Jim Hogg County 4,797$1,2481.413%
205 Crane County 4,623$1,1921.308%
206 Mills County 4,499$1,7570.880%
207 Kimble County 4,355$1,6061.255%
208 Mason County 3,951$2,3050.815%
209 Fisher County 3,661$8831.705%
210 Hardeman County 3,529$8401.183%
211 Baylor County 3,464$9771.247%
212 Hudspeth County 3,331$6911.179%
213 Knox County 3,322$8021.862%
214 Coke County 3,315$1,1251.187%
215 Hemphill County 3,311$1,9191.164%
216 Sutton County 3,306$1,3641.378%
217 Concho County 3,301$1,0981.512%
218 Donley County 3,276$9451.126%
219 Reagan County 3,259$1,5131.115%
220 Upton County 3,227$1,0681.126%
221 Shackelford County 3,169$1,6411.287%
222 Kinney County 3,140$9511.406%
223 Lipscomb County 2,964$1,2651.363%
224 Crockett County 2,881$1,2380.333%
225 Hall County 2,827$8711.212%
226 Collingsworth County 2,733$1,0981.271%
227 Cochran County 2,520$6931.185%
228 Sherman County 2,434$1,3041.952%
229 Schleicher County 2,426$1,1521.429%
230 Culberson County 2,181$8800.859%
231 Oldham County 2,097$1,3881.297%
232 Menard County 1,964$1,1071.659%
233 Armstrong County 1,883$1,7341.443%
234 Jeff Davis County 1,740$1,9510.547%
235 Dickens County 1,641$7601.366%
236 Throckmorton County 1,589$8981.151%
237 Irion County 1,432$1,4060.954%
238 Edwards County 1,392$8461.051%
239 Sterling County 1,389$1,3491.072%
240 Cottle County 1,302$6641.152%
241 Motley County 1,267$8701.097%
242 Stonewall County 1,244$6781.360%
243 Briscoe County 1,223$8831.084%
244 Foard County 1,079$8001.182%
245 Glasscock County 1,070$2,0370.464%
246 Terrell County 851$1,3840.803%
247 Roberts County 785$1,5981.005%
248 Kent County 727$1,0690.907%
249 Borden County 723$1,0030.468%
250 McMullen County 623$1,1661.992%

Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.

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