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 | Population | Monthly to own | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County | 4,758,579 | $2,350 | 1.718% |
| 2 | Dallas County | 2,603,816 | $2,530 | 1.680% |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 2,135,743 | $2,686 | 1.772% |
| 4 | Bexar County | 2,037,344 | $2,279 | 1.814% |
| 5 | Travis County | 1,307,625 | $4,198 | 1.535% |
| 6 | Collin County | 1,116,601 | $3,920 | 1.660% |
| 7 | Denton County | 945,644 | $3,577 | 1.721% |
| 8 | Hidalgo County | 880,921 | $1,272 | 1.764% |
| 9 | El Paso County | 866,275 | $1,676 | 2.086% |
| 10 | Fort Bend County | 859,721 | $3,216 | 1.988% |
| 11 | Montgomery County | 654,722 | $2,848 | 1.649% |
| 12 | Williamson County | 643,889 | $3,665 | 1.707% |
| 13 | Cameron County | 423,192 | $1,224 | 1.622% |
| 14 | Brazoria County | 381,650 | $2,536 | 1.745% |
| 15 | Bell County | 379,811 | $2,037 | 1.542% |
| 16 | Galveston County | 354,721 | $2,542 | 1.488% |
| 17 | Nueces County | 352,829 | $1,845 | 1.678% |
| 18 | Lubbock County | 314,633 | $1,866 | 1.563% |
| 19 | Webb County | 267,731 | $1,741 | 1.851% |
| 20 | McLennan County | 263,608 | $2,019 | 1.527% |
| 21 | Hays County | 256,429 | $3,315 | 1.729% |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 253,939 | $1,542 | 1.575% |
| 23 | Smith County | 238,014 | $1,980 | 1.245% |
| 24 | Brazos County | 237,980 | $2,535 | 1.637% |
| 25 | Ellis County | 203,927 | $2,709 | 1.460% |
| 26 | Johnson County | 188,820 | $2,253 | 1.280% |
| 27 | Guadalupe County | 178,368 | $2,552 | 1.494% |
| 28 | Comal County | 174,552 | $3,369 | 1.210% |
| 29 | Midland County | 171,496 | $2,552 | 1.262% |
| 30 | Ector County | 163,206 | $1,747 | 1.280% |
| 31 | Kaufman County | 160,718 | $2,649 | 1.732% |
| 32 | Parker County | 158,079 | $3,005 | 1.449% |
| 33 | Taylor County | 144,259 | $1,765 | 1.403% |
| 34 | Randall County | 143,791 | $2,096 | 1.577% |
| 35 | Grayson County | 139,988 | $2,048 | 1.293% |
| 36 | Wichita County | 129,842 | $1,418 | 1.766% |
| 37 | Gregg County | 124,860 | $1,701 | 1.222% |
| 38 | Tom Green County | 119,398 | $1,728 | 1.351% |
| 39 | Rockwall County | 116,931 | $3,408 | 1.643% |
| 40 | Potter County | 116,634 | $1,333 | 1.503% |
| 41 | Hunt County | 104,917 | $1,911 | 1.297% |
| 42 | Bastrop County | 102,370 | $2,423 | 1.513% |
| 43 | Liberty County | 97,993 | $1,558 | 1.251% |
| 44 | Bowie County | 92,321 | $1,519 | 1.296% |
| 45 | Victoria County | 91,281 | $1,837 | 1.488% |
| 46 | Angelina County | 86,791 | $1,422 | 1.250% |
| 47 | Orange County | 84,993 | $1,528 | 1.246% |
| 48 | Coryell County | 83,772 | $1,663 | 1.414% |
| 49 | Henderson County | 83,658 | $1,693 | 0.980% |
| 50 | Walker County | 78,292 | $1,855 | 1.112% |
| 51 | Wise County | 72,359 | $2,411 | 1.188% |
| 52 | Harrison County | 69,584 | $1,611 | 1.016% |
| 53 | San Patricio County | 69,519 | $1,704 | 1.527% |
| 54 | Starr County | 65,809 | $967 | 1.122% |
| 55 | Nacogdoches County | 64,897 | $1,445 | 0.925% |
| 56 | Hood County | 64,198 | $2,434 | 1.152% |
| 57 | Van Zandt County | 61,323 | $1,789 | 1.105% |
| 58 | Waller County | 59,455 | $2,568 | 1.360% |
| 59 | Anderson County | 57,825 | $1,568 | 0.973% |
| 60 | Maverick County | 57,770 | $1,453 | 1.394% |
| 61 | Hardin County | 57,126 | $1,709 | 1.155% |
| 62 | Navarro County | 53,735 | $1,511 | 1.325% |
| 63 | Kerr County | 53,166 | $2,450 | 1.093% |
| 64 | Rusk County | 52,613 | $1,522 | 1.001% |
| 65 | Medina County | 52,419 | $1,986 | 1.310% |
| 66 | Polk County | 51,780 | $1,427 | 1.037% |
| 67 | Wilson County | 51,501 | $2,509 | 1.301% |
| 68 | Cherokee County | 51,143 | $1,499 | 1.211% |
| 69 | Burnet County | 51,064 | $2,655 | 1.126% |
| 70 | Lamar County | 50,421 | $1,580 | 0.951% |
| 71 | Atascosa County | 50,058 | $1,491 | 1.321% |
| 72 | Chambers County | 49,178 | $2,497 | 1.135% |
| 73 | Val Verde County | 47,647 | $1,463 | 1.474% |
| 74 | Caldwell County | 47,184 | $1,955 | 1.332% |
| 75 | Kendall County | 46,971 | $4,080 | 1.203% |
| 76 | Wood County | 46,094 | $1,727 | 0.932% |
| 77 | Erath County | 43,244 | $2,200 | 1.126% |
| 78 | Cooke County | 42,473 | $2,010 | 1.244% |
| 79 | Upshur County | 41,864 | $1,587 | 1.226% |
| 80 | Wharton County | 41,651 | $1,720 | 1.505% |
| 81 | Jim Wells County | 38,863 | $1,067 | 1.251% |
| 82 | Brown County | 38,294 | $1,410 | 1.152% |
| 83 | Hopkins County | 37,351 | $1,735 | 1.072% |
| 84 | Hill County | 36,664 | $1,524 | 1.234% |
| 85 | Fannin County | 36,525 | $1,897 | 1.104% |
| 86 | Matagorda County | 36,274 | $1,520 | 1.255% |
| 87 | Washington County | 36,156 | $2,347 | 1.150% |
| 88 | Howard County | 33,127 | $1,406 | 1.092% |
| 89 | Jasper County | 32,807 | $1,211 | 1.036% |
| 90 | Hale County | 32,247 | $1,090 | 1.386% |
| 91 | Titus County | 31,284 | $1,479 | 1.201% |
| 92 | Bee County | 31,000 | $1,066 | 1.421% |
| 93 | Austin County | 30,712 | $2,382 | 1.279% |
| 94 | Kleberg County | 30,629 | $1,487 | 1.614% |
| 95 | Grimes County | 30,385 | $1,997 | 1.094% |
| 96 | Palo Pinto County | 28,920 | $1,564 | 1.283% |
| 97 | Cass County | 28,582 | $1,273 | 1.063% |
| 98 | San Jacinto County | 27,983 | $1,667 | 1.139% |
| 99 | Gillespie County | 27,202 | $3,563 | 1.019% |
| 100 | Milam County | 25,268 | $1,545 | 1.059% |
| 101 | Uvalde County | 24,810 | $1,417 | 1.565% |
| 102 | Fayette County | 24,783 | $2,322 | 1.008% |
| 103 | Aransas County | 24,449 | $2,060 | 1.014% |
| 104 | Shelby County | 24,108 | $1,101 | 1.023% |
| 105 | Panola County | 22,624 | $1,349 | 0.899% |
| 106 | Lampasas County | 22,267 | $2,104 | 1.268% |
| 107 | Limestone County | 22,185 | $1,450 | 1.187% |
| 108 | Houston County | 22,042 | $1,421 | 0.921% |
| 109 | Llano County | 22,011 | $2,660 | 0.803% |
| 110 | Gaines County | 21,904 | $1,735 | 1.468% |
| 111 | Bandera County | 21,589 | $2,145 | 0.940% |
| 112 | Hockley County | 21,455 | $1,151 | 1.480% |
| 113 | Moore County | 21,234 | $1,339 | 1.526% |
| 114 | Gray County | 21,131 | $1,048 | 1.429% |
| 115 | Colorado County | 20,736 | $1,744 | 1.091% |
| 116 | Montague County | 20,599 | $1,686 | 0.951% |
| 117 | Lavaca County | 20,479 | $1,928 | 0.957% |
| 118 | Hutchinson County | 20,413 | $1,067 | 1.482% |
| 119 | Willacy County | 20,218 | $755 | 1.914% |
| 120 | Tyler County | 20,084 | $1,307 | 1.032% |
| 121 | Jones County | 19,968 | $994 | 1.537% |
| 122 | Calhoun County | 19,921 | $1,442 | 1.397% |
| 123 | DeWitt County | 19,853 | $1,504 | 0.859% |
| 124 | Freestone County | 19,813 | $1,508 | 1.037% |
| 125 | Gonzales County | 19,764 | $1,490 | 1.227% |
| 126 | Bosque County | 18,546 | $1,658 | 1.008% |
| 127 | Andrews County | 18,518 | $1,736 | 1.328% |
| 128 | Deaf Smith County | 18,487 | $1,167 | 1.371% |
| 129 | Burleson County | 18,327 | $1,582 | 1.044% |
| 130 | Frio County | 18,019 | $1,140 | 1.590% |
| 131 | Young County | 17,963 | $1,539 | 1.214% |
| 132 | Eastland County | 17,846 | $1,195 | 1.192% |
| 133 | Lee County | 17,758 | $2,133 | 0.969% |
| 134 | Falls County | 17,063 | $1,026 | 1.469% |
| 135 | Robertson County | 16,973 | $1,554 | 0.917% |
| 136 | Scurry County | 16,633 | $1,146 | 1.589% |
| 137 | Leon County | 16,067 | $1,566 | 0.755% |
| 138 | Jackson County | 15,081 | $1,595 | 1.052% |
| 139 | Pecos County | 14,983 | $1,342 | 1.034% |
| 140 | Karnes County | 14,819 | $1,290 | 0.982% |
| 141 | Nolan County | 14,565 | $1,038 | 1.511% |
| 142 | Callahan County | 14,017 | $1,364 | 1.096% |
| 143 | Zapata County | 13,855 | $925 | 1.027% |
| 144 | Trinity County | 13,850 | $1,096 | 1.107% |
| 145 | Comanche County | 13,786 | $1,357 | 1.511% |
| 146 | Madison County | 13,574 | $1,404 | 1.155% |
| 147 | Reeves County | 13,219 | $1,131 | 1.181% |
| 148 | Lamb County | 12,919 | $842 | 1.192% |
| 149 | Wilbarger County | 12,712 | $1,039 | 1.474% |
| 150 | Camp County | 12,652 | $1,477 | 1.065% |
| 151 | Rains County | 12,505 | $1,906 | 1.094% |
| 152 | Dawson County | 12,311 | $993 | 1.726% |
| 153 | Newton County | 12,193 | $881 | 1.030% |
| 154 | Morris County | 12,014 | $1,103 | 1.178% |
| 155 | Blanco County | 12,008 | $3,294 | 1.043% |
| 156 | Terry County | 11,699 | $1,139 | 1.479% |
| 157 | Red River County | 11,621 | $1,266 | 0.984% |
| 158 | Live Oak County | 11,444 | $1,319 | 0.882% |
| 159 | Ward County | 11,255 | $1,260 | 0.600% |
| 160 | Franklin County | 10,522 | $1,861 | 0.912% |
| 161 | Clay County | 10,402 | $1,527 | 1.360% |
| 162 | Sabine County | 9,998 | $1,253 | 0.997% |
| 163 | Runnels County | 9,880 | $1,077 | 1.464% |
| 164 | Ochiltree County | 9,852 | $1,340 | 1.402% |
| 165 | Duval County | 9,824 | $910 | 1.078% |
| 166 | Parmer County | 9,752 | $1,278 | 1.566% |
| 167 | Marion County | 9,631 | $1,070 | 0.787% |
| 168 | Zavala County | 9,532 | $949 | 1.423% |
| 169 | Somervell County | 9,510 | $2,179 | 0.967% |
| 170 | Brewster County | 9,464 | $1,938 | 1.224% |
| 171 | Stephens County | 9,278 | $1,113 | 1.683% |
| 172 | Mitchell County | 8,989 | $968 | 1.960% |
| 173 | Archer County | 8,734 | $1,633 | 1.322% |
| 174 | Jack County | 8,623 | $1,625 | 1.296% |
| 175 | Dimmit County | 8,507 | $867 | 1.142% |
| 176 | Hamilton County | 8,320 | $1,255 | 1.537% |
| 177 | San Augustine County | 7,889 | $869 | 0.816% |
| 178 | Coleman County | 7,765 | $969 | 1.368% |
| 179 | Yoakum County | 7,589 | $1,642 | 0.981% |
| 180 | McCulloch County | 7,565 | $1,075 | 1.375% |
| 181 | Winkler County | 7,540 | $1,166 | 0.952% |
| 182 | Castro County | 7,328 | $979 | 1.124% |
| 183 | Dallam County | 7,180 | $1,374 | 1.470% |
| 184 | Goliad County | 7,096 | $1,649 | 1.035% |
| 185 | Bailey County | 7,044 | $1,083 | 1.468% |
| 186 | Brooks County | 6,987 | $894 | 1.260% |
| 187 | Swisher County | 6,981 | $981 | 1.743% |
| 188 | La Salle County | 6,946 | $1,064 | 1.561% |
| 189 | Childress County | 6,772 | $1,170 | 1.472% |
| 190 | Refugio County | 6,693 | $998 | 1.404% |
| 191 | Presidio County | 6,043 | $1,246 | 1.583% |
| 192 | Carson County | 5,802 | $1,362 | 1.362% |
| 193 | San Saba County | 5,802 | $1,483 | 1.006% |
| 194 | Lynn County | 5,667 | $1,325 | 1.734% |
| 195 | Garza County | 5,435 | $894 | 1.660% |
| 196 | Haskell County | 5,390 | $956 | 1.117% |
| 197 | Delta County | 5,345 | $1,384 | 0.975% |
| 198 | Hartley County | 5,307 | $1,916 | 1.221% |
| 199 | Floyd County | 5,294 | $1,023 | 1.079% |
| 200 | Martin County | 5,230 | $1,470 | 0.884% |
| 201 | Hansford County | 5,182 | $1,325 | 1.639% |
| 202 | Crosby County | 5,072 | $870 | 1.781% |
| 203 | Wheeler County | 4,902 | $1,027 | 1.446% |
| 204 | Jim Hogg County | 4,797 | $1,248 | 1.413% |
| 205 | Crane County | 4,623 | $1,192 | 1.308% |
| 206 | Mills County | 4,499 | $1,757 | 0.880% |
| 207 | Kimble County | 4,355 | $1,606 | 1.255% |
| 208 | Mason County | 3,951 | $2,305 | 0.815% |
| 209 | Fisher County | 3,661 | $883 | 1.705% |
| 210 | Hardeman County | 3,529 | $840 | 1.183% |
| 211 | Baylor County | 3,464 | $977 | 1.247% |
| 212 | Hudspeth County | 3,331 | $691 | 1.179% |
| 213 | Knox County | 3,322 | $802 | 1.862% |
| 214 | Coke County | 3,315 | $1,125 | 1.187% |
| 215 | Hemphill County | 3,311 | $1,919 | 1.164% |
| 216 | Sutton County | 3,306 | $1,364 | 1.378% |
| 217 | Concho County | 3,301 | $1,098 | 1.512% |
| 218 | Donley County | 3,276 | $945 | 1.126% |
| 219 | Reagan County | 3,259 | $1,513 | 1.115% |
| 220 | Upton County | 3,227 | $1,068 | 1.126% |
| 221 | Shackelford County | 3,169 | $1,641 | 1.287% |
| 222 | Kinney County | 3,140 | $951 | 1.406% |
| 223 | Lipscomb County | 2,964 | $1,265 | 1.363% |
| 224 | Crockett County | 2,881 | $1,238 | 0.333% |
| 225 | Hall County | 2,827 | $871 | 1.212% |
| 226 | Collingsworth County | 2,733 | $1,098 | 1.271% |
| 227 | Cochran County | 2,520 | $693 | 1.185% |
| 228 | Sherman County | 2,434 | $1,304 | 1.952% |
| 229 | Schleicher County | 2,426 | $1,152 | 1.429% |
| 230 | Culberson County | 2,181 | $880 | 0.859% |
| 231 | Oldham County | 2,097 | $1,388 | 1.297% |
| 232 | Menard County | 1,964 | $1,107 | 1.659% |
| 233 | Armstrong County | 1,883 | $1,734 | 1.443% |
| 234 | Jeff Davis County | 1,740 | $1,951 | 0.547% |
| 235 | Dickens County | 1,641 | $760 | 1.366% |
| 236 | Throckmorton County | 1,589 | $898 | 1.151% |
| 237 | Irion County | 1,432 | $1,406 | 0.954% |
| 238 | Edwards County | 1,392 | $846 | 1.051% |
| 239 | Sterling County | 1,389 | $1,349 | 1.072% |
| 240 | Cottle County | 1,302 | $664 | 1.152% |
| 241 | Motley County | 1,267 | $870 | 1.097% |
| 242 | Stonewall County | 1,244 | $678 | 1.360% |
| 243 | Briscoe County | 1,223 | $883 | 1.084% |
| 244 | Foard County | 1,079 | $800 | 1.182% |
| 245 | Glasscock County | 1,070 | $2,037 | 0.464% |
| 246 | Terrell County | 851 | $1,384 | 0.803% |
| 247 | Roberts County | 785 | $1,598 | 1.005% |
| 248 | Kent County | 727 | $1,069 | 0.907% |
| 249 | Borden County | 723 | $1,003 | 0.468% |
| 250 | McMullen County | 623 | $1,166 | 1.992% |
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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