List of counties in Texas

The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties. This is more than any other U.S. state.

List

County	FIPS code	County seat	Established	Origin	Meaning of name	Population (2020)	Area	Map
Anderson County	001	Palestine	1846	Houston County	Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805–1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas	57,922	1,071 sq mi (2,774 km2)
Andrews County	003	Andrews	1876	Bexar County	Richard Andrews (1800–1835), the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution	18,610	1,501 sq mi (3,888 km2)
Angelina County	005	Lufkin	1846	Nacogdoches County	A Hainai Native American woman who assisted early Spanish missionaries, whom they called "Little Angel" (Spanish: Angelina)	86,395	802 sq mi (2,077 km2)
Aransas County	007	Rockport	1871	Refugio County	Aransas Bay, named in turn for an early Spanish fort; this support was supposedly named in turn for a Spanish palace Aránzazu, possibly related to the Sanctuario de Aránzazu. (Arantzazu is Basque for "place of thorns")	23,830	252 sq mi (653 km2)
Archer County	009	Archer City	1858	Fannin County	Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas	8,560	910 sq mi (2,357 km2)
Armstrong County	011	Claude	1876	Bexar County	One of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one	1,848	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)
Atascosa County	013	Jourdanton	1856	Bexar County	The Spanish word for "boggy"	48,981	1,232 sq mi (3,191 km2)
Austin County	015	Bellville	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), known as the Father of Texas	30,167	653 sq mi (1,691 km2)
Bailey County	017	Muleshoe	1876	Bexar County	Peter James Bailey III, a soldier and defender of the Alamo	6,904	827 sq mi (2,142 km2)
Bandera County	019	Bandera	1856	Bexar County	Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for "flag"	20,851	792 sq mi (2,051 km2)
Bastrop County	021	Bastrop	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Baron Felipe Enrique Neri de Bastrop, the Dutch settler who provided essential help to Stephen F. Austin in obtaining his original land grants	97,216	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
Baylor County	023	Seymour	1858	Fannin County	Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War	3,465	871 sq mi (2,256 km2)
Bee County	025	Beeville	1857	San Patricio County, Goliad County, Refugio County, Live Oak County, and Karnes County	Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr. (1787–1853), a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas	31,047	880 sq mi (2,279 km2)
Bell County	027	Belton	1850	Milam County	Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of Texas (1849–1853)	370,647	1,059 sq mi (2,743 km2)
Bexar County	029	San Antonio	1836	One of the original 23 counties	San Antonio de Béxar, the major presidio in Mexican Texas, named in turn for the San Antonio River and the Spanish viceroy's family, who were Dukes of Béjar in Spain	2,009,324	1,247 sq mi (3,230 km2)
Blanco County	031	Johnson City	1858	Burnet County, Comal County, Gillespie County and Hays County	The Blanco River. (Blanco is Spanish for "white")	11,374	711 sq mi (1,841 km2)
Borden County	033	Gail	1876	Bexar County	Gail Borden, Jr. (1801–1874), businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk	631	899 sq mi (2,328 km2)
Bosque County	035	Meridian	1854	McLennan County	The Bosque River. (Bosque is Spanish for "wooded")	18,235	989 sq mi (2,561 km2)
Bowie County	037	New Boston	1840	Red River County	James Bowie (1796–1836), the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo	92,893	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
Brazoria County	039	Angleton	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Brazoria, Texas, an early port on the Brazos River	372,031	1,387 sq mi (3,592 km2)
Brazos County	041	Bryan	1841	Washington County. Named Navasota County until 1842	The Brazos River (from Spanish Los Brazos de Dios, the arms of God)	233,849	586 sq mi (1,518 km2)
Brewster County	043	Alpine	1887	Presidio County	Henry Percy Brewster (1816–1884), a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas and soldier in the Civil War	9,546	6,193 sq mi (16,040 km2)
Briscoe County	045	Silverton	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Briscoe (1810–1849), a signatory of the Texan Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texan Revolution	1,435	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)
Brooks County	047	Falfurrias	1911	Starr County	James Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and state legislator	7,076	943 sq mi (2,442 km2)
Brown County	049	Brownwood	1856	Comanche County and Travis County	Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco	38,095	944 sq mi (2,445 km2)
Burleson County	051	Caldwell	1846	Milam County	Edward Burleson (1798–1851), a general of the Texas Revolution and Vice President of the Republic of Texas	17,642	666 sq mi (1,725 km2)
Burnet County	053	Burnet	1852	Bell County, Travis County and Williamson County	David Gouverneur Burnet, the first president of the Republic of Texas (1836)	49,130	995 sq mi (2,577 km2)
Caldwell County	055	Lockhart	1848	Bastrop County and Gonzales County	Mathew Caldwell, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texas Revolution	45,883	546 sq mi (1,414 km2)
Calhoun County	057	Port Lavaca	1846	Jackson County, Matagorda County and Victoria County	John C. Calhoun, the seventh vice president of the United States (1825–1832)	20,106	512 sq mi (1,326 km2)
Callahan County	059	Baird	1858	Bexar County, Bosque County, and Travis County	James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	13,708	899 sq mi (2,328 km2)
Cameron County	061	Brownsville	1848	Nueces County and lands ceded by Mexico	Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution killed during the Black Bean Episode	421,017	906 sq mi (2,347 km2)
Camp County	063	Pittsburg	1874	Upshur County	John Lafayette Camp (1828–1891), a Texas state senator	12,464	198 sq mi (513 km2)
Carson County	065	Panhandle	1876	Bexar County	Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838)	5,807	923 sq mi (2,391 km2)
Cass County	067	Linden	1846	Bowie County	Lewis Cass (1782–1866), a senator from Michigan, who had favored the annexation of Texas to the United States. Named Davis County 1861-1871	28,454	938 sq mi (2,429 km2)
Castro County	069	Dimmitt	1876	Bexar County	Henri Castro (1786–1865), a French consul general for the Republic of Texas and founder of a colony in Texas	7,371	898 sq mi (2,326 km2)
Chambers County	071	Anahuac	1858	Jefferson County and Liberty County	Thomas Jefferson Chambers, lawyer and surveyor who helped to resolve land disputes for Americans in Mexican Texas	46,571	599 sq mi (1,551 km2)
Cherokee County	073	Rusk	1846	Nacogdoches County	The Cherokee Native American tribe	50,412	1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2)
Childress County	075	Childress	1876	Bexar County	George Campbell Childress (1804–1841), one of the authors of the Texas Declaration of Independence	6,664	710 sq mi (1,839 km2)
Clay County	077	Henrietta	1857	Cooke County	Henry Clay, U.S. Senator from Kentucky and ninth secretary of state of the United States (1825–1829)	10,218	1,098 sq mi (2,844 km2)
Cochran County	079	Morton	1876	Bexar County	Robert E. Cochran (1810–1836), a defender of the Alamo	2,547	775 sq mi (2,007 km2)
Coke County	081	Robert Lee	1889	Tom Green County	Richard Coke, the 15th governor of Texas (1874–1876)	3,285	899 sq mi (2,328 km2)
Coleman County	083	Coleman	1858	Brown County and Travis County	Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto	7,684	1,273 sq mi (3,297 km2)
Collin County	085	McKinney	1846	Fannin County	Collin McKinney (1766–1861), an author of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the oldest person to sign it	1,064,465	848 sq mi (2,196 km2)
Collingsworth County	087	Wellington	1876	Bexar County	James Collinsworth, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first chief justice of the Republic of Texas. (spelling differs due to an error in the bill creating the county)	2,652	919 sq mi (2,380 km2)
Colorado County	089	Columbus	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Colorado River of Texas (Colorado is Spanish for "colored")	20,557	963 sq mi (2,494 km2)
Comal County	091	New Braunfels	1846	Bexar County	The Comal River. (Comal is Spanish for "basin")	161,501	562 sq mi (1,456 km2)
Comanche County	093	Comanche	1856	Bosque County and Coryell County	The Comanche Native American tribe	13,594	938 sq mi (2,429 km2)
Concho County	095	Paint Rock	1858	Bexar County	The Concho River. (Concho is Spanish for "shell")	3,303	992 sq mi (2,569 km2)
Cooke County	097	Gainesville	1848	Fannin County	William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	41,668	874 sq mi (2,264 km2)
Coryell County	099	Gatesville	1854	Bell County	James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Native Americans	83,093	1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2)
Cottle County	101	Paducah	1876	Fannin County	George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo	1,380	901 sq mi (2,334 km2)
Crane County	103	Crane	1887	Tom Green County	William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor University	4,675	786 sq mi (2,036 km2)
Crockett County	105	Ozona	1875	Bexar County	David Crockett (1786–1836), the legendary frontiersman who died at the Battle of the Alamo	3,098	2,808 sq mi (7,273 km2)
Crosby County	107	Crosbyton	1876	Bexar County	Stephen Crosby, a Texas Land Commissioner	5,133	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)
Culberson County	109	Van Horn	1911	El Paso County	David Browning Culberson, a lawyer, U.S. Congressman, and soldier in the Civil War	2,188	3,813 sq mi (9,876 km2)
Dallam County	111	Dalhart	1876	Bexar County	James Wilmer Dallam, a lawyer and newspaper publisher who had a close association with the Supreme Court of Texas	7,115	1,505 sq mi (3,898 km2)
Dallas County	113	Dallas	1846	Nacogdoches County and Robertson County	George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventh vice president of the United States (1845–1849) (Disputed)	2,613,539	880 sq mi (2,279 km2)
Dawson County	115	Lamesa	1876	Bexar County	Nicholas Mosby Dawson, a soldier of the Texan Revolution and victim of the Dawson Massacre	12,456	902 sq mi (2,336 km2)
Deaf Smith County	117	Hereford	1876	Bexar County	Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787–1837), a scout during the Texan Revolution	18,583	1,497 sq mi (3,877 km2)
Delta County	119	Cooper	1870	Hopkins County and Lamar County	Its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter Delta	5,230	277 sq mi (717 km2)
Denton County	121	Denton	1846	Fannin County	John Bunyan Denton (1806–1841), a preacher, lawyer, and soldier killed during a raid on a Native American camp	906,422	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
DeWitt County	123	Cuero	1846	Goliad County, Gonzales County and Victoria County	Green DeWitt, an empresario who founded an early colony in Texas	19,824	909 sq mi (2,354 km2)
Dickens County	125	Dickens	1876	Bexar County	J.A. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	1,770	904 sq mi (2,341 km2)
Dimmit County	127	Carrizo Springs	1858	Bexar County, Maverick County, Uvalde County and Webb County	Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution	8,615	1,331 sq mi (3,447 km2)
Donley County	129	Clarendon	1876	Bexar County	Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer and Texas Supreme Court justice	3,258	930 sq mi (2,409 km2)
Duval County	131	San Diego	1858	Live Oak County, Nueces County and Starr County	Burr Harrison DuVal (1809–1836), a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in the Goliad Massacre	9,831	1,793 sq mi (4,644 km2)
Eastland County	133	Eastland	1858	Bosque County, Coryell County and Travis County	William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	17,725	926 sq mi (2,398 km2)
Ector County	135	Odessa	1887	Tom Green County	Mathew Ector (1822–1879), a Confederate general during the Civil War	165,171	901 sq mi (2,334 km2)
Edwards County	137	Rocksprings	1858	Bexar County	Haden Edwards (1771–1849), empresario and filibuster who led the Fredonian Rebellion	1,422	2,120 sq mi (5,491 km2)
Ellis County	139	Waxahachie	1849	Navarro County	Richard Ellis (1781–1846), president of the convention that produced the Texas Declaration of Independence	192,455	940 sq mi (2,435 km2)
El Paso County	141	El Paso	1848	Santa Fe County	Neighboring Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, formerly called El Paso del Norte as it served as the pass north from central Mexico to the settlements of New Mexico	865,657	1,013 sq mi (2,624 km2)
Erath County	143	Stephenville	1856	Bosque County and Coryell County	George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto	42,545	1,086 sq mi (2,813 km2)
Falls County	145	Marlin	1850	Limestone County and Milam County	The Falls on the Brazos	16,968	769 sq mi (1,992 km2)
Fannin County	147	Bonham	1837	Red River County	James Walker Fannin, Jr. (1805–1836), the commander of the Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre	35,662	892 sq mi (2,310 km2)
Fayette County	149	La Grange	1837	Bastrop County	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), the French-born general and hero of the American Revolutionary War	24,435	950 sq mi (2,460 km2)
Fisher County	151	Roby	1876	Bexar County	Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794–1839), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and secretary of the Navy under the Republic of Texas	3,672	901 sq mi (2,334 km2)
Floyd County	153	Floydada	1876	Bexar County	Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo	5,402	992 sq mi (2,569 km2)
Foard County	155	Crowell	1891	Cottle County, Hardeman County, King County and Knox County	Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Confederate major in the Civil War	1,095	707 sq mi (1,831 km2)
Fort Bend County	157	Richmond	1837	Austin County, Brazoria County and Harris County	A blockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River	822,779	875 sq mi (2,266 km2)
Franklin County	159	Mount Vernon	1875	Titus County	Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (1805–1873), a judge and Texas State Senator	10,359	286 sq mi (741 km2)
Freestone County	161	Fairfield	1850	Limestone County	A type of peach grown in the area	19,435	885 sq mi (2,292 km2)
Frio County	163	Pearsall	1858	Atascosa County, Bexar County and Uvalde County	The Frio River (Frío is Spanish for "cold")	18,385	1,133 sq mi (2,934 km2)
Gaines County	165	Seminole	1876	Bexar County	James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	21,598	1,502 sq mi (3,890 km2)
Galveston County	167	Galveston	1838	Brazoria County, Harris County and Liberty County	Its county seat, named after Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory (1777–1785)	350,682	399 sq mi (1,033 km2)
Garza County	169	Post	1876	Bexar County	José Antonio de la Garza, pioneering settler and first Mayor of San Antonio	5,816	896 sq mi (2,321 km2)
Gillespie County	171	Fredericksburg	1848	Bexar County and Travis County	Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant, Mexican–American War soldier, and Texas Ranger	26,725	1,061 sq mi (2,748 km2)
Glasscock County	173	Garden City	1887	Tom Green County	George Washington Glasscock (1810–1868), an early Texian settler, businessman, soldier, and state representative	1,116	901 sq mi (2,334 km2)
Goliad County	175	Goliad	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, named in turn as an anagram of Miguel Hidalgo, the inspirational figure behind the Mexican War of Independence	7,012	854 sq mi (2,212 km2)
Gonzales County	177	Gonzales	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, named in turn for Coahuila y Tejas governor Rafael Gonzales	19,653	1,068 sq mi (2,766 km2)
Gray County	179	Pampa	1876	Bexar County	Peter W. Gray (1819–1874), a lawyer, state senator, and soldier in the Civil War	21,227	928 sq mi (2,404 km2)
Grayson County	181	Sherman	1846	Fannin County	Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas	135,543	934 sq mi (2,419 km2)
Gregg County	183	Longview	1873	Upshur County	John Gregg (1828–1864), a Confederate general during the Civil War	124,239	274 sq mi (710 km2)
Grimes County	185	Anderson	1846	Montgomery County	Jesse Grimes (1788–1866), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and early settler of the future county	29,268	794 sq mi (2,056 km2)
Guadalupe County	187	Seguin	1846	Bexar County and Gonzales County	The Guadalupe River, named in turn for the Mexican spiritual icon Our Lady of Guadalupe	172,706	711 sq mi (1,841 km2)
Hale County	189	Plainview	1876	Bexar County	John C. Hale, a lieutenant killed in action at the Battle of San Jacinto	32,522	1,005 sq mi (2,603 km2)
Hall County	191	Memphis	1876	Bexar County	Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas (1836)	2,825	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)
Hamilton County	193	Hamilton	1856	Bosque County, Comanche County and Lampasas County	James Hamilton Jr., governor of South Carolina (1830–1832) who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas	8,222	836 sq mi (2,165 km2)
Hansford County	195	Spearman	1876	Bexar County	John M. Hansford, a Texas state representative and judge	5,285	920 sq mi (2,383 km2)
Hardeman County	197	Quanah	1858	Fannin County	Bailey Hardeman, the first secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas, and his brother Thomas Jones Hardeman, state representative and judge	3,549	695 sq mi (1,800 km2)
Hardin County	199	Kountze	1858	Jefferson County and Liberty County	The Hardin family, earliest settlers of Liberty County	56,231	894 sq mi (2,315 km2)
Harris County	201	Houston	1836	One of the original 23 counties	John Richardson Harris, early settler and founder of Harrisburg, Texas, which eventually became known as Houston Named Harrisburg County until 1839	4,731,145	1,729 sq mi (4,478 km2)
Harrison County	203	Marshall	1839	Shelby County	Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and soldier in the Texas Revolution	68,839	899 sq mi (2,328 km2)
Hartley County	205	Channing	1876	Bexar County	Oliver C. and Rufus K. Hartley, brothers and original reporters for the Texas Supreme Court	5,382	1,462 sq mi (3,787 km2)
Haskell County	207	Haskell	1858	Fannin County and Milam County	Charles Ready Haskell, Texas revolutionary soldier killed in the Goliad Massacre	5,416	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)
Hays County	209	San Marcos	1848	Travis County	John Coffee Hays (1817–1883), a leading Texas Ranger and Mexican–American War officer	241,067	678 sq mi (1,756 km2)
Hemphill County	211	Canadian	1876	Bexar County	John Hemphill (1803–1862), U.S. Senator and Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court	3,382	910 sq mi (2,357 km2)
Henderson County	213	Athens	1846	Houston County and Nacogdoches County	James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas (1846–1847)	82,150	874 sq mi (2,264 km2)
Hidalgo County	215	Edinburg	1852	Cameron County	Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), the priest who raised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain	870,781	1,569 sq mi (4,064 km2)
Hill County	217	Hillsboro	1853	Navarro County	George Washington Hill, a secretary of war and secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas	35,874	962 sq mi (2,492 km2)
Hockley County	219	Levelland	1876	Bexar County	George Washington Hockley (1802–1854), Chief of Staff of the Texas Army during the Texas Revolution and secretary of war of the Republic of Texas	21,537	908 sq mi (2,352 km2)
Hood County	221	Granbury	1866	Johnson County	John Bell Hood (1831–1879), a Confederate lieutenant general and the commander of Hood's Texas Brigade	61,598	422 sq mi (1,093 km2)
Hopkins County	223	Sulphur Springs	1846	Lamar County and Nacogdoches County	David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county	36,787	785 sq mi (2,033 km2)
Houston County	225	Crockett	1837	Nacogdoches County	Sam Houston (1793–1863), general of the Texan Revolution, commander at the Battle of San Jacinto and later president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator and governor of the state of Texas	22,066	1,231 sq mi (3,188 km2)
Howard County	227	Big Spring	1876	Bexar County	Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas (1849–1853)	34,860	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)
Hudspeth County	229	Sierra Blanca	1917	El Paso County	Claude Benton Hudspeth, a U.S. Congressman (1919–1931), rancher, and newspaper publisher	3,202	4,571 sq mi (11,839 km2)
Hunt County	231	Greenville	1846	Fannin County and Nacogdoches County	Memucan Hunt, Jr. (1807–1856), a secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas	99,956	841 sq mi (2,178 km2)
Hutchinson County	233	Stinnett	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Hutchinson, an early settler and attorney	20,617	887 sq mi (2,297 km2)
Irion County	235	Mertzon	1889	Tom Green County	Robert Anderson Irion (1804–1861), a secretary of state in the Republic of Texas	1,513	1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2)
Jack County	237	Jacksboro	1856	Cooke County	Patrick and William Jack, brothers, participants in the Anahuac Disturbance, and veterans of the Texas Revolution	8,472	917 sq mi (2,375 km2)
Jackson County	239	Edna	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans and the seventh president of the United States (1829–1837)	14,988	830 sq mi (2,150 km2)
Jasper County	241	Jasper	1836	One of the original 23 counties	William Jasper (1750–1779), an American Revolutionary War hero	32,980	938 sq mi (2,429 km2)
Jeff Davis County	243	Fort Davis	1887	Presidio County	Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)	1,996	2,265 sq mi (5,866 km2)
Jefferson County	245	Beaumont	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1801–1809)	256,526	904 sq mi (2,341 km2)
Jim Hogg County	247	Hebbronville	1913	Brooks County and Duval County	James Stephen Hogg, the twentieth (and first native-born) governor of Texas (1891–1895)	4,838	1,136 sq mi (2,942 km2)
Jim Wells County	249	Alice	1911	Nueces County	James Babbage Wells Jr., judge and Democratic party boss in southern Texas	38,891	865 sq mi (2,240 km2)
Johnson County	251	Cleburne	1854	Ellis County, Hill County and Navarro County	Middleton Tate Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier in the Mexican–American War, and senator for the Republic of Texas	179,927	729 sq mi (1,888 km2)
Jones County	253	Anson	1854	Bexar County and Bosque County	Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas (1844–1846)	19,663	931 sq mi (2,411 km2)
Karnes County	255	Karnes City	1854	Bexar County, DeWitt County, Goliad County, Gonzales County and San Patricio County	Henry Karnes (1812–1840), a soldier in the Texas Revolution	14,710	750 sq mi (1,942 km2)
Kaufman County	257	Kaufman	1848	Henderson County	David Spangler Kaufman, a Texas state senator who was the second Jewish member of the United States House of Representatives	145,310	786 sq mi (2,036 km2)
Kendall County	259	Boerne	1862	Blanco County and Kerr County	George Wilkins Kendall, an early journalist and sheep rancher who gained national fame as a war correspondent during the Mexican–American War	44,279	662 sq mi (1,715 km2)
Kenedy County	261	Sarita	1921	Hidalgo County and Willacy County (Due to a reorganization of Willacy County)	Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher and land speculator	350	1,457 sq mi (3,774 km2)
Kent County	263	Jayton	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	753	902 sq mi (2,336 km2)
Kerr County	265	Kerrville	1856	Bexar County	James Kerr (1790–1850), an early colonist in Texas and soldier in the Texas Revolution	52,598	1,106 sq mi (2,865 km2)
Kimble County	267	Junction	1858	Bexar County	George C. Kimbell, who died at the Battle of the Alamo (spelling differs due to an error in the bill creating the county)	4,286	1,251 sq mi (3,240 km2)
King County	269	Guthrie	1876	Bexar County	William Phillip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	265	912 sq mi (2,362 km2)
Kinney County	271	Brackettville	1850	Bexar County	Henry Lawrence Kinney, a Texas state senator and unsuccessful land speculator	3,129	1,364 sq mi (3,533 km2)
Kleberg County	273	Kingsville	1913	Nueces County	Robert Justus Kleberg (1803–1888), an early German settler and soldier at the Battle of San Jacinto	31,040	871 sq mi (2,256 km2)
Knox County	275	Benjamin	1858	Bexar County	Henry Knox, the first secretary of war of the United States (1785–1794)	3,353	854 sq mi (2,212 km2)
Lamar County	277	Paris	1840	Red River County	Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas (1838–1842)	50,088	917 sq mi (2,375 km2)
Lamb County	279	Littlefield	1876	Bexar County	George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto	13,045	1,016 sq mi (2,631 km2)
Lampasas County	281	Lampasas	1856	Bell County, Coryell County and Travis County	The Lampasas River (Lampasas is Spanish for "lilies")	21,627	712 sq mi (1,844 km2)
La Salle County	283	Cotulla	1858	Bexar County	René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle (1643–1687), the French explorer who traveled through Texas	6,664	1,489 sq mi (3,856 km2)
Lavaca County	285	Hallettsville	1842	Colorado County, Fayette County, Gonzales County, Jackson County and Victoria County Named La Buca County until 1846	The Lavaca River (La vaca is Spanish for "the cow")	20,337	970 sq mi (2,512 km2)
Lee County	287	Giddings	1874	Bastrop County, Burleson County, Fayette County and Washington County	Robert Edward Lee (1807–1870), the commanding general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War	17,478	629 sq mi (1,629 km2)
Leon County	289	Centerville	1846	Robertson County	Disputed: Either Mexican empresario Martín De León, who founded Victoria, Texas; or the león, a local variety of yellow wolf	15,719	1,072 sq mi (2,776 km2)
Liberty County	291	Liberty	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, which was named either for the recent success of the Mexican War of Independence or for Liberty, Mississippi	91,628	1,160 sq mi (3,004 km2)
Limestone County	293	Groesbeck	1846	Robertson County	The limestone deposits in the region	22,146	909 sq mi (2,354 km2)
Lipscomb County	295	Lipscomb	1876	Bexar County	Abner Smith Lipscomb, justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1846–1856) and secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1840)	3,059	932 sq mi (2,414 km2)
Live Oak County	297	George West	1856	Nueces County and San Patricio County	The Texas live oak tree under which the petition for a new county was signed	11,335	1,036 sq mi (2,683 km2)
Llano County	299	Llano	1856	Bexar County, Gillespie County	The Llano River (Llano is Spanish for "plains")	21,243	935 sq mi (2,422 km2)
Loving County	301	Mentone	1887	Tom Green County (1891) Reeves County (1931)	Oliver Loving (1812–1867), a cattle rancher and pioneer of the cattle drive who, with Charles Goodnight, developed the Goodnight–Loving Trail	64	673 sq mi (1,743 km2)
Lubbock County	303	Lubbock	1876	Bexar County	Thomas Saltus Lubbock (1817–1862), a Texas Ranger and Confederate colonel during the Civil War	310,639	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)
Lynn County	305	Tahoka	1876	Bexar County	William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution from Massachusetts who is believed to have died defending the Alamo	5,596	892 sq mi (2,310 km2)
McCulloch County	307	Brady	1856	Bexar County	Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), veteran of San Jacinto, Texas Ranger, and Confederate general	7,630	1,069 sq mi (2,769 km2)
McLennan County	309	Waco	1850	Limestone County and Milam County	Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county	260,579	1,042 sq mi (2,699 km2)
McMullen County	311	Tilden	1858	Atascosa County, Bexar County and Live Oak County	John McMullen (1832–1883), an Irish-born empresario in Texas	600	1,113 sq mi (2,883 km2)
Madison County	313	Madisonville	1853	Grimes County, Leon County and Walker County	James Madison, the fourth president of the United States (1809–1817)	13,455	470 sq mi (1,217 km2)
Marion County	315	Jefferson	1860	Cass County	Francis Marion (1732–1795), American Revolutionary War general	9,725	381 sq mi (987 km2)
Martin County	317	Stanton	1876	Bexar County	Wylie Martin, a Texas Revolutionary soldier and legislative representative for the Republic of Texas	5,237	915 sq mi (2,370 km2)
Mason County	319	Mason	1858	Gillespie County	Fort Mason, which was named for either Lt. George T. Mason, killed during the Mexican–American War in fighting near Brownsville, or for Gen. Richard Barnes Mason, military governor of California	3,953	932 sq mi (2,414 km2)
Matagorda County	321	Bay City	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The canebrakes which once grew along the coast (Mata gorda is Spanish for "fat bush")	36,255	1,114 sq mi (2,885 km2)
Maverick County	323	Eagle Pass	1856	Kinney County	Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), a rancher, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and representative in the Republic of Texas legislature	57,887	1,280 sq mi (3,315 km2)
Medina County	325	Hondo	1848	Bexar County	The Medina River, named for Spanish engineer Pedro de Medina	50,748	1,328 sq mi (3,440 km2)
Menard County	327	Menard	1858	Bexar County	Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas	1,962	902 sq mi (2,336 km2)
Midland County	329	Midland	1885	Tom Green County	Its county seat, which was named for its location halfway between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railway (and "Midway, Texas", being already in use)	169,983	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)
Milam County	331	Cameron	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Benjamin Rush Milam (1788–1835), an early Texas colonizer and soldier in the Texas Revolution	24,754	1,017 sq mi (2,634 km2)
Mills County	333	Goldthwaite	1887	Brown County, Comanche County, Hamilton County and Lampasas County	John T. Mills (1817–1871), a Texas Supreme Court judge	4,456	748 sq mi (1,937 km2)
Mitchell County	335	Colorado City	1876	Bexar County	Asa and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution	8,990	910 sq mi (2,357 km2)
Montague County	337	Montague	1857	Cooke County	Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county	19,965	931 sq mi (2,411 km2)
Montgomery County	339	Conroe	1837	Washington County	Montgomery, Texas, which was named for Montgomery County, Alabama, which was named for Major Lemuel P. Montgomery, Sam Houston's commanding officer in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)	620,443	1,044 sq mi (2,704 km2)
Moore County	341	Dumas	1876	Bexar County	Edwin Ward Moore (1810–1865), commodore of the Texan Navy	21,358	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)
Morris County	343	Daingerfield	1875	Titus County	William Wright Morris, a planter and state legislator	11,973	254 sq mi (658 km2)
Motley County	345	Matador	1876	Bexar County	Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	1,063	989 sq mi (2,561 km2)
Nacogdoches County	347	Nacogdoches	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, which was named for the Nacogdoche Native American tribe	64,653	947 sq mi (2,453 km2)
Navarro County	349	Corsicana	1846	Robertson County	José Antonio Navarro (1795–1871), a leading Tejano participant in the Texan Revolution and signer of the Texan Declaration of Independence	52,624	1,071 sq mi (2,774 km2)
Newton County	351	Newton	1846	Jasper County	John Newton (1755–1780), a veteran of the Revolutionary War	12,217	933 sq mi (2,416 km2)
Nolan County	353	Sweetwater	1876	Bexar County	Philip Nolan (1771–1801), a mustanger who was killed by Spanish troops while on a mission into Texas	14,738	912 sq mi (2,362 km2)
Nueces County	355	Corpus Christi	1846	San Patricio County	The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts")	353,178	836 sq mi (2,165 km2)
Ochiltree County	357	Perryton	1876	Bexar County	William Beck Ochiltree (1811–1867), secretary of the treasury for the Republic of Texas and legislator for the state of Texas	10,015	918 sq mi (2,378 km2)
Oldham County	359	Vega	1876	Bexar County	Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate Senator for Texas	1,758	1,501 sq mi (3,888 km2)
Orange County	361	Orange	1852	Jefferson County	An orange grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of the Sabine River	84,808	356 sq mi (922 km2)
Palo Pinto County	363	Palo Pinto	1856	Bosque County and Navarro County	The Palo Pinto Creek (Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick")	28,409	953 sq mi (2,468 km2)
Panola County	365	Carthage	1846	Harrison County and Shelby County	A Native American word for cotton.	22,491	801 sq mi (2,075 km2)
Parker County	367	Weatherford	1855	Bosque County and Navarro County	Isaac Parker, legislator for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas	148,222	904 sq mi (2,341 km2)
Parmer County	369	Farwell	1876	Bexar County	Martin Parmer (1778–1850), a Republic of Texas legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	9,869	882 sq mi (2,284 km2)
Pecos County	371	Fort Stockton	1871	Presidio County	The Pecos River, which was named for the Pecos Pueblo, which is of unknown etymology	15,193	4,764 sq mi (12,339 km2)
Polk County	373	Livingston	1846	Liberty County	James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States (1845–1849)	50,123	1,057 sq mi (2,738 km2)
Potter County	375	Amarillo	1876	Bexar County	Robert Potter (1800–1842), secretary of the navy for the Republic of Texas, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	118,525	909 sq mi (2,354 km2)
Presidio County	377	Marfa	1850	Santa Fe County	Presidio del Norte, an eighteenth-century fort and settlement on the south side of the Rio Grande	6,131	3,856 sq mi (9,987 km2)
Rains County	379	Emory	1870	Hopkins County, Hunt County and Wood County	Emory Rains (1800–1878), a state senator and surveyor of the future county	12,164	259 sq mi (671 km2)
Randall County	381	Canyon	1876	Bexar County	Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War	140,753	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)
Reagan County	383	Big Lake	1903	Tom Green County	John H. Reagan (1818–1905), Confederate postmaster general, U.S. Congressman, and Governor of Texas	3,385	1,175 sq mi (3,043 km2)
Real County	385	Leakey	1913	Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr County	Julius Real, a rancher and state senator	2,758	700 sq mi (1,813 km2)
Red River County	387	Clarksville	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Red River of Texas	11,587	1,050 sq mi (2,719 km2)
Reeves County	389	Pecos	1883	Pecos County	George Robertson Reeves, a Texas state representative and colonel in the Confederate army	14,748	2,636 sq mi (6,827 km2)
Refugio County	391	Refugio	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, which was named for the Spanish mission Nuestra Señora del Refugio, "Our Lady of Refuge"	6,741	770 sq mi (1,994 km2)
Roberts County	393	Miami	1876	Bexar County	John S. Roberts, a signer of the Texan Declaration of Independence, and his brother Oran Milo Roberts, attorney general for the Republic of Texas and the seventeenth governor of Texas	827	924 sq mi (2,393 km2)
Robertson County	395	Franklin	1837	Bexar County, Milam County and Nacogdoches County	Sterling Clack Robertson, an empresario in Mexican Texas	16,757	855 sq mi (2,214 km2)
Rockwall County	397	Rockwall	1873	Kaufman County	Its county seat, which was named for a submerged stone wall found by its initial settlers	107,819	149 sq mi (386 km2)
Runnels County	399	Ballinger	1858	Bexar County and Travis County	Hiram Runnels, the ninth governor of Mississippi (1833–1835) and planter in Texas	9,900	1,054 sq mi (2,730 km2)
Rusk County	401	Henderson	1843	Nacogdoches County	Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), a general in the Texas Revolution	52,214	924 sq mi (2,393 km2)
Sabine County	403	Hemphill	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Sabine River, which forms its eastern border (Sabina is Spanish for "cypress")	9,894	490 sq mi (1,269 km2)
San Augustine County	405	San Augustine	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Presumably Augustine of Hippo (354–430)	7,918	528 sq mi (1,368 km2)
San Jacinto County	407	Coldspring	1870	Liberty County, Montgomery County, Polk County and Walker County	The Battle of San Jacinto, which won Texas its independence from Mexico. San Jacinto is Spanish for Saint Hyacinth	27,402	571 sq mi (1,479 km2)
San Patricio County	409	Sinton	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its former county seat San Patricio de Hibernia, an Irish colony named for Saint Patrick	68,755	692 sq mi (1,792 km2)
San Saba County	411	San Saba	1856	Bexar County	The San Saba River, discovered on the Catholic feast of Saint Sabbas	5,730	1,134 sq mi (2,937 km2)
Schleicher County	413	Eldorado	1887	Crockett County	Gustav Schleicher, engineer and U.S. Congressman from Texas	2,451	1,311 sq mi (3,395 km2)
Scurry County	415	Snyder	1876	Bexar County	William Read Scurry (1821–1864), a Texas state legislator and Confederate general	16,932	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)
Shackelford County	417	Albany	1858	Bosque County	Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution	3,105	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)
Shelby County	419	Center	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Isaac Shelby, a Revolutionary War soldier from Tennessee and governor of Kentucky (1792–1796) (1812–1816)	24,022	794 sq mi (2,056 km2)
Sherman County	421	Stratford	1876	Bexar County	Sidney Sherman (1805–1873), a soldier in the Texas Revolution	2,782	923 sq mi (2,391 km2)
Smith County	423	Tyler	1846	Nacogdoches County	James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution	233,479	928 sq mi (2,404 km2)
Somervell County	425	Glen Rose	1875	Hood County	Alexander Somervell, a soldier in the Texas Revolution and leader of the Somervell Expedition	9,205	187 sq mi (484 km2)
Starr County	427	Rio Grande City	1848	Nueces County	James Harper Starr (1809–1890), a treasurer for the Republic of Texas and Confederate official	65,920	1,223 sq mi (3,168 km2)
Stephens County	429	Breckenridge	1858	Bosque County Named Buchanan County until 1861	Alexander Hamilton Stephens, the only vice-president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)	9,101	895 sq mi (2,318 km2)
Sterling County	431	Sterling City	1891	Tom Green County	W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter	1,372	923 sq mi (2,391 km2)
Stonewall County	433	Aspermont	1876	Bexar County	Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824–1863), the famous Confederate General	1,245	919 sq mi (2,380 km2)
Sutton County	435	Sonora	1887	Crockett County	John Schuyler Sutton, a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Texas Revolution and Mexican–American War	3,372	1,454 sq mi (3,766 km2)
Swisher County	437	Tulia	1876	Bexar County	James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution	6,971	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)
Tarrant County	439	Fort Worth	1849	Navarro County	Edward H. Tarrant, a U.S. Army general who drove the Native Americans out of the future county	2,110,640	864 sq mi (2,238 km2)
Taylor County	441	Abilene	1858	Bexar County and Travis County	Edward Taylor (1812–1836), George Taylor (1816–1836), and James Taylor (1814–1836), three brothers who died at the Alamo	143,208	916 sq mi (2,372 km2)
Terrell County	443	Sanderson	1905	Pecos County	Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederate cavalry officer	760	2,358 sq mi (6,107 km2)
Terry County	445	Brownfield	1876	Bexar County	Frank Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of Terry's Texas Rangers	11,831	890 sq mi (2,305 km2)
Throckmorton County	447	Throckmorton	1858	Fannin County	William Edward Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler	1,440	912 sq mi (2,362 km2)
Titus County	449	Mount Pleasant	1846	Bowie County	Andrew Jackson Titus, planter and Texas state representative	31,247	411 sq mi (1,064 km2)
Tom Green County	451	San Angelo	1874	Bexar County	Thomas Green (1814–1864), a Confederate brigadier general	120,003	1,522 sq mi (3,942 km2)
Travis County	453	Austin	1840	Bastrop County	William Barret Travis (1809–1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo	1,290,188	989 sq mi (2,561 km2)
Trinity County	455	Groveton	1850	Houston County	The Trinity River, named for the spiritual concept of the Trinity	13,602	693 sq mi (1,795 km2)
Tyler County	457	Woodville	1846	Liberty County	John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States (1841–1845)	19,798	923 sq mi (2,391 km2)
Upshur County	459	Gilmer	1846	Harrison County	Abel Parker Upshur, the fifteenth secretary of state of the United States (1843–1844)	40,892	588 sq mi (1,523 km2)
Upton County	461	Rankin	1887	Tom Green County	John C. & William F. Upton, brothers and lieutenant colonels in the Confederate army during the Civil War	3,308	1,242 sq mi (3,217 km2)
Uvalde County	463	Uvalde	1850	Bexar County	The Cañón de Ugalde, a nearby battlefield where Spanish General Juan de Ugalde was victorious in a skirmish with over 300 Apaches	24,564	1,557 sq mi (4,033 km2)
Val Verde County	465	Del Rio	1885	Crockett County, Kinney County and Pecos County	Civil War Battle of Val Verde (Val Verde is Spanish for "green valley")	47,586	3,171 sq mi (8,213 km2)
Van Zandt County	467	Canton	1848	Henderson County	Isaac Van Zandt (1813–1847), attorney, Texas state representative, and diplomat	59,541	849 sq mi (2,199 km2)
Victoria County	469	Victoria	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Its county seat, which was named for Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican revolutionary and its first president (1824–1829)	91,319	883 sq mi (2,287 km2)
Walker County	471	Huntsville	1846	Montgomery County	Robert J. Walker (1801–1869); officially renamed after Samuel Hamilton Walker (no relation) (1815–1847), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican–American War	76,400	788 sq mi (2,041 km2)
Waller County	473	Hempstead	1873	Austin County and Grimes County	Edwin Waller (1800–1881), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first mayor of Austin, Texas	56,794	514 sq mi (1,331 km2)
Ward County	475	Monahans	1887	Tom Green County	Thomas William Ward, a commissioner for the General Land Office of Texas and mayor of Austin, Texas	11,644	836 sq mi (2,165 km2)
Washington County	477	Brenham	1836	One of the original 23 counties	George Washington, the first president of the United States (1789–1797)	35,805	609 sq mi (1,577 km2)
Webb County	479	Laredo	1848	Nueces County	James Webb, who served as secretary of the Treasury, secretary of State, and Attorney General of the Republic of Texas	267,114	3,357 sq mi (8,695 km2)
Wharton County	481	Wharton	1846	Colorado County, Jackson County and Matagorda County	William Harris Wharton (1802–1839) and John Austin Wharton (1828–1865), brothers and officers in the Texas Revolution	41,570	1,090 sq mi (2,823 km2)
Wheeler County	483	Wheeler	1876	Bexar County	Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court	4,990	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)
Wichita County	485	Wichita Falls	1858	Cooke County	The Wichita Native American tribe	129,350	628 sq mi (1,627 km2)
Wilbarger County	487	Vernon	1858	Bexar County	Josiah P. (1801–1845) and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers and early settlers; Josiah became a mythical figure for living 11 years after being scalped	12,887	971 sq mi (2,515 km2)
Willacy County	489	Raymondville	1911	Cameron County and Hidalgo County	John G. Willacy, Texas state senator who was the author of the bill that established the county	20,164	597 sq mi (1,546 km2)
Williamson County	491	Georgetown	1848	Milam County	Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto	609,017	1,124 sq mi (2,911 km2)
Wilson County	493	Floresville	1860	Bexar County, Guadalupe County and Karnes County	James Charles Wilson, a Texas state senator (1851–1853)	49,753	807 sq mi (2,090 km2)
Winkler County	495	Kermit	1887	Tom Green County	Clinton Winkler, an appeals court judge, Texas state representative, and Confederate colonel	7,791	841 sq mi (2,178 km2)
Wise County	497	Decatur	1856	Cooke County	Henry Alexander Wise, the U.S. Congressman and future thirty-eighth governor of Virginia (1856–1860) who supported the annexation of Texas	68,632	905 sq mi (2,344 km2)
Wood County	499	Quitman	1850	Van Zandt County	George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas (1847–1849)	44,843	650 sq mi (1,683 km2)
Yoakum County	501	Plains	1876	Bexar County	Henderson King Yoakum (1810–1856), soldier, attorney, and Texas historian	7,694	800 sq mi (2,072 km2)
Young County	503	Graham	1856	Bosque County and Fannin County	William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, and United States Marshal	17,867	922 sq mi (2,388 km2)
Zapata County	505	Zapata	1858	Starr County and Webb County	José Antonio Zapata, a local rancher and colonel of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande	13,889	997 sq mi (2,582 km2)
Zavala County	507	Crystal City	1846	Maverick County	Lorenzo de Zavala (1788–1836), signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas	9,670	1,299 sq mi (3,364 km2)

References

• "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2007-04-22. - Counties, county seats, county formation, and areas
• "US Census Bureau". Geographic Comparison Table. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2007-04-20. - populations
• "CountyState.info Texas". Official County Websites. Retrieved 2007-09-13. - official sites