This is a 4.4 percent fall in King County’s population, from 270 in 2020 to 258 in 2021.
King County had the 252nd largest population in Texas in 2021.
The US Census Bureau found more than 73 percent of counties in the US saw a natural decrease in population in 2021. This is up from a 55.5 percent increase in 2020.
The Midwest suffered the most sustained population decreases, with many counties along the US East Coast and through the Rocky Mountains seeing increases.
The US population continues to grow, though at a slower rate than before.
Texas Counties By Population Change from 2020 to 2021
| County | 2020 Estimated Population | 2021 Estimated Population | % Change in Population From Year to Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufman County | 146,986 | 157,768 | 7.3% |
| Comal County | 163,573 | 174,986 | 7% |
| Rockwall County | 109,090 | 116,381 | 6.7% |
| Liberty County | 92,351 | 97,621 | 5.7% |
| Kendall County | 44,527 | 46,788 | 5.1% |
| Parker County | 149,432 | 156,764 | 4.9% |
| Hays County | 243,809 | 255,397 | 4.8% |
| Williamson County | 615,266 | 643,026 | 4.5% |
| Ellis County | 194,272 | 202,678 | 4.3% |
| Waller County | 57,349 | 59,781 | 4.2% |
| Bastrop County | 97,983 | 102,058 | 4.2% |
| Wise County | 68,866 | 71,714 | 4.1% |
| Chambers County | 47,051 | 48,865 | 3.9% |
| Montgomery County | 624,938 | 648,886 | 3.8% |
| Blanco County | 11,454 | 11,886 | 3.8% |
| Hood County | 61,953 | 64,222 | 3.7% |
| Johnson County | 180,733 | 187,280 | 3.6% |
| Fort Bend County | 828,632 | 858,527 | 3.6% |
| Throckmorton County | 1,443 | 1,495 | 3.6% |
| Llano County | 21,249 | 21,978 | 3.4% |
| Collin County | 1,073,149 | 1,109,462 | 3.4% |
| Hunt County | 100,231 | 103,394 | 3.2% |
| Glasscock County | 1,114 | 1,149 | 3.1% |
| Burnet County | 49,427 | 50,954 | 3.1% |
| Delta County | 5,233 | 5,392 | 3% |
| Denton County | 913,900 | 941,647 | 3% |
| Real County | 2,743 | 2,826 | 3% |
| Grimes County | 29,414 | 30,287 | 3% |
| Shackelford County | 3,122 | 3,212 | 2.9% |
| Hudspeth County | 3,196 | 3,287 | 2.8% |
| Somervell County | 9,214 | 9,469 | 2.8% |
| Polk County | 50,505 | 51,899 | 2.8% |
| Bandera County | 20,987 | 21,565 | 2.8% |
| Van Zandt County | 59,690 | 61,275 | 2.7% |
| Callahan County | 13,750 | 14,115 | 2.7% |
| Jack County | 8,492 | 8,712 | 2.6% |
| Rains County | 12,199 | 12,509 | 2.5% |
| Wilson County | 49,994 | 51,257 | 2.5% |
| Lampasas County | 21,707 | 22,252 | 2.5% |
| Aransas County | 23,916 | 24,510 | 2.5% |
| Grayson County | 136,014 | 139,336 | 2.4% |
| Fannin County | 35,732 | 36,569 | 2.3% |
| Burleson County | 17,644 | 18,051 | 2.3% |
| Goliad County | 7,005 | 7,163 | 2.3% |
| Montague County | 19,969 | 20,409 | 2.2% |
| Gillespie County | 26,732 | 27,297 | 2.1% |
| Medina County | 50,920 | 51,981 | 2.1% |
| Falls County | 16,961 | 17,313 | 2.1% |
| Bell County | 371,981 | 379,617 | 2.1% |
| Madison County | 13,445 | 13,718 | 2% |
| Guadalupe County | 173,541 | 177,036 | 2% |
| Irion County | 1,522 | 1,552 | 2% |
| Upshur County | 40,975 | 41,774 | 1.9% |
| Wood County | 45,010 | 45,875 | 1.9% |
| Walker County | 76,543 | 77,977 | 1.9% |
| Randall County | 141,231 | 143,854 | 1.9% |
| Caldwell County | 45,967 | 46,791 | 1.8% |
| Kimble County | 4,289 | 4,365 | 1.8% |
| Atascosa County | 49,089 | 49,939 | 1.7% |
| Edwards County | 1,414 | 1,438 | 1.7% |
| Brazoria County | 373,368 | 379,689 | 1.7% |
| San Saba County | 5,730 | 5,827 | 1.7% |
| Freestone County | 19,445 | 19,774 | 1.7% |
| Henderson County | 82,348 | 83,667 | 1.6% |
| Sabine County | 9,881 | 10,039 | 1.6% |
| Hall County | 2,801 | 2,845 | 1.6% |
| Erath County | 42,715 | 43,378 | 1.6% |
| Milam County | 24,724 | 25,106 | 1.5% |
| Navarro County | 52,784 | 53,591 | 1.5% |
| McMullen County | 599 | 608 | 1.5% |
| Trinity County | 13,623 | 13,827 | 1.5% |
| Leon County | 15,727 | 15,959 | 1.5% |
| Lynn County | 5,606 | 5,688 | 1.5% |
| Archer County | 8,557 | 8,681 | 1.4% |
| Bosque County | 18,239 | 18,503 | 1.4% |
| San Jacinto County | 27,483 | 27,878 | 1.4% |
| Motley County | 1,052 | 1,067 | 1.4% |
| Tyler County | 19,797 | 20,077 | 1.4% |
| Hill County | 35,965 | 36,471 | 1.4% |
| Coryell County | 83,096 | 84,232 | 1.4% |
| San Patricio County | 68,772 | 69,699 | 1.3% |
| Smith County | 234,063 | 237,186 | 1.3% |
| Camp County | 12,450 | 12,616 | 1.3% |
| Childress County | 6,648 | 6,736 | 1.3% |
| Cooke County | 41,697 | 42,244 | 1.3% |
| Robertson County | 16,740 | 16,958 | 1.3% |
| Comanche County | 13,600 | 13,775 | 1.3% |
| Hardin County | 56,277 | 56,973 | 1.2% |
| Cherokee County | 50,477 | 51,097 | 1.2% |
| Garza County | 5,794 | 5,863 | 1.2% |
| Lee County | 17,499 | 17,706 | 1.2% |
| Hopkins County | 36,795 | 37,211 | 1.1% |
| Brazos County | 234,480 | 237,032 | 1.1% |
| Stephens County | 9,079 | 9,173 | 1% |
| Galveston County | 351,458 | 355,062 | 1% |
| Lavaca County | 20,338 | 20,544 | 1% |
| Coke County | 3,288 | 3,321 | 1% |
| Jones County | 19,676 | 19,873 | 1% |
| Rusk County | 52,225 | 52,743 | 1% |
| Lubbock County | 311,419 | 314,451 | 1% |
| Fayette County | 24,452 | 24,687 | 1% |
| Mitchell County | 8,985 | 9,070 | 0.9% |
| Franklin County | 10,366 | 10,464 | 0.9% |
| Hidalgo County | 872,204 | 880,356 | 0.9% |
| Willacy County | 20,129 | 20,316 | 0.9% |
| Mills County | 4,439 | 4,480 | 0.9% |
| Kerr County | 52,676 | 53,161 | 0.9% |
| Palo Pinto County | 28,427 | 28,686 | 0.9% |
| Anderson County | 57,881 | 58,402 | 0.9% |
| Austin County | 30,109 | 30,380 | 0.9% |
| Gaines County | 21,701 | 21,895 | 0.9% |
| Coleman County | 7,671 | 7,735 | 0.8% |
| Jackson County | 15,000 | 15,121 | 0.8% |
| McLennan County | 261,023 | 263,115 | 0.8% |
| Fisher County | 3,677 | 3,706 | 0.8% |
| Dallam County | 7,116 | 7,172 | 0.8% |
| Houston County | 22,068 | 22,241 | 0.8% |
| Young County | 17,839 | 17,977 | 0.8% |
| Uvalde County | 24,540 | 24,729 | 0.8% |
| Swisher County | 6,957 | 7,008 | 0.7% |
| Panola County | 22,513 | 22,675 | 0.7% |
| Bexar County | 2,014,052 | 2,028,236 | 0.7% |
| Travis County | 1,296,100 | 1,305,154 | 0.7% |
| Concho County | 3,319 | 3,341 | 0.7% |
| Hartley County | 5,362 | 5,397 | 0.7% |
| Sherman County | 2,780 | 2,798 | 0.6% |
| Newton County | 12,163 | 12,241 | 0.6% |
| Presidio County | 6,102 | 6,140 | 0.6% |
| Eastland County | 17,754 | 17,864 | 0.6% |
| Cass County | 28,399 | 28,560 | 0.6% |
| Morris County | 11,963 | 12,030 | 0.6% |
| Menard County | 1,971 | 1,982 | 0.6% |
| Tarrant County | 2,114,709 | 2,126,477 | 0.6% |
| DeWitt County | 19,809 | 19,918 | 0.6% |
| Harrison County | 68,778 | 69,150 | 0.5% |
| Cottle County | 1,374 | 1,381 | 0.5% |
| Castro County | 7,337 | 7,374 | 0.5% |
| Brown County | 38,002 | 38,192 | 0.5% |
| Cameron County | 421,191 | 423,029 | 0.4% |
| La Salle County | 6,642 | 6,670 | 0.4% |
| Wharton County | 41,550 | 41,721 | 0.4% |
| Wichita County | 129,546 | 130,069 | 0.4% |
| Frio County | 18,366 | 18,436 | 0.4% |
| Baylor County | 3,464 | 3,477 | 0.4% |
| Maverick County | 57,844 | 58,056 | 0.4% |
| Starr County | 65,835 | 66,049 | 0.3% |
| Colorado County | 20,566 | 20,630 | 0.3% |
| Live Oak County | 11,343 | 11,377 | 0.3% |
| Webb County | 267,234 | 267,945 | 0.3% |
| Crane County | 4,668 | 4,680 | 0.3% |
| Jasper County | 32,900 | 32,975 | 0.2% |
| Karnes County | 14,721 | 14,754 | 0.2% |
| Runnels County | 9,921 | 9,943 | 0.2% |
| El Paso County | 866,093 | 867,947 | 0.2% |
| Matagorda County | 36,269 | 36,344 | 0.2% |
| Angelina County | 86,345 | 86,506 | 0.2% |
| Clay County | 10,245 | 10,263 | 0.2% |
| Zapata County | 13,884 | 13,908 | 0.2% |
| Crosby County | 5,098 | 5,106 | 0.2% |
| Washington County | 35,837 | 35,891 | 0.2% |
| Refugio County | 6,747 | 6,756 | 0.1% |
| Kinney County | 3,127 | 3,130 | 0.1% |
| Jim Wells County | 38,813 | 38,847 | 0.1% |
| Limestone County | 22,103 | 22,119 | 0.1% |
| Nacogdoches County | 64,624 | 64,668 | 0.1% |
| Shelby County | 23,926 | 23,939 | 0.1% |
| Orange County | 84,702 | 84,742 | 0% |
| Red River County | 11,550 | 11,555 | 0% |
| Lamar County | 50,077 | 50,098 | 0% |
| San Augustine County | 7,919 | 7,922 | 0% |
| Gregg County | 124,175 | 124,201 | 0% |
| Culberson County | 2,193 | 2,193 | 0% |
| Nueces County | 353,090 | 353,079 | 0% |
| Hamilton County | 8,230 | 8,229 | 0% |
| Donley County | 3,269 | 3,268 | 0% |
| Val Verde County | 47,582 | 47,564 | 0% |
| Taylor County | 143,383 | 143,326 | 0% |
| Gonzales County | 19,653 | 19,641 | -0.1% |
| Harris County | 4,732,491 | 4,728,030 | -0.1% |
| Sterling County | 1,383 | 1,381 | -0.1% |
| Hardeman County | 3,559 | 3,552 | -0.2% |
| Dawson County | 12,439 | 12,413 | -0.2% |
| Bee County | 30,990 | 30,924 | -0.2% |
| Hutchinson County | 20,539 | 20,495 | -0.2% |
| Bowie County | 92,792 | 92,581 | -0.2% |
| Haskell County | 5,424 | 5,411 | -0.2% |
| Titus County | 31,264 | 31,183 | -0.3% |
| Knox County | 3,361 | 3,351 | -0.3% |
| Victoria County | 91,236 | 90,964 | -0.3% |
| Pecos County | 15,165 | 15,118 | -0.3% |
| Terry County | 11,792 | 11,754 | -0.3% |
| Bailey County | 6,859 | 6,835 | -0.3% |
| Parmer County | 9,851 | 9,813 | -0.4% |
| Armstrong County | 1,847 | 1,839 | -0.4% |
| McCulloch County | 7,567 | 7,533 | -0.4% |
| Brooks County | 7,030 | 6,994 | -0.5% |
| Floyd County | 5,378 | 5,350 | -0.5% |
| Mason County | 3,964 | 3,943 | -0.5% |
| Duval County | 9,808 | 9,756 | -0.5% |
| Schleicher County | 2,442 | 2,429 | -0.5% |
| Foard County | 1,086 | 1,080 | -0.6% |
| Tom Green County | 120,105 | 119,411 | -0.6% |
| Hockley County | 21,490 | 21,363 | -0.6% |
| Scurry County | 16,931 | 16,824 | -0.6% |
| Lamb County | 12,984 | 12,898 | -0.7% |
| Hale County | 32,439 | 32,220 | -0.7% |
| Gray County | 21,179 | 21,030 | -0.7% |
| Moore County | 21,273 | 21,118 | -0.7% |
| Martin County | 5,250 | 5,211 | -0.7% |
| Collingsworth County | 2,635 | 2,615 | -0.8% |
| Jim Hogg County | 4,839 | 4,801 | -0.8% |
| Yoakum County | 7,669 | 7,607 | -0.8% |
| Nolan County | 14,721 | 14,597 | -0.8% |
| Jefferson County | 255,979 | 253,704 | -0.9% |
| Wilbarger County | 12,846 | 12,731 | -0.9% |
| Andrews County | 18,612 | 18,440 | -0.9% |
| Deaf Smith County | 18,503 | 18,329 | -0.9% |
| Upton County | 3,296 | 3,265 | -0.9% |
| Dallas County | 2,610,957 | 2,586,050 | -1% |
| Kleberg County | 30,958 | 30,635 | -1% |
| Dimmit County | 8,563 | 8,473 | -1.1% |
| Wheeler County | 4,980 | 4,927 | -1.1% |
| Carson County | 5,808 | 5,746 | -1.1% |
| Marion County | 9,752 | 9,645 | -1.1% |
| Dickens County | 1,760 | 1,740 | -1.1% |
| Brewster County | 9,566 | 9,450 | -1.2% |
| Zavala County | 9,652 | 9,534 | -1.2% |
| Briscoe County | 1,421 | 1,403 | -1.3% |
| Sutton County | 3,362 | 3,319 | -1.3% |
| Kent County | 759 | 749 | -1.3% |
| Potter County | 118,173 | 116,547 | -1.4% |
| Crockett County | 3,111 | 3,068 | -1.4% |
| Jeff Davis County | 1,978 | 1,949 | -1.5% |
| Calhoun County | 20,047 | 19,727 | -1.6% |
| Reeves County | 14,730 | 14,487 | -1.6% |
| Cochran County | 2,559 | 2,516 | -1.7% |
| Kenedy County | 346 | 340 | -1.7% |
| Ochiltree County | 9,960 | 9,782 | -1.8% |
| Hansford County | 5,255 | 5,159 | -1.8% |
| Howard County | 34,797 | 34,128 | -1.9% |
| Stonewall County | 1,245 | 1,217 | -2.2% |
| Oldham County | 1,761 | 1,717 | -2.5% |
| Ector County | 165,467 | 161,091 | -2.6% |
| Terrell County | 744 | 724 | -2.7% |
| Hemphill County | 3,368 | 3,271 | -2.9% |
| Roberts County | 823 | 797 | -3.2% |
| Reagan County | 3,376 | 3,253 | -3.6% |
| Lipscomb County | 3,042 | 2,931 | -3.6% |
| Borden County | 641 | 617 | -3.7% |
| Ward County | 11,656 | 11,194 | -4% |
| Winkler County | 7,749 | 7,415 | -4.3% |
| King County | 270 | 258 | -4.4% |
| Loving County | 67 | 57 | -14.9% |
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