| Counties of Texas | |
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| Location | State of Texas |
| Number | 254 |
| Populations | 48 (Loving) – 5,009,302 (Harris) |
| Areas | 149 square miles (390 km2) (Rockwall) – 6,192 square miles (16,040 km2) (Brewster) |
| Government | |
| Subdivisions | |
TheU.S. state ofTexas is divided into 254counties, more than any other U.S. state.[1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within theHouston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
Texas was originally divided intomunicipalities (municipios inSpanish), a unit of localgovernment underSpanish andMexican rule. When theRepublic of Texas gained its independence in 1836, the 23 municipalities became the original Texas counties. Many of these were later divided into new counties. The last county to be initially created wasKenedy County in 1921, butLoving County is the newest organized county; it was first organized in 1893 in an apparent scheme to defraud, abolished in 1897, then reorganized in 1931. Most of these recent counties, especially near the northwest, were created fromBexar County during the 1870s.[2][3][4]
Each county is run by acommissioners' court, consisting of four elected commissioners (one from each of four precincts drawn based on population) and acounty judge elected from all the voters of the county. In smaller counties, the county judge actually does performjudicial duties, but in larger counties, the county judge functions as the county'schief executive officer. Certain officials, such as thesheriff andtax collector, are elected separately by the voters, but the commissioners' court determines their officebudgets, and sets overall county policy. All county elections are partisan; the one exception is the board of trustees of theDallas County department of education (the Harris County trustees were elected on a nonpartisan basis until 1984).[5]
While the counties haveeminent domain power and control allunincorporated land within their boundaries, they have neitherhome-rule authority norzoning power. The county is responsible for providing essential services (except for fire and ambulance, which are often supplied by volunteer fire departments). Unlike other US states, Texas does not allow forconsolidated city-county governments.Cities and counties (as well as other political entities) are permitted to enter "interlocal agreements" to share services (as an example, a city and aschool district may enter into agreements with the county whereby the county bills for and collectsproperty taxes for the city and school district; thus, only one tax bill is sent instead of three).[6] School districts are independent of county and city government (with the exception of theStafford Municipal School District, which is city controlled).
TheFederal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry.[7] Texas' code is48, which when combined with any county code would be written in the form of48XXX. The FIPS code for each county in the table links to census data for that county.
| County | FIPS code[8] | County seat[9] | Est.[9] | Origin | Etymology | Population[10] | Area[9] | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | 001 | Palestine | 1846 | Houston County | Kenneth Lewis Anderson(1805–1845), the last vice president of theRepublic of Texas | 59,512 | 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 theTexas Revolution | 18,923 | 1,501 sq mi (3,888 km2) |  |
| Angelina County | 005 | Lufkin | 1846 | Nacogdoches County | AHainaiNative American woman who assisted earlySpanish missionaries, whom they called "Little Angel" (Spanish:Angelina) | 88,094 | 802 sq mi (2,077 km2) |  |
| Aransas County | 007 | Rockport | 1871 | Refugio County | Aransas Bay, named in turn for an earlySpanish fort; this support was supposedly named in turn for a Spanish palace Aránzazu, possibly related to theSanctuario de Aránzazu. (Arantzazu isBasque for "place of thorns") | 25,595 | 252 sq mi (653 km2) |  |
| Archer County | 009 | Archer City | 1858 | Fannin County | Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas | 9,155 | 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 | 1,809 | 914 sq mi (2,367 km2) |  |
| Atascosa County | 013 | Jourdanton | 1856 | Bexar County | TheSpanish word for "boggy" | 52,783 | 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 | 32,546 | 653 sq mi (1,691 km2) |  |
| Bailey County | 017 | Muleshoe | 1876 | Bexar County | Peter James Bailey III, a soldier and defender of theAlamo | 7,031 | 827 sq mi (2,142 km2) |  |
| Bandera County | 019 | Bandera | 1856 | Bexar County | Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for "flag" | 22,830 | 792 sq mi (2,051 km2) |  |
| Bastrop County | 021 | Bastrop | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | BaronFelipe Enrique Neri deBastrop, the Dutch settler who provided essential help to Stephen F. Austin in obtaininghis original land grants | 114,931 | 888 sq mi (2,300 km2) |  |
| Baylor County | 023 | Seymour | 1858 | Fannin County | Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in theTexas Rangers during theMexican–American War | 3,533 | 871 sq mi (2,256 km2) |  |
| Bee County | 025 | Beeville | 1857 | San Patricio County,Goliad County,Refugio County,Live Oak County, andKarnes County | Barnard Elliott Bee, Sr.(1787–1853), a secretary of state of the Republic of Texas | 31,226 | 880 sq mi (2,279 km2) |  |
| Bell County | 027 | Belton | 1850 | Milam County | Peter Hansborough Bell, the thirdgovernor of Texas(1849–1853) | 399,578 | 1,059 sq mi (2,743 km2) |  |
| Bexar County | 029 | San Antonio | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | San Antonio de Béxar, the majorpresidio inMexican Texas, named in turn for theSan Antonio River and theSpanishviceroy's family, who wereDukes of Béjar inSpain | 2,127,737 | 1,247 sq mi (3,230 km2) |  |
| Blanco County | 031 | Johnson City | 1858 | Burnet County,Comal County,Gillespie County andHays County | TheBlanco River. (Blanco is Spanish for "white") | 13,358 | 711 sq mi (1,841 km2) |  |
| Borden County | 033 | Gail | 1876 | Bexar County | Gail Borden, Jr.(1801–1874), businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor ofcondensed milk | 557 | 899 sq mi (2,328 km2) |  |
| Bosque County | 035 | Meridian | 1854 | McLennan County | TheBosque River. (Bosque is Spanish for "wooded") | 19,013 | 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 theBattle of the Alamo | 91,992 | 888 sq mi (2,300 km2) |  |
| Brazoria County | 039 | Angleton | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Brazoria, Texas, an early port on theBrazos River | 413,224 | 1,387 sq mi (3,592 km2) |  |
| Brazos County | 041 | Bryan | 1841 | Washington County.Named Navasota County until 1842 | The Brazos River (from SpanishLos Brazos de Dios, the arms of God) | 249,624 | 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 theCivil War | 9,508 | 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 | 1,494 | 900 sq mi (2,331 km2) |  |
| Brooks County | 047 | Falfurrias | 1911 | Starr County | James Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and state legislator | 6,740 | 943 sq mi (2,442 km2) |  |
| Brown County | 049 | Brownwood | 1856 | Comanche County andTravis County | Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at theBattle of Velasco | 38,631 | 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 | 20,179 | 666 sq mi (1,725 km2) |  |
| Burnet County | 053 | Burnet | 1852 | Bell County,Travis County andWilliamson County | David Gouverneur Burnet, the firstpresident of the Republic of Texas(1836) | 55,722 | 995 sq mi (2,577 km2) |  |
| Caldwell County | 055 | Lockhart | 1848 | Bastrop County andGonzales County | Matthew Caldwell, a signer of theTexas Declaration of Independence and soldier during the Texas Revolution | 52,430 | 546 sq mi (1,414 km2) |  |
| Calhoun County | 057 | Port Lavaca | 1846 | Jackson County,Matagorda County andVictoria County | John C. Calhoun, the seventhvice president of the United States(1825–1832) | 19,942 | 512 sq mi (1,326 km2) |  |
| Callahan County | 059 | Baird | 1858 | Bexar County,Bosque County, andTravis County | James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas Revolution | 14,615 | 899 sq mi (2,328 km2) |  |
| Cameron County | 061 | Brownsville | 1848 | Nueces County and lands ceded byMexico | Ewen Cameron, a soldier during the Texas Revolution killed during theBlack Bean Episode | 431,874 | 906 sq mi (2,347 km2) |  |
| Camp County | 063 | Pittsburg | 1874 | Upshur County | John Lafayette Camp(1828–1891), a Texas state senator | 13,164 | 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) | 5,822 | 923 sq mi (2,391 km2) |  |
| Cass County | 067 | Linden | 1846 | Bowie CountyNamed Davis County from 1861 to 1871 | Lewis Cass(1782–1866), a senator fromMichigan, who had favored the annexation of Texas to theUnited States. Named Davis County 1861-1871 | 28,622 | 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 | 7,380 | 898 sq mi (2,326 km2) |  |
| Chambers County | 071 | Anahuac | 1858 | Jefferson County andLiberty County | Thomas Jefferson Chambers, lawyer and surveyor who helped to resolve land disputes for Americans inMexican Texas | 56,179 | 599 sq mi (1,551 km2) |  |
| Cherokee County | 073 | Rusk | 1846 | Nacogdoches County | TheCherokee Native American tribe | 53,223 | 1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2) |  |
| Childress County | 075 | Childress | 1876 | Bexar County | George Campbell Childress(1804–1841), one of the authors of theTexas Declaration of Independence | 6,679 | 710 sq mi (1,839 km2) |  |
| Clay County | 077 | Henrietta | 1857 | Cooke County | Henry Clay,U.S. Senator fromKentucky and ninthsecretary of state of the United States(1825–1829) | 10,730 | 1,098 sq mi (2,844 km2) |  |
| Cochran County | 079 | Morton | 1876 | Bexar County | Robert E. Cochran(1810–1836), a defender of the Alamo | 2,583 | 775 sq mi (2,007 km2) |  |
| Coke County | 081 | Robert Lee | 1889 | Tom Green County | Richard Coke, the 15th governor of Texas(1874–1876) | 3,396 | 899 sq mi (2,328 km2) |  |
| Coleman County | 083 | Coleman | 1858 | Brown County andTravis County | Robert M. Coleman, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and soldier at theBattle of San Jacinto | 7,990 | 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 | 1,254,658 | 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) | 2,611 | 919 sq mi (2,380 km2) |  |
| Colorado County | 089 | Columbus | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | TheColorado River of Texas (Colorado is Spanish for "colored") | 21,475 | 963 sq mi (2,494 km2) |  |
| Comal County | 091 | New Braunfels | 1846 | Bexar County | TheComal River. (Comal is Spanish for "basin") | 201,628 | 562 sq mi (1,456 km2) |  |
| Comanche County | 093 | Comanche | 1856 | Bosque County andCoryell County | TheComanche Native American tribe | 14,359 | 938 sq mi (2,429 km2) |  |
| Concho County | 095 | Paint Rock | 1858 | Bexar County | TheConcho River. (Concho is Spanish for "shell") | 3,326 | 992 sq mi (2,569 km2) |  |
| Cooke County | 097 | Gainesville | 1848 | Fannin County | William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution | 44,258 | 874 sq mi (2,264 km2) |  |
| Coryell County | 099 | Gatesville | 1854 | Bell County | James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed byNative Americans | 86,370 | 1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2) |  |
| Cottle County | 101 | Paducah | 1876 | Fannin County | George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo | 1,263 | 901 sq mi (2,334 km2) |  |
| Crane County | 103 | Crane | 1887 | Tom Green County | William Carey Crane, a president ofBaylor University | 4,594 | 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 | 2,799 | 2,808 sq mi (7,273 km2) |  |
| Crosby County | 107 | Crosbyton | 1876 | Bexar County | Stephen Crosby, a Texas Land Commissioner | 5,030 | 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 theCivil War | 2,254 | 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 theSupreme Court of Texas | 7,526 | 1,505 sq mi (3,898 km2) |  |
| Dallas County | 113 | Dallas | 1846 | Nacogdoches County andRobertson County | George Mifflin Dallas, the eleventhvice president of the United States(1845–1849) (Disputed) | 2,656,028 | 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 theDawson Massacre | 11,758 | 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 | 18,495 | 1,497 sq mi (3,877 km2) |  |
| Delta County | 119 | Cooper | 1870 | Hopkins County andLamar County | Itstriangular shape, much like theGreek letterDelta | 5,647 | 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 | 1,045,120 | 888 sq mi (2,300 km2) |  |
| DeWitt County | 123 | Cuero | 1846 | Goliad County,Gonzales County andVictoria County | Green DeWitt, anempresario who founded an early colony in Texas | 20,252 | 909 sq mi (2,354 km2) |  |
| Dickens County | 125 | Dickens | 1876 | Bexar County | J.A. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo | 1,725 | 904 sq mi (2,341 km2) |  |
| Dimmit County | 127 | Carrizo Springs | 1858 | Bexar County,Maverick County,Uvalde County andWebb County | Philip Dimmitt, a major figure in the Texas Revolution | 8,181 | 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 | 3,193 | 930 sq mi (2,409 km2) |  |
| Duval County | 131 | San Diego | 1858 | Live Oak County,Nueces County andStarr County | Burr Harrison DuVal(1809–1836), a soldier in the Texas Revolution who died in theGoliad Massacre | 9,585 | 1,793 sq mi (4,644 km2) |  |
| Eastland County | 133 | Eastland | 1858 | Bosque County,Coryell County andTravis County | William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution | 18,290 | 926 sq mi (2,398 km2) |  |
| Ector County | 135 | Odessa | 1887 | Tom Green County | Matthew Ector(1822–1879), aConfederate general during the Civil War | 170,022 | 901 sq mi (2,334 km2) |  |
| Edwards County | 137 | Rocksprings | 1858 | Bexar County | Haden Edwards(1771–1849),empresario andfilibuster who led theFredonian Rebellion | 1,383 | 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 | 232,387 | 940 sq mi (2,435 km2) |  |
| El Paso County | 141 | El Paso | 1848 | Santa Fe County | NeighboringCiudad Juárez, Mexico, formerly calledEl Paso del Norte as it served as the pass north from central Mexico to the settlements ofNew Mexico | 875,784 | 1,013 sq mi (2,624 km2) |  |
| Erath County | 143 | Stephenville | 1856 | Bosque County andCoryell County | George Bernard Erath, an early surveyor and a soldier at theBattle of San Jacinto | 44,496 | 1,086 sq mi (2,813 km2) |  |
| Falls County | 145 | Marlin | 1850 | Limestone County andMilam County | TheFalls on the Brazos | 17,752 | 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 theGoliad Massacre | 38,650 | 892 sq mi (2,310 km2) |  |
| Fayette County | 149 | La Grange | 1837 | Bastrop County | Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette(1757–1834), theFrench-born general and hero of theAmerican Revolutionary War | 25,488 | 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 | 3,665 | 901 sq mi (2,334 km2) |  |
| Floyd County | 153 | Floydada | 1876 | Bexar County | Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo | 5,042 | 992 sq mi (2,569 km2) |  |
| Foard County | 155 | Crowell | 1891 | Cottle County,Hardeman County,King County andKnox County | Robert Levi Foard, an attorney and Confederate major in the Civil War | 1,053 | 707 sq mi (1,831 km2) |  |
| Fort Bend County | 157 | Richmond | 1837 | Austin County,Brazoria County andHarris County | Ablockhouse positioned in a bend of the Brazos River | 958,434 | 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 | 10,912 | 286 sq mi (741 km2) |  |
| Freestone County | 161 | Fairfield | 1850 | Limestone County | A type ofpeach grown in the area[11] | 20,645 | 885 sq mi (2,292 km2) |  |
| Frio County | 163 | Pearsall | 1858 | Atascosa County,Bexar County andUvalde County | TheFrio River (Frío is Spanish for "cold") | 19,520 | 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 | 22,892 | 1,502 sq mi (3,890 km2) |  |
| Galveston County | 167 | Galveston | 1838 | Brazoria County,Harris County andLiberty County | Its county seat, named afterBernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of theLouisiana Territory(1777–1785) | 367,407 | 399 sq mi (1,033 km2) |  |
| Garza County | 169 | Post | 1876 | Bexar County | José Antonio de la Garza, pioneering settler and firstMayor of San Antonio | 4,645 | 896 sq mi (2,321 km2) |  |
| Gillespie County | 171 | Fredericksburg | 1848 | Bexar County andTravis County | Robert Addison Gillespie, a merchant,Mexican–American War soldier, and Texas Ranger | 28,159 | 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 | 1,153 | 901 sq mi (2,334 km2) |  |
| Goliad County | 175 | Goliad | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Its county seat, named in turn as ananagram ofMiguel Hidalgo, the inspirational figure behind theMexican War of Independence | 7,221 | 854 sq mi (2,212 km2) |  |
| Gonzales County | 177 | Gonzales | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Its county seat, named in turn forCoahuila y Tejas governorRafael Gonzales | 20,040 | 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 | 20,888 | 928 sq mi (2,404 km2) |  |
| Grayson County | 181 | Sherman | 1846 | Fannin County | Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas | 150,532 | 934 sq mi (2,419 km2) |  |
| Gregg County | 183 | Longview | 1873 | Upshur County | John Gregg(1828–1864), a Confederate general during the Civil War | 126,679 | 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 | 33,448 | 794 sq mi (2,056 km2) |  |
| Guadalupe County | 187 | Seguin | 1846 | Bexar County andGonzales County | TheGuadalupe River, named in turn for the Mexican spiritualiconOur Lady of Guadalupe | 195,166 | 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 | 31,953 | 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) | 2,828 | 903 sq mi (2,339 km2) |  |
| Hamilton County | 193 | Hamilton | 1856 | Bosque County,Comanche County andLampasas County | James Hamilton Jr.,governor of South Carolina(1830–1832) who gave financial aid to the Republic of Texas | 8,644 | 836 sq mi (2,165 km2) |  |
| Hansford County | 195 | Spearman | 1876 | Bexar County | John M. Hansford, a Texas state representative and judge | 5,006 | 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 | 3,417 | 695 sq mi (1,800 km2) |  |
| Hardin County | 199 | Kountze | 1858 | Jefferson County andLiberty County | The Hardin family, earliest settlers ofLiberty County | 58,670 | 894 sq mi (2,315 km2) |  |
| Harris County | 201 | Houston | 1836 | One of the original 23 countiesNamed Harrisburg County until 1839 | John Richardson Harris, early settler and founder ofHarrisburg, Texas, which eventually became known asHouston | 5,009,302 | 1,729 sq mi (4,478 km2) |  |
| Harrison County | 203 | Marshall | 1839 | Shelby County | Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and soldier in the Texas Revolution | 71,370 | 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 | 4,996 | 1,462 sq mi (3,787 km2) |  |
| Haskell County | 207 | Haskell | 1858 | Fannin County andMilam County | Charles Ready Haskell, Texas revolutionary soldier killed in the Goliad Massacre | 5,435 | 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 | 292,029 | 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 | 3,134 | 910 sq mi (2,357 km2) |  |
| Henderson County | 213 | Athens | 1846 | Houston County andNacogdoches County | James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas(1846–1847) | 87,467 | 874 sq mi (2,264 km2) |  |
| Hidalgo County | 215 | Edinburg | 1852 | Cameron County | Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla(1753–1811), the priest whoraised the call for Mexico's independence from Spain | 914,820 | 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 | 38,771 | 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 | 21,505 | 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 ofHood's Texas Brigade | 69,126 | 422 sq mi (1,093 km2) |  |
| Hopkins County | 223 | Sulphur Springs | 1846 | Lamar County andNacogdoches County | David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county | 38,784 | 785 sq mi (2,033 km2) |  |
| Houston County | 225 | Crockett | 1837 | Nacogdoches County | Sam Houston(1793–1863), general of the Texan Revolution, commander at theBattle of San Jacinto and later president of the Republic of Texas, U.S. Senator and governor of the state of Texas | 22,197 | 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) | 30,833 | 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 | 3,608 | 4,571 sq mi (11,839 km2) |  |
| Hunt County | 231 | Greenville | 1846 | Fannin County andNacogdoches County | Memucan Hunt, Jr.(1807–1856), a secretary of the navy under the Republic of Texas | 118,729 | 841 sq mi (2,178 km2) |  |
| Hutchinson County | 233 | Stinnett | 1876 | Bexar County | Andrew Hutchinson, an early settler and attorney | 19,721 | 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 | 1,526 | 1,052 sq mi (2,725 km2) |  |
| Jack County | 237 | Jacksboro | 1856 | Cooke County | Patrick and William Jack, brothers, participants in theAnahuac Disturbance, and veterans of the Texas Revolution | 9,398 | 917 sq mi (2,375 km2) |  |
| Jackson County | 239 | Edna | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Andrew Jackson, hero of theBattle of New Orleans and the seventh president of the United States(1829–1837) | 15,284 | 830 sq mi (2,150 km2) |  |
| Jasper County | 241 | Jasper | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | William Jasper(1750–1779), anAmerican Revolutionary War hero | 32,907 | 938 sq mi (2,429 km2) |  |
| Jeff Davis County | 243 | Fort Davis | 1887 | Presidio County | Jefferson Davis, president of theConfederate States of America(1861–1865) | 1,778 | 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 theDeclaration of Independence(1801–1809) | 253,948 | 904 sq mi (2,341 km2) |  |
| Jim Hogg County | 247 | Hebbronville | 1913 | Brooks County andDuval County | James Stephen Hogg, the twentieth (and first native-born) governor of Texas(1891–1895) | 4,583 | 1,136 sq mi (2,942 km2) |  |
| Jim Wells County | 249 | Alice | 1911 | Nueces County | James Babbage Wells Jr., judge and Democraticparty boss in southern Texas | 38,886 | 865 sq mi (2,240 km2) |  |
| Johnson County | 251 | Cleburne | 1854 | Ellis County,Hill County andNavarro County | Middleton Tate Johnson, a Texas Ranger, soldier in the Mexican–American War, and senator for the Republic of Texas | 210,547 | 729 sq mi (1,888 km2) |  |
| Jones County | 253 | Anson | 1854 | Bexar County andBosque County | Anson Jones, the fifth president of the Republic of Texas(1844–1846) | 20,850 | 931 sq mi (2,411 km2) |  |
| Karnes County | 255 | Karnes City | 1854 | Bexar County,DeWitt County,Goliad County,Gonzales County andSan Patricio County | Henry Karnes(1812–1840), a soldier in the Texas Revolution | 15,137 | 750 sq mi (1,942 km2) |  |
| Kaufman County | 257 | Kaufman | 1848 | Henderson County | David Spangler Kaufman, aJewish Texas state senator and the second Jewish member of theUnited States House of Representatives | 197,829 | 786 sq mi (2,036 km2) |  |
| Kendall County | 259 | Boerne | 1862 | Blanco County andKerr County | George Wilkins Kendall, an early journalist and sheep rancher who gained national fame as a war correspondent during the Mexican–American War | 51,828 | 662 sq mi (1,715 km2) |  |
| Kenedy County | 261 | Sarita | 1921 | Hidalgo County andWillacy County (Due to a reorganization of Willacy County) | Mifflin Kenedy, an early rancher and land speculator | 330 | 1,457 sq mi (3,774 km2) |  |
| Kent County | 263 | Jayton | 1876 | Bexar County | Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo | 703 | 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 | 53,900 | 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) | 4,401 | 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 | 215 | 912 sq mi (2,362 km2) |  |
| Kinney County | 271 | Brackettville | 1850 | Bexar County | Henry Lawrence Kinney, a Texas state senator and unsuccessful land speculator | 3,191 | 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 | 30,442 | 871 sq mi (2,256 km2) |  |
| Knox County | 275 | Benjamin | 1858 | Bexar County | Henry Knox, the firstsecretary of war of the United States(1785–1794) | 3,255 | 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) | 51,249 | 917 sq mi (2,375 km2) |  |
| Lamb County | 279 | Littlefield | 1876 | Bexar County | George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto | 12,687 | 1,016 sq mi (2,631 km2) |  |
| Lampasas County | 281 | Lampasas | 1856 | Bell County,Coryell County andTravis County | TheLampasas River (Lampasas is Spanish for "lilies") | 23,539 | 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 | 6,679 | 1,489 sq mi (3,856 km2) |  |
| Lavaca County | 285 | Hallettsville | 1842 | Colorado County,Fayette County,Gonzales County,Jackson County andVictoria County Named La Baca County until 1846 | TheLavaca River (La vaca is Spanish for "the cow") | 20,605 | 970 sq mi (2,512 km2) |  |
| Lee County | 287 | Giddings | 1874 | Bastrop County,Burleson County,Fayette County andWashington County | Robert Edward Lee(1807–1870), the commanding general of the Confederate forces during the Civil War | 18,451 | 629 sq mi (1,629 km2) |  |
| Leon County | 289 | Centerville | 1846 | Robertson County | Disputed: Either MexicanempresarioMartín De León, who foundedVictoria, Texas; or theleón, a local variety of yellowwolf | 16,698 | 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 theMexican War of Independence or forLiberty, Mississippi | 115,042 | 1,160 sq mi (3,004 km2) |  |
| Limestone County | 293 | Groesbeck | 1846 | Robertson County | Thelimestone deposits in the region | 22,569 | 909 sq mi (2,354 km2) |  |
| Lipscomb County | 295 | Lipscomb | 1876 | Bexar County | Abner Smith Lipscomb, justice of theTexas Supreme Court(1846–1856) and secretary of state of the Republic of Texas(1840) | 2,880 | 932 sq mi (2,414 km2) |  |
| Live Oak County | 297 | George West | 1856 | Nueces County andSan Patricio County | TheTexas live oak tree under which the petition for a new county was signed | 11,967 | 1,036 sq mi (2,683 km2) |  |
| Llano County | 299 | Llano | 1856 | Bexar County,Gillespie County | TheLlano River (Llano is Spanish for "plains") | 23,163 | 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 thecattle drive who, withCharles Goodnight, developed theGoodnight–Loving Trail | 48 | 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 | 327,394 | 900 sq mi (2,331 km2) |  |
| Lynn County | 305 | Tahoka | 1876 | Bexar County | William Lynn, a soldier in the Texas Revolution fromMassachusetts who is believed to have died defending the Alamo | 5,952 | 892 sq mi (2,310 km2) |  |
| McCulloch County | 307 | Brady | 1856 | Bexar County | Benjamin McCulloch(1811–1862), veteran ofSan Jacinto, Texas Ranger, and Confederate general | 7,448 | 1,069 sq mi (2,769 km2) |  |
| McLennan County | 309 | Waco | 1850 | Limestone County andMilam County | Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county | 270,358 | 1,042 sq mi (2,699 km2) |  |
| McMullen County | 311 | Tilden | 1858 | Atascosa County,Bexar County andLive Oak County | John McMullen(1832–1883), an Irish-born empresario in Texas | 565 | 1,113 sq mi (2,883 km2) |  |
| Madison County | 313 | Madisonville | 1853 | Grimes County,Leon County andWalker County | James Madison, the fourth president of the United States(1809–1817) | 13,877 | 470 sq mi (1,217 km2) |  |
| Marion County | 315 | Jefferson | 1860 | Cass County | Francis Marion(1732–1795), American Revolutionary War general | 9,704 | 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 | 5,179 | 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 theMexican–American War in fighting nearBrownsville, or for Gen.Richard Barnes Mason, military governor of California | 3,987 | 932 sq mi (2,414 km2) |  |
| Matagorda County | 321 | Bay City | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Thecanebrakes which once grew along the coast (Mata gorda is Spanish for "fat bush") | 36,391 | 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 | 58,829 | 1,280 sq mi (3,315 km2) |  |
| Medina County | 325 | Hondo | 1848 | Bexar County | TheMedina River, named for Spanish engineerPedro de Medina | 55,619 | 1,328 sq mi (3,440 km2) |  |
| Menard County | 327 | Menard | 1858 | Bexar County | Michel Branamour Menard, the founder ofGalveston, Texas | 1,911 | 902 sq mi (2,336 km2) |  |
| Midland County | 329 | Midland | 1885 | Tom Green County | Its county seat, which was named for its location halfway betweenFort Worth andEl Paso on theTexas and Pacific Railway (and "Midway, Texas", being already in use) | 183,587 | 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 | 26,159 | 1,017 sq mi (2,634 km2) |  |
| Mills County | 333 | Goldthwaite | 1887 | Brown County,Comanche County,Hamilton County andLampasas County | John T. Mills(1817–1871), a Texas Supreme Court judge | 4,563 | 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 | 8,968 | 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 | 21,890 | 931 sq mi (2,411 km2) |  |
| Montgomery County | 339 | Conroe | 1837 | Washington County | Montgomery, Texas, which was named for Andrew J. Montgomery, veteran in San Jacinto Battle in 1836. | 749,613 | 1,044 sq mi (2,704 km2) |  |
| Moore County | 341 | Dumas | 1876 | Bexar County | Edwin Ward Moore(1810–1865), commodore of theTexan Navy | 21,872 | 900 sq mi (2,331 km2) |  |
| Morris County | 343 | Daingerfield | 1875 | Titus County | William Wright Morris, a planter and state legislator | 12,184 | 254 sq mi (658 km2) |  |
| Motley County | 345 | Matador | 1876 | Bexar County | Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence | 1,015 | 989 sq mi (2,561 km2) |  |
| Nacogdoches County | 347 | Nacogdoches | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Its county seat, which was named for theNacogdoche Native American tribe | 65,728 | 947 sq mi (2,453 km2) |  |
| Navarro County | 349 | Corsicana | 1846 | Robertson County | José Antonio Navarro(1795–1871), a leadingTejano participant in the Texan Revolution and signer of the Texan Declaration of Independence | 56,533 | 1,071 sq mi (2,774 km2) |  |
| Newton County | 351 | Newton | 1846 | Jasper County | John Newton(1755–1780), a veteran of the Revolutionary War | 11,908 | 933 sq mi (2,416 km2) |  |
| Nolan County | 353 | Sweetwater | 1876 | Bexar County | Philip Nolan(1771–1801), amustanger who was killed by Spanish troops while on a mission intoTexas | 14,182 | 912 sq mi (2,362 km2) |  |
| Nueces County | 355 | Corpus Christi | 1846 | San Patricio County | TheNueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts") | 353,125 | 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 | 9,717 | 918 sq mi (2,378 km2) |  |
| Oldham County | 359 | Vega | 1876 | Bexar County | Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate Senator for Texas | 1,823 | 1,501 sq mi (3,888 km2) |  |
| Orange County | 361 | Orange | 1852 | Jefferson County | Anorange grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of theSabine River | 86,115 | 356 sq mi (922 km2) |  |
| Palo Pinto County | 363 | Palo Pinto | 1856 | Bosque County andNavarro County | ThePalo Pinto Creek (Palo Pinto is Spanish for "painted stick") | 30,231 | 953 sq mi (2,468 km2) |  |
| Panola County | 365 | Carthage | 1846 | Harrison County andShelby County | A Native American word forcotton. | 23,022 | 801 sq mi (2,075 km2) |  |
| Parker County | 367 | Weatherford | 1855 | Bosque County andNavarro County | Isaac Parker, legislator for both the Republic of Texas and the state of Texas | 179,707 | 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 | 9,669 | 882 sq mi (2,284 km2) |  |
| Pecos County | 371 | Fort Stockton | 1871 | Presidio County | ThePecos River, which was named for thePecos Pueblo, which is of unknown etymology | 14,712 | 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) | 54,258 | 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 | 114,649 | 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 theRio Grande | 5,686 | 3,856 sq mi (9,987 km2) |  |
| Rains County | 379 | Emory | 1870 | Hopkins County,Hunt County andWood County | Emory Rains(1800–1878), a state senator and surveyor of the future county | 13,306 | 259 sq mi (671 km2) |  |
| Randall County | 381 | Canyon | 1876 | Bexar County | Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War | 150,547 | 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 | 3,139 | 1,175 sq mi (3,043 km2) |  |
| Real County | 385 | Leakey | 1913 | Bandera County,Edwards County andKerr County | Julius Real, a rancher and state senator | 2,772 | 700 sq mi (1,813 km2) |  |
| Red River County | 387 | Clarksville | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | TheRed River of Texas | 11,696 | 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 | 11,956 | 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 theSpanish missionNuestra Señora del Refugio, "Our Lady of Refuge" | 6,739 | 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 brotherOran Milo Roberts, attorney general for the Republic of Texas and the seventeenth governor of Texas | 837 | 924 sq mi (2,393 km2) |  |
| Robertson County | 395 | Franklin | 1837 | Bexar County,Milam County andNacogdoches County | Sterling Clack Robertson, an empresario in Mexican Texas | 17,659 | 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 | 137,044 | 149 sq mi (386 km2) |  |
| Runnels County | 399 | Ballinger | 1858 | Bexar County andTravis County | Hiram Runnels, the ninthgovernor of Mississippi(1833–1835) and planter in Texas | 9,751 | 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 | 53,391 | 924 sq mi (2,393 km2) |  |
| Sabine County | 403 | Hemphill | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | TheSabine River, which forms its eastern border (Sabina is Spanish for "cypress") | 10,058 | 490 sq mi (1,269 km2) |  |
| San Augustine County | 405 | San Augustine | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | PresumablyAugustine of Hippo(354–430) | 7,767 | 528 sq mi (1,368 km2) |  |
| San Jacinto County | 407 | Coldspring | 1870 | Liberty County,Montgomery County,Polk County andWalker County | TheBattle of San Jacinto, which won Texas its independence from Mexico.San Jacinto is Spanish forSaint Hyacinth | 29,326 | 571 sq mi (1,479 km2) |  |
| San Patricio County | 409 | Sinton | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Its former county seatSan Patricio de Hibernia, an Irish colony named forSaint Patrick | 71,467 | 692 sq mi (1,792 km2) |  |
| San Saba County | 411 | San Saba | 1856 | Bexar County | TheSan Saba River, discovered on theCatholicfeast of SaintSabbas | 5,508 | 1,134 sq mi (2,937 km2) |  |
| Schleicher County | 413 | Eldorado | 1887 | Crockett County | Gustav Schleicher, engineer and U.S. Congressman from Texas | 2,302 | 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 | 16,211 | 903 sq mi (2,339 km2) |  |
| Shackelford County | 417 | Albany | 1858 | Bosque County | Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution | 3,169 | 914 sq mi (2,367 km2) |  |
| Shelby County | 419 | Center | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Isaac Shelby, a Revolutionary War soldier fromTennessee andgovernor of Kentucky(1792–1796)(1812–1816) | 24,192 | 794 sq mi (2,056 km2) |  |
| Sherman County | 421 | Stratford | 1876 | Bexar County | Sidney Sherman(1805–1873), a soldier in the Texas Revolution | 2,771 | 923 sq mi (2,391 km2) |  |
| Smith County | 423 | Tyler | 1846 | Nacogdoches County | James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution | 249,091 | 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 theSomervell Expedition | 10,098 | 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 | 66,587 | 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) | 9,475 | 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 | 1,387 | 923 sq mi (2,391 km2) |  |
| Stonewall County | 433 | Aspermont | 1876 | Bexar County | Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson(1824–1863), the famous Confederate General | 1,235 | 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 | 3,269 | 1,454 sq mi (3,766 km2) |  |
| Swisher County | 437 | Tulia | 1876 | Bexar County | James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution | 6,877 | 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 | 2,230,708 | 864 sq mi (2,238 km2) |  |
| Taylor County | 441 | Abilene | 1858 | Bexar County andTravis County | Edward Taylor(1812–1836),George Taylor(1816–1836), andJames Taylor(1814–1836), three brothers who died at the Alamo | 148,813 | 916 sq mi (2,372 km2) |  |
| Terrell County | 443 | Sanderson | 1905 | Pecos County | Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederatecavalry officer | 718 | 2,358 sq mi (6,107 km2) |  |
| Terry County | 445 | Brownfield | 1876 | Bexar County | Frank Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander ofTerry's Texas Rangers | 11,602 | 890 sq mi (2,305 km2) |  |
| Throckmorton County | 447 | Throckmorton | 1858 | Fannin County | William Edward Throckmorton, an earlyCollin County settler | 1,532 | 912 sq mi (2,362 km2) |  |
| Titus County | 449 | Mount Pleasant | 1846 | Bowie County | Andrew Jackson Titus, planter and Texas state representative | 31,547 | 411 sq mi (1,064 km2) |  |
| Tom Green County | 451 | San Angelo | 1874 | Bexar County | Thomas Green(1814–1864), a Confederate brigadier general | 120,103 | 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 | 1,363,767 | 989 sq mi (2,561 km2) |  |
| Trinity County | 455 | Groveton | 1850 | Houston County | TheTrinity River, named for the spiritual concept of theTrinity | 14,489 | 693 sq mi (1,795 km2) |  |
| Tyler County | 457 | Woodville | 1846 | Liberty County | John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States(1841–1845) | 20,560 | 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) | 44,050 | 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 | 3,128 | 1,242 sq mi (3,217 km2) |  |
| Uvalde County | 463 | Uvalde | 1850 | Bexar County | The Cañón de Ugalde, a nearby battlefield where Spanish GeneralJuan de Ugalde was victorious in a skirmish with over 300Apaches | 25,138 | 1,557 sq mi (4,033 km2) |  |
| Val Verde County | 465 | Del Rio | 1885 | Crockett County,Kinney County andPecos County | Civil WarBattle of Val Verde (Val Verde is Spanish for "green valley") | 47,999 | 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 | 65,304 | 849 sq mi (2,199 km2) |  |
| Victoria County | 469 | Victoria | 1836 | One of the original 23 counties | Its county seat, which was named forGuadalupe Victoria, Mexican revolutionary and its firstpresident(1824–1829) | 91,949 | 883 sq mi (2,287 km2) |  |
| Walker County | 471 | Huntsville | 1846 | Montgomery County | Robert J. Walker (1801–1869); officially renamed afterSamuel Hamilton Walker (no relation)(1815–1847), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican–American War | 83,722 | 788 sq mi (2,041 km2) |  |
| Waller County | 473 | Hempstead | 1873 | Austin County andGrimes County | Edwin Waller(1800–1881), a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first mayor ofAustin, Texas | 65,109 | 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 | 11,038 | 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) | 37,810 | 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 | 272,823 | 3,357 sq mi (8,695 km2) |  |
| Wharton County | 481 | Wharton | 1846 | Colorado County,Jackson County andMatagorda County | William Harris Wharton(1802–1839) andJohn Austin Wharton(1806–1838), brothers and officers in the Texas Revolution | 42,035 | 1,090 sq mi (2,823 km2) |  |
| Wheeler County | 483 | Wheeler | 1876 | Bexar County | Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of theTexas Supreme Court | 4,824 | 914 sq mi (2,367 km2) |  |
| Wichita County | 485 | Wichita Falls | 1858 | Cooke County | TheWichita Native American tribe | 129,984 | 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 | 12,455 | 971 sq mi (2,515 km2) |  |
| Willacy County | 489 | Raymondville | 1911 | Cameron County andHidalgo County | John G. Willacy, Texas state senator who was the author of the bill that established the county | 20,027 | 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 | 727,480 | 1,124 sq mi (2,911 km2) |  |
| Wilson County | 493 | Floresville | 1860 | Bexar County,Guadalupe County andKarnes CountyNamed Cibolo County for a brief period | James Charles Wilson, a Texas state senator(1851–1853) | 55,415 | 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 | 7,381 | 841 sq mi (2,178 km2) |  |
| Wise County | 497 | Decatur | 1856 | Cooke County | Henry Alexander Wise, the U.S. Congressman and future thirty-eighthgovernor of Virginia(1856–1860) who supported theannexation of Texas | 81,275 | 905 sq mi (2,344 km2) |  |
| Wood County | 499 | Quitman | 1850 | Van Zandt County | George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas(1847–1849) | 48,742 | 650 sq mi (1,683 km2) |  |
| Yoakum County | 501 | Plains | 1876 | Bexar County | Henderson King Yoakum(1810–1856), soldier, attorney, and Texas historian | 7,581 | 800 sq mi (2,072 km2) |  |
| Young County | 503 | Graham | 1856 | Bosque County andFannin County | William Cocke Young, early Texas settler, attorney, sheriff, andUnited States Marshal | 18,236 | 922 sq mi (2,388 km2) |  |
| Zapata County | 505 | Zapata | 1858 | Starr County andWebb County | José Antonio Zapata, a local rancher and colonel of the short-livedRepublic of the Rio Grande | 13,819 | 997 sq mi (2,582 km2) |  |
| Zavala County | 507 | Crystal City | 1884 | Maverick County | Lorenzo de Zavala(1788–1836), signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and the first Vice-President of the Republic of Texas | 9,209 | 1,299 sq mi (3,364 km2) |  |
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| Following is a table of counties in Texas. Data for the United States (with and without Puerto Rico) and the state of Texas has been included for comparison purposes. The majority racial/ethnic group is coded per the key below.
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There have been at least thirty-two counties established by Texas law that no longer exist. These fall into five categories: judicial counties; counties established by the Constitutional Convention of 1868–69; counties never organized which were abolished by legislative act; counties whose territory is no longer considered part of the state; and counties whose names have been changed.[263]
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