Counties of Texas
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Location	State of Texas
Number	254 Counties
Populations	134 (Loving) – 4,652,980 (Harris)
Areas	149 square miles (390 km2) (Rockwall) – 6,192 square miles (16,040 km2) (Brewster)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	Municipality

The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state.^[1] Texas was originally divided into municipalities, a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic 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 was Kenedy County in 1921, but Loving 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 from Bexar County during the 1870s.^[2][3][4]

Each county is run by a commissioners' court, consisting of four elected commissioners (one from each of four precincts drawn based on population) and a county judge elected from all the voters of the county. In smaller counties, the county judge actually does perform judicial duties, but in larger counties, the judge's role is limited to serving on the commissioners' court. Certain officials, such as the sheriff and tax collector, are elected separately by the voters, but the commissioners' court determines their office budgets, and sets overall county policy. All county elections are partisan; the one exception is the board of trustees of the Dallas County department of education (the Harris County trustees were elected on a nonpartisan basis until 1984).^[5]

While the counties have eminent domain power and control all unincorporated land within their boundaries, they have neither home-rule authority nor zoning 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 for consolidated 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 a school district may enter into agreements with the county whereby the county bills for and collects property 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 the Stafford Municipal School District, which is city controlled).

The Federal 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's code is 48, which when combined with any county code would be written in the form of 48XXX. The FIPS code for each county in the table links to census data for that county.

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County	FIPS code[8]	County seat[9]	Established[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 the Republic of Texas	7004577410000000000♠57,741	7003107100000000000♠1,071 sq mi (7003277400000000000♠2,774 km2)
Andrews County	003	Andrews	1876	Bexar County	Richard Andrews (1800–1835), the first Texan soldier to die in the Texas Revolution	7004177220000000000♠17,722	7003150100000000000♠1,501 sq mi (7003388800000000000♠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)	7004878050000000000♠87,805	7002802000000000000♠802 sq mi (7003207700000000000♠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")	7004255720000000000♠25,572	7002252000000000000♠252 sq mi (7002653000000000000♠653 km2)
Archer County	009	Archer City	1858	Fannin County	Branch Tanner Archer, a commissioner for the Republic of Texas	7003880900000000000♠8,809	7002910000000000000♠910 sq mi (7003235700000000000♠2,357 km2)
Armstrong County	011	Claude	1876	Bexar County	One of several Texas pioneer families, although it is not certain which one	7003187900000000000♠1,879	7002914000000000000♠914 sq mi (7003236700000000000♠2,367 km2)
Atascosa County	013	Jourdanton	1856	Bexar County	The Spanish word for "boggy"	7004489810000000000♠48,981	7003123200000000000♠1,232 sq mi (7003319100000000000♠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	7004297860000000000♠29,786	7002653000000000000♠653 sq mi (7003169100000000000♠1,691 km2)
Bailey County	017	Muleshoe	1876	Bexar County	Peter James Bailey III, a soldier and defender of the Alamo	7003707700000000000♠7,077	7002827000000000000♠827 sq mi (7003214200000000000♠2,142 km2)
Bandera County	019	Bandera	1856	Bexar County	Bandera Pass, named in turn for the Spanish word for "flag"	7004223510000000000♠22,351	7002792000000000000♠792 sq mi (7003205100000000000♠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	7004847610000000000♠84,761	7002888000000000000♠888 sq mi (7003230000000000000♠2,300 km2)
Baylor County	023	Seymour	1858	Fannin County	Henry Weidner Baylor, a surgeon in the Texas Rangers during the Mexican–American War	7003358100000000000♠3,581	7002871000000000000♠871 sq mi (7003225600000000000♠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	7004325630000000000♠32,563	7002880000000000000♠880 sq mi (7003227900000000000♠2,279 km2)
Bell County	027	Belton	1850	Milam County	Peter Hansborough Bell, the third governor of Texas (1849–1853)	7005347833000000000♠347,833	7003105900000000000♠1,059 sq mi (7003274300000000000♠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	7006195857800000000♠1,958,578	7003124700000000000♠1,247 sq mi (7003323000000000000♠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")	7004116260000000000♠11,626	7002711000000000000♠711 sq mi (7003184100000000000♠1,841 km2)
Borden County	033	Gail	1876	Bexar County	Gail Borden, Jr. (1801–1874), businessman, publisher, surveyor, and inventor of condensed milk	7002673000000000000♠673	7002899000000000000♠899 sq mi (7003232800000000000♠2,328 km2)
Bosque County	035	Meridian	1854	McLennan County	The Bosque River. (Bosque is Spanish for "wooded")	7004183260000000000♠18,326	7002989000000000000♠989 sq mi (7003256100000000000♠2,561 km2)
Bowie County	037	Boston	1840	Red River County	James Bowie (1796–1836), the legendary knife fighter who died at the Battle of the Alamo	7004940120000000000♠94,012	7002888000000000000♠888 sq mi (7003230000000000000♠2,300 km2)
Brazoria County	039	Angleton	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Brazoria, Texas, an early port on the Brazos River	7005362457000000000♠362,457	7003138700000000000♠1,387 sq mi (7003359200000000000♠3,592 km2)
Brazos County	041	Bryan	1841	Washington County. Named Navasota County until 1842	The Brazos River	7005222830000000000♠222,830	7002586000000000000♠586 sq mi (7003151800000000000♠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	7003933700000000000♠9,337	7003619300000000000♠6,193 sq mi (7004160400000000000♠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	7003152800000000000♠1,528	7002900000000000000♠900 sq mi (7003233100000000000♠2,331 km2)
Brooks County	047	Falfurrias	1911	Starr County	James Abijah Brooks, a Texas Ranger and state legislator	7003723500000000000♠7,235	7002943000000000000♠943 sq mi (7003244200000000000♠2,442 km2)
Brown County	049	Brownwood	1856	Comanche County and Travis County	Henry Stevenson Brown, a commander at the Battle of Velasco	7004380530000000000♠38,053	7002944000000000000♠944 sq mi (7003244500000000000♠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	7004180110000000000♠18,011	7002666000000000000♠666 sq mi (7003172500000000000♠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)	7004468040000000000♠46,804	7002995000000000000♠995 sq mi (7003257700000000000♠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	7004423380000000000♠42,338	7002546000000000000♠546 sq mi (7003141400000000000♠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)	7004217440000000000♠21,744	7002512000000000000♠512 sq mi (7003132600000000000♠1,326 km2)
Callahan County	059	Baird	1858	Bexar County, Bosque County, and Travis County	James Hughes Callahan, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	7004139460000000000♠13,946	7002899000000000000♠899 sq mi (7003232800000000000♠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	7005423725000000000♠423,725	7002906000000000000♠906 sq mi (7003234700000000000♠2,347 km2)
Camp County	063	Pittsburg	1874	Upshur County	John Lafayette Camp (1828–1891), a Texas state senator	7004128550000000000♠12,855	7002198000000000000♠198 sq mi (7002513000000000000♠513 km2)
Carson County	065	Panhandle	1876	Bexar County	Samuel Price Carson, the first secretary of state of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838)	7003603200000000000♠6,032	7002923000000000000♠923 sq mi (7003239100000000000♠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	7004300120000000000♠30,012	7002938000000000000♠938 sq mi (7003242900000000000♠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	7003784300000000000♠7,843	7002898000000000000♠898 sq mi (7003232600000000000♠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	7004414410000000000♠41,441	7002599000000000000♠599 sq mi (7003155100000000000♠1,551 km2)
Cherokee County	073	Rusk	1846	Nacogdoches County	The Cherokee Native American tribe	7004522400000000000♠52,240	7003105200000000000♠1,052 sq mi (7003272500000000000♠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	7003706700000000000♠7,067	7002710000000000000♠710 sq mi (7003183900000000000♠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)	7004104210000000000♠10,421	7003109800000000000♠1,098 sq mi (7003284400000000000♠2,844 km2)
Cochran County	079	Morton	1876	Bexar County	Robert E. Cochran (1810–1836), a defender of the Alamo	7003285100000000000♠2,851	7002775000000000000♠775 sq mi (7003200700000000000♠2,007 km2)
Coke County	081	Robert Lee	1889	Tom Green County	Richard Coke, the 15th governor of Texas (1874–1876)	7003330600000000000♠3,306	7002899000000000000♠899 sq mi (7003232800000000000♠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	7003843000000000000♠8,430	7003127300000000000♠1,273 sq mi (7003329700000000000♠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	7005969603000000000♠969,603	7002848000000000000♠848 sq mi (7003219600000000000♠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)	7003298700000000000♠2,987	7002919000000000000♠919 sq mi (7003238000000000000♠2,380 km2)
Colorado County	089	Columbus	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Colorado River of Texas (Colorado is Spanish for "red")	7004212320000000000♠21,232	7002963000000000000♠963 sq mi (7003249400000000000♠2,494 km2)
Comal County	091	New Braunfels	1846	Bexar County	The Comal River. (Comal is Spanish for "basin")	7005141009000000000♠141,009	7002562000000000000♠562 sq mi (7003145600000000000♠1,456 km2)
Comanche County	093	Comanche	1856	Bosque County and Coryell County	The Comanche Native American tribe	7004135730000000000♠13,573	7002938000000000000♠938 sq mi (7003242900000000000♠2,429 km2)
Concho County	095	Paint Rock	1858	Bexar County	The Concho River. (Concho is Spanish for "shell")	7003271700000000000♠2,717	7002992000000000000♠992 sq mi (7003256900000000000♠2,569 km2)
Cooke County	097	Gainesville	1848	Fannin County	William Gordon Cooke, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	7004398950000000000♠39,895	7002874000000000000♠874 sq mi (7003226400000000000♠2,264 km2)
Coryell County	099	Gatesville	1854	Bell County	James Coryell, a frontiersman and Texas Ranger who was killed by Native Americans	7004749130000000000♠74,913	7003105200000000000♠1,052 sq mi (7003272500000000000♠2,725 km2)
Cottle County	101	Paducah	1876	Fannin County	George Washington Cottle, who died defending the Alamo	7003138700000000000♠1,387	7002901000000000000♠901 sq mi (7003233400000000000♠2,334 km2)
Crane County	103	Crane	1887	Tom Green County	William Carey Crane, a president of Baylor University	7003474000000000000♠4,740	7002786000000000000♠786 sq mi (7003203600000000000♠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	7003356400000000000♠3,564	7003280800000000000♠2,808 sq mi (7003727300000000000♠7,273 km2)
Crosby County	107	Crosbyton	1876	Bexar County	Stephen Crosby, a Texas Land Commissioner	7003589900000000000♠5,899	7002900000000000000♠900 sq mi (7003233100000000000♠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	7003223100000000000♠2,231	7003381300000000000♠3,813 sq mi (7003987600000000000♠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	7003720800000000000♠7,208	7003150500000000000♠1,505 sq mi (7003389800000000000♠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)	7006261814800000000♠2,618,148	7002880000000000000♠880 sq mi (7003227900000000000♠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	7004128130000000000♠12,813	7002902000000000000♠902 sq mi (7003233600000000000♠2,336 km2)
Deaf Smith County	117	Hereford	1876	Bexar County	Erastus "Deaf" Smith (1787–1837), a scout during the Texan Revolution	7004188360000000000♠18,836	7003149700000000000♠1,497 sq mi (7003387700000000000♠3,877 km2)
Delta County	119	Cooper	1870	Hopkins County and Lamar County	Its triangular shape, much like the Greek letter Delta	7003529800000000000♠5,298	7002277000000000000♠277 sq mi (7002717000000000000♠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	7005836210000000000♠836,210	7002888000000000000♠888 sq mi (7003230000000000000♠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	7004202260000000000♠20,226	7002909000000000000♠909 sq mi (7003235400000000000♠2,354 km2)
Dickens County	125	Dickens	1876	Bexar County	J.A. Dickens, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	7003220900000000000♠2,209	7002904000000000000♠904 sq mi (7003234100000000000♠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	7004104180000000000♠10,418	7003133100000000000♠1,331 sq mi (7003344700000000000♠3,447 km2)
Donley County	129	Clarendon	1876	Bexar County	Stockton P. Donley, a frontier lawyer and Texas Supreme Court justice	7003331100000000000♠3,311	7002930000000000000♠930 sq mi (7003240900000000000♠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	7004112730000000000♠11,273	7003179300000000000♠1,793 sq mi (7003464400000000000♠4,644 km2)
Eastland County	133	Eastland	1858	Bosque County, Coryell County and Travis County	William Mosby Eastland, a soldier during the Texas Revolution	7004184110000000000♠18,411	7002926000000000000♠926 sq mi (7003239800000000000♠2,398 km2)
Ector County	135	Odessa	1887	Tom Green County	Mathew Ector (1822–1879), a Confederate general during the Civil War	7005157087000000000♠157,087	7002901000000000000♠901 sq mi (7003233400000000000♠2,334 km2)
Edwards County	137	Rocksprings	1858	Bexar County	Haden Edwards (1771–1849), empresario and filibuster who led the Fredonian Rebellion	7003195300000000000♠1,953	7003212000000000000♠2,120 sq mi (7003549100000000000♠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	7005173620000000000♠173,620	7002940000000000000♠940 sq mi (7003243500000000000♠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	7005840410000000000♠840,410	7003101300000000000♠1,013 sq mi (7003262400000000000♠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	7004419690000000000♠41,969	7003108600000000000♠1,086 sq mi (7003281300000000000♠2,813 km2)
Falls County	145	Marlin	1850	Limestone County and Milam County	The Falls on the Brazos	7004174370000000000♠17,437	7002769000000000000♠769 sq mi (7003199200000000000♠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	7004344460000000000♠34,446	7002892000000000000♠892 sq mi (7003231000000000000♠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	7004252720000000000♠25,272	7002950000000000000♠950 sq mi (7003246000000000000♠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	7003388000000000000♠3,880	7002901000000000000♠901 sq mi (7003233400000000000♠2,334 km2)
Floyd County	153	Floydada	1876	Bexar County	Dolphin Ward Floyd, who died defending the Alamo	7003585500000000000♠5,855	7002992000000000000♠992 sq mi (7003256900000000000♠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	7003122200000000000♠1,222	7002707000000000000♠707 sq mi (7003183100000000000♠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	7005764828000000000♠764,828	7002875000000000000♠875 sq mi (7003226600000000000♠2,266 km2)
Franklin County	159	Mount Vernon	1875	Titus County	Benjamin Cromwell Franklin (1805–1873), a judge and Texas State Senator	7004107670000000000♠10,767	7002286000000000000♠286 sq mi (7002741000000000000♠741 km2)
Freestone County	161	Fairfield	1850	Limestone County	A type of peach grown in the area[11]	7004196250000000000♠19,625	7002885000000000000♠885 sq mi (7003229200000000000♠2,292 km2)
Frio County	163	Pearsall	1858	Atascosa County, Bexar County and Uvalde County	The Frio River (Frío is Spanish for "cold")	7004196000000000000♠19,600	7003113300000000000♠1,133 sq mi (7003293400000000000♠2,934 km2)
Gaines County	165	Seminole	1876	Bexar County	James Gaines, merchant and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	7004206380000000000♠20,638	7003150200000000000♠1,502 sq mi (7003389000000000000♠3,890 km2)
Galveston County	167	Galveston	1838	Brazoria County, Harris County and Liberty County	Bernardo de Gálvez, Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory (1777–1785)	7005335036000000000♠335,036	7002399000000000000♠399 sq mi (7003103300000000000♠1,033 km2)
Garza County	169	Post	1876	Bexar County	José Antonio de la Garza, pioneering settler and first Mayor of San Antonio	7003652800000000000♠6,528	7002896000000000000♠896 sq mi (7003232100000000000♠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	7004266460000000000♠26,646	7003106100000000000♠1,061 sq mi (7003274800000000000♠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	7003134800000000000♠1,348	7002901000000000000♠901 sq mi (7003233400000000000♠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	7003756200000000000♠7,562	7002854000000000000♠854 sq mi (7003221200000000000♠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	7004208930000000000♠20,893	7003106800000000000♠1,068 sq mi (7003276600000000000♠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	7004224040000000000♠22,404	7002928000000000000♠928 sq mi (7003240400000000000♠2,404 km2)
Grayson County	181	Sherman	1846	Fannin County	Peter Wagener Grayson, an attorney general of the Republic of Texas	7005131140000000000♠131,140	7002934000000000000♠934 sq mi (7003241900000000000♠2,419 km2)
Gregg County	183	Longview	1873	Upshur County	John Gregg (1828–1864), a Confederate general during the Civil War	7005123367000000000♠123,367	7002274000000000000♠274 sq mi (7002710000000000000♠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	7004280320000000000♠28,032	7002794000000000000♠794 sq mi (7003205600000000000♠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	7005159659000000000♠159,659	7002711000000000000♠711 sq mi (7003184100000000000♠1,841 km2)
Hale County	189	Plainview	1876	Bexar County	John C. Hale, a lieutenant killed in action at the Battle of San Jacinto	7004341340000000000♠34,134	7003100500000000000♠1,005 sq mi (7003260300000000000♠2,603 km2)
Hall County	191	Memphis	1876	Bexar County	Warren DeWitt Clinton Hall, a secretary of war for the Republic of Texas (1836)	7003307100000000000♠3,071	7002903000000000000♠903 sq mi (7003233900000000000♠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	7003842200000000000♠8,422	7002836000000000000♠836 sq mi (7003216500000000000♠2,165 km2)
Hansford County	195	Spearman	1876	Bexar County	John M. Hansford, a Texas state representative and judge	7003547700000000000♠5,477	7002920000000000000♠920 sq mi (7003238300000000000♠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	7003399400000000000♠3,994	7002695000000000000♠695 sq mi (7003180000000000000♠1,800 km2)
Hardin County	199	Kountze	1858	Jefferson County and Liberty County	The Hardin family, earliest settlers of Liberty County	7004571390000000000♠57,139	7002894000000000000♠894 sq mi (7003231500000000000♠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	7006465298000000000♠4,652,980	7003172900000000000♠1,729 sq mi (7003447800000000000♠4,478 km2)
Harrison County	203	Marshall	1839	Shelby County	Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and soldier in the Texas Revolution	7004666610000000000♠66,661	7002899000000000000♠899 sq mi (7003232800000000000♠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	7003569100000000000♠5,691	7003146200000000000♠1,462 sq mi (7003378700000000000♠3,787 km2)
Haskell County	207	Haskell	1858	Fannin County and Milam County	Charles Ready Haskell, Texas revolutionary soldier killed in the Goliad Massacre	7003574600000000000♠5,746	7002903000000000000♠903 sq mi (7003233900000000000♠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	7005214485000000000♠214,485	7002678000000000000♠678 sq mi (7003175600000000000♠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	7003402400000000000♠4,024	7002910000000000000♠910 sq mi (7003235700000000000♠2,357 km2)
Henderson County	213	Athens	1846	Houston County and Nacogdoches County	James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas (1846–1847)	7004810640000000000♠81,064	7002874000000000000♠874 sq mi (7003226400000000000♠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	7005860661000000000♠860,661	7003156900000000000♠1,569 sq mi (7003406400000000000♠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	7004358520000000000♠35,852	7002962000000000000♠962 sq mi (7003249200000000000♠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	7004230880000000000♠23,088	7002908000000000000♠908 sq mi (7003235200000000000♠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	7004582730000000000♠58,273	7002422000000000000♠422 sq mi (7003109300000000000♠1,093 km2)
Hopkins County	223	Sulphur Springs	1846	Lamar County and Nacogdoches County	David Hopkins, an early settler in the future county	7004364960000000000♠36,496	7002785000000000000♠785 sq mi (7003203300000000000♠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	7004230210000000000♠23,021	7003123100000000000♠1,231 sq mi (7003318800000000000♠3,188 km2)
Howard County	227	Big Spring	1876	Bexar County	Volney Eskine Howard, U.S. Representative from Texas (1849–1853)	7004360400000000000♠36,040	7002903000000000000♠903 sq mi (7003233900000000000♠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	7003440800000000000♠4,408	7003457100000000000♠4,571 sq mi (7004118390000000000♠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	7004938720000000000♠93,872	7002841000000000000♠841 sq mi (7003217800000000000♠2,178 km2)
Hutchinson County	233	Stinnett	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Hutchinson, an early settler and attorney	7004213750000000000♠21,375	7002887000000000000♠887 sq mi (7003229700000000000♠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	7003151600000000000♠1,516	7003105200000000000♠1,052 sq mi (7003272500000000000♠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	7003883200000000000♠8,832	7002917000000000000♠917 sq mi (7003237500000000000♠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)	7004148050000000000♠14,805	7002830000000000000♠830 sq mi (7003215000000000000♠2,150 km2)
Jasper County	241	Jasper	1836	One of the original 23 counties	William Jasper (1750–1779), an American Revolutionary War hero	7004355610000000000♠35,561	7002938000000000000♠938 sq mi (7003242900000000000♠2,429 km2)
Jeff Davis County	243	Fort Davis	1887	Presidio County	Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America (1861–1865)	7003228000000000000♠2,280	7003226500000000000♠2,265 sq mi (7003586600000000000♠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)	7005256299000000000♠256,299	7002904000000000000♠904 sq mi (7003234100000000000♠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)	7003520200000000000♠5,202	7003113600000000000♠1,136 sq mi (7003294200000000000♠2,942 km2)
Jim Wells County	249	Alice	1911	Nueces County	James Babbage Wells Jr., judge and Democratic party boss in southern Texas	7004408710000000000♠40,871	7002865000000000000♠865 sq mi (7003224000000000000♠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	7005167301000000000♠167,301	7002729000000000000♠729 sq mi (7003188800000000000♠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)	7004199830000000000♠19,983	7002931000000000000♠931 sq mi (7003241100000000000♠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	7004151870000000000♠15,187	7002750000000000000♠750 sq mi (7003194200000000000♠1,942 km2)
Kaufman County	257	Kaufman	1848	Henderson County	David Spangler Kaufman, a Jewish Texas state senator and the second Jewish member of the United States House of Representatives	7005122883000000000♠122,883	7002786000000000000♠786 sq mi (7003203600000000000♠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	7004440260000000000♠44,026	7002662000000000000♠662 sq mi (7003171500000000000♠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	7002417000000000000♠417	7003145700000000000♠1,457 sq mi (7003377400000000000♠3,774 km2)
Kent County	263	Jayton	1876	Bexar County	Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	7002763000000000000♠763	7002902000000000000♠902 sq mi (7003233600000000000♠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	7004517200000000000♠51,720	7003110600000000000♠1,106 sq mi (7003286500000000000♠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)	7003441000000000000♠4,410	7003125100000000000♠1,251 sq mi (7003324000000000000♠3,240 km2)
King County	269	Guthrie	1876	Bexar County	William Phillip King, who died at the Battle of the Alamo	7002296000000000000♠296	7002912000000000000♠912 sq mi (7003236200000000000♠2,362 km2)
Kinney County	271	Brackettville	1850	Bexar County	Henry Lawrence Kinney, a Texas state senator and unsuccessful land speculator	7003374500000000000♠3,745	7003136400000000000♠1,364 sq mi (7003353300000000000♠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	7004310880000000000♠31,088	7002871000000000000♠871 sq mi (7003225600000000000♠2,256 km2)
Knox County	275	Benjamin	1858	Bexar County	Henry Knox, the first secretary of war of the United States (1785–1794)	7003371000000000000♠3,710	7002854000000000000♠854 sq mi (7003221200000000000♠2,212 km2)
Lamar County	277	Paris	1840	Red River County	Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar, the third president of the Republic of Texas (1838–1842)	7004495870000000000♠49,587	7002917000000000000♠917 sq mi (7003237500000000000♠2,375 km2)
Lamb County	279	Littlefield	1876	Bexar County	George A. Lamb, who died at the Battle of San Jacinto	7004132100000000000♠13,210	7003101600000000000♠1,016 sq mi (7003263100000000000♠2,631 km2)
Lampasas County	281	Lampasas	1856	Bell County, Coryell County and Travis County	The Lampasas River (Lampasas is Spanish for "lilies")	7004212070000000000♠21,207	7002712000000000000♠712 sq mi (7003184400000000000♠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	7003758400000000000♠7,584	7003148900000000000♠1,489 sq mi (7003385600000000000♠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")	7004200620000000000♠20,062	7002970000000000000♠970 sq mi (7003251200000000000♠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	7004171830000000000♠17,183	7002629000000000000♠629 sq mi (7003162900000000000♠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	7004172430000000000♠17,243	7003107200000000000♠1,072 sq mi (7003277600000000000♠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	7004836580000000000♠83,658	7003116000000000000♠1,160 sq mi (7003300400000000000♠3,004 km2)
Limestone County	293	Groesbeck	1846	Robertson County	The limestone deposits in the region	7004235270000000000♠23,527	7002909000000000000♠909 sq mi (7003235400000000000♠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)	7003337800000000000♠3,378	7002932000000000000♠932 sq mi (7003241400000000000♠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	7004121740000000000♠12,174	7003103600000000000♠1,036 sq mi (7003268300000000000♠2,683 km2)
Llano County	299	Llano	1856	Bexar County, Gillespie County	The Llano River (Llano is Spanish for "plains")	7004212100000000000♠21,210	7002935000000000000♠935 sq mi (7003242200000000000♠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	7002134000000000000♠134	7002673000000000000♠673 sq mi (7003174300000000000♠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	7005305225000000000♠305,225	7002900000000000000♠900 sq mi (7003233100000000000♠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	7003585900000000000♠5,859	7002892000000000000♠892 sq mi (7003231000000000000♠2,310 km2)
McCulloch County	307	Brady	1856	Bexar County	Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), veteran of San Jacinto, Texas Ranger, and Confederate general	7003795700000000000♠7,957	7003106900000000000♠1,069 sq mi (7003276900000000000♠2,769 km2)
McLennan County	309	Waco	1850	Limestone County and Milam County	Neil McLennan, an early settler in the future county	7005251259000000000♠251,259	7003104200000000000♠1,042 sq mi (7003269900000000000♠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	7002778000000000000♠778	7003111300000000000♠1,113 sq mi (7003288300000000000♠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)	7004142220000000000♠14,222	7002470000000000000♠470 sq mi (7003121700000000000♠1,217 km2)
Marion County	315	Jefferson	1860	Cass County	Francis Marion (1732–1795), American Revolutionary War general	7004100640000000000♠10,064	7002381000000000000♠381 sq mi (7002987000000000000♠987 km2)
Martin County	317	Stanton	1876	Bexar County	Wylie Martin, a Texas Revolutionary soldier and legislative representative for the Republic of Texas	7003562600000000000♠5,626	7002915000000000000♠915 sq mi (7003237000000000000♠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	7003422200000000000♠4,222	7002932000000000000♠932 sq mi (7003241400000000000♠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")	7004368400000000000♠36,840	7003111400000000000♠1,114 sq mi (7003288500000000000♠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	7004582160000000000♠58,216	7003128000000000000♠1,280 sq mi (7003331500000000000♠3,315 km2)
Medina County	325	Hondo	1848	Bexar County	The Medina River, named for Spanish engineer Pedro Medina	7004500660000000000♠50,066	7003132800000000000♠1,328 sq mi (7003344000000000000♠3,440 km2)
Menard County	327	Menard	1858	Bexar County	Michel Branamour Menard, the founder of Galveston, Texas	7003212400000000000♠2,124	7002902000000000000♠902 sq mi (7003233600000000000♠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)	7005165049000000000♠165,049	7002900000000000000♠900 sq mi (7003233100000000000♠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	7004250530000000000♠25,053	7003101700000000000♠1,017 sq mi (7003263400000000000♠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	7003492100000000000♠4,921	7002748000000000000♠748 sq mi (7003193700000000000♠1,937 km2)
Mitchell County	335	Colorado City	1876	Bexar County	Asa and Eli Mitchell, two early settlers and soldiers in the Texas Revolution	7003846800000000000♠8,468	7002910000000000000♠910 sq mi (7003235700000000000♠2,357 km2)
Montague County	337	Montague	1857	Cooke County	Daniel Montague, a state senator and early surveyor in the future county	7004195390000000000♠19,539	7002931000000000000♠931 sq mi (7003241100000000000♠2,411 km2)
Montgomery County	339	Conroe	1837	Washington County	Montgomery, Texas, which in turn was named for Montgomery County, Alabama, which was in turn named for Lemuel P. Montgomery	7005570934000000000♠570,934	7003104400000000000♠1,044 sq mi (7003270400000000000♠2,704 km2)
Moore County	341	Dumas	1876	Bexar County	Edwin Ward Moore (1810–1865), commodore of the Texan Navy	7004220970000000000♠22,097	7002900000000000000♠900 sq mi (7003233100000000000♠2,331 km2)
Morris County	343	Daingerfield	1875	Titus County	William Wright Morris, a planter and state legislator	7004124670000000000♠12,467	7002254000000000000♠254 sq mi (7002658000000000000♠658 km2)
Motley County	345	Matador	1876	Bexar County	Junius William Mottley, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence	7003123000000000000♠1,230	7002989000000000000♠989 sq mi (7003256100000000000♠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	7004655800000000000♠65,580	7002947000000000000♠947 sq mi (7003245300000000000♠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	7004487010000000000♠48,701	7003107100000000000♠1,071 sq mi (7003277400000000000♠2,774 km2)
Newton County	351	Newton	1846	Jasper County	John Newton (1755–1780), a veteran of the Revolutionary War	7004139520000000000♠13,952	7002933000000000000♠933 sq mi (7003241600000000000♠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	7004147700000000000♠14,770	7002912000000000000♠912 sq mi (7003236200000000000♠2,362 km2)
Nueces County	355	Corpus Christi	1846	San Patricio County	The Nueces River (Nueces is Spanish for "nuts")	7005361221000000000♠361,221	7002836000000000000♠836 sq mi (7003216500000000000♠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	7004100730000000000♠10,073	7002918000000000000♠918 sq mi (7003237800000000000♠2,378 km2)
Oldham County	359	Vega	1876	Bexar County	Williamson Simpson Oldham, a Confederate Senator for Texas	7003211400000000000♠2,114	7003150100000000000♠1,501 sq mi (7003388800000000000♠3,888 km2)
Orange County	361	Orange	1852	Jefferson County	An orange grove planted by early settlers at the mouth of the Sabine River	7004850470000000000♠85,047	7002356000000000000♠356 sq mi (7002922000000000000♠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")	7004285700000000000♠28,570	7002953000000000000♠953 sq mi (7003246800000000000♠2,468 km2)
Panola County	365	Carthage	1846	Harrison County and Shelby County	A Native American word for cotton.	7004232430000000000♠23,243	7002801000000000000♠801 sq mi (7003207500000000000♠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	7005133463000000000♠133,463	7002904000000000000♠904 sq mi (7003234100000000000♠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	7003984200000000000♠9,842	7002882000000000000♠882 sq mi (7003228400000000000♠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	7004156340000000000♠15,634	7003476400000000000♠4,764 sq mi (7004123390000000000♠12,339 km2)
Polk County	373	Livingston	1846	Liberty County	James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States (1845–1849)	7004491620000000000♠49,162	7003105700000000000♠1,057 sq mi (7003273800000000000♠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	7005120458000000000♠120,458	7002909000000000000♠909 sq mi (7003235400000000000♠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	7003715600000000000♠7,156	7003385600000000000♠3,856 sq mi (7003998700000000000♠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	7004117620000000000♠11,762	7002232000000000000♠232 sq mi (7002601000000000000♠601 km2)
Randall County	381	Canyon	1876	Bexar County	Horace Randal, a Confederate brigadier general in the Civil War	7005134442000000000♠134,442	7002914000000000000♠914 sq mi (7003236700000000000♠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	7003371000000000000♠3,710	7003117500000000000♠1,175 sq mi (7003304300000000000♠3,043 km2)
Real County	385	Leakey	1913	Bandera County, Edwards County and Kerr County	Julius Real, a rancher and state senator	7003342900000000000♠3,429	7002700000000000000♠700 sq mi (7003181300000000000♠1,813 km2)
Red River County	387	Clarksville	1836	One of the original 23 counties	The Red River of Texas	7004122290000000000♠12,229	7003105000000000000♠1,050 sq mi (7003271900000000000♠2,719 km2)
Reeves County	389	Pecos	1883	Pecos County	George Robertson Reeves, a Texas state representative and colonel in the Confederate army	7004152810000000000♠15,281	7003263600000000000♠2,636 sq mi (7003682700000000000♠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"	7003722400000000000♠7,224	7002770000000000000♠770 sq mi (7003199400000000000♠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	7002938000000000000♠938	7002924000000000000♠924 sq mi (7003239300000000000♠2,393 km2)
Robertson County	395	Franklin	1837	Bexar County, Milam County and Nacogdoches County	Sterling Clack Robertson, an empresario in Mexican Texas	7004172030000000000♠17,203	7002855000000000000♠855 sq mi (7003221400000000000♠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	7004967880000000000♠96,788	7002149000000000000♠149 sq mi (7002386000000000000♠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	7004102660000000000♠10,266	7003105400000000000♠1,054 sq mi (7003273000000000000♠2,730 km2)
Rusk County	401	Henderson	1843	Nacogdoches County	Thomas Jefferson Rusk (1803–1857), a general in the Texas Revolution	7004528330000000000♠52,833	7002924000000000000♠924 sq mi (7003239300000000000♠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")	7004104610000000000♠10,461	7002490000000000000♠490 sq mi (7003126900000000000♠1,269 km2)
San Augustine County	405	San Augustine	1836	One of the original 23 counties	Presumably Augustine of Hippo (354–430)	7003825300000000000♠8,253	7002528000000000000♠528 sq mi (7003136800000000000♠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	7004282700000000000♠28,270	7002571000000000000♠571 sq mi (7003147900000000000♠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	7004672150000000000♠67,215	7002692000000000000♠692 sq mi (7003179200000000000♠1,792 km2)
San Saba County	411	San Saba	1856	Bexar County	The San Saba River, discovered on the Catholic feast of Saint Sabbas	7003595900000000000♠5,959	7003113400000000000♠1,134 sq mi (7003293700000000000♠2,937 km2)
Schleicher County	413	Eldorado	1887	Crockett County	Gustav Schleicher, engineer and U.S. Congressman from Texas	7003300100000000000♠3,001	7003131100000000000♠1,311 sq mi (7003339500000000000♠3,395 km2)
Scurry County	415	Snyder	1876	Bexar County	William Read Scurry (1821–1864), a Texas state legislator and Confederate general	7004170500000000000♠17,050	7002903000000000000♠903 sq mi (7003233900000000000♠2,339 km2)
Shackelford County	417	Albany	1858	Bosque County	Jack Shackelford, a soldier of the Texas Revolution	7003332800000000000♠3,328	7002914000000000000♠914 sq mi (7003236700000000000♠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)	7004255130000000000♠25,513	7002794000000000000♠794 sq mi (7003205600000000000♠2,056 km2)
Sherman County	421	Stratford	1876	Bexar County	Sidney Sherman (1805–1873), a soldier in the Texas Revolution	7003306700000000000♠3,067	7002923000000000000♠923 sq mi (7003239100000000000♠2,391 km2)
Smith County	423	Tyler	1846	Nacogdoches County	James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution	7005227727000000000♠227,727	7002928000000000000♠928 sq mi (7003240400000000000♠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	7003884500000000000♠8,845	7002187000000000000♠187 sq mi (7002484000000000000♠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	7004644540000000000♠64,454	7003122300000000000♠1,223 sq mi (7003316800000000000♠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)	7003933700000000000♠9,337	7002895000000000000♠895 sq mi (7003231800000000000♠2,318 km2)
Sterling County	431	Sterling City	1891	Tom Green County	W. S. Sterling, an early rancher, buffalo hunter, and Native American fighter	7003129500000000000♠1,295	7002923000000000000♠923 sq mi (7003239100000000000♠2,391 km2)
Stonewall County	433	Aspermont	1876	Bexar County	Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (1824–1863), the famous Confederate General	7003138800000000000♠1,388	7002919000000000000♠919 sq mi (7003238000000000000♠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	7003376700000000000♠3,767	7003145400000000000♠1,454 sq mi (7003376600000000000♠3,766 km2)
Swisher County	437	Tulia	1876	Bexar County	James Gibson Swisher, a soldier of the Texas Revolution	7003751500000000000♠7,515	7002900000000000000♠900 sq mi (7003233100000000000♠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	7006205447500000000♠2,054,475	7002864000000000000♠864 sq mi (7003223800000000000♠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	7005136290000000000♠136,290	7002916000000000000♠916 sq mi (7003237200000000000♠2,372 km2)
Terrell County	443	Sanderson	1905	Pecos County	Alexander Watkins Terrell, attorney, judge, state legislator, diplomat, and Confederate cavalry officer	7002810000000000000♠810	7003235800000000000♠2,358 sq mi (7003610700000000000♠6,107 km2)
Terry County	445	Brownfield	1876	Bexar County	Frank Terry, a Confederate colonel and commander of Terry's Texas Rangers	7004127150000000000♠12,715	7002890000000000000♠890 sq mi (7003230500000000000♠2,305 km2)
Throckmorton County	447	Throckmorton	1858	Fannin County	William Edward Throckmorton, an early Collin County settler	7003152700000000000♠1,527	7002912000000000000♠912 sq mi (7003236200000000000♠2,362 km2)
Titus County	449	Mount Pleasant	1846	Bowie County	Andrew Jackson Titus, planter and Texas state representative	7004329040000000000♠32,904	7002411000000000000♠411 sq mi (7003106400000000000♠1,064 km2)
Tom Green County	451	San Angelo	1874	Bexar County	Thomas Green (1814–1864), a Confederate brigadier general	7005118019000000000♠118,019	7003152200000000000♠1,522 sq mi (7003394200000000000♠3,942 km2)
Travis County	453	Austin	1840	Bastrop County	William Barret Travis (1809–1836), the commander of the Texan forces at the Alamo	7006122669800000000♠1,226,698	7002989000000000000♠989 sq mi (7003256100000000000♠2,561 km2)
Trinity County	455	Groveton	1850	Houston County	The Trinity River, named for the spiritual concept of the Trinity	7004146670000000000♠14,667	7002693000000000000♠693 sq mi (7003179500000000000♠1,795 km2)
Tyler County	457	Woodville	1846	Liberty County	John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States (1841–1845)	7004215390000000000♠21,539	7002923000000000000♠923 sq mi (7003239100000000000♠2,391 km2)
Upshur County	459	Gilmer	1846	Harrison County	Abel Parker Upshur, the fifteenth secretary of state of the United States (1843–1844)	7004412810000000000♠41,281	7002588000000000000♠588 sq mi (7003152300000000000♠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	7003366300000000000♠3,663	7003124200000000000♠1,242 sq mi (7003321700000000000♠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	7004271320000000000♠27,132	7003155700000000000♠1,557 sq mi (7003403300000000000♠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")	7004492050000000000♠49,205	7003317100000000000♠3,171 sq mi (7003821300000000000♠8,213 km2)
Van Zandt County	467	Canton	1848	Henderson County	Isaac Van Zandt (1813–1847), attorney, Texas state representative, and diplomat	7004551820000000000♠55,182	7002849000000000000♠849 sq mi (7003219900000000000♠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)	7004920840000000000♠92,084	7002883000000000000♠883 sq mi (7003228700000000000♠2,287 km2)
Walker County	471	Huntsville	1846	Montgomery County	Samuel Hamilton Walker (1815–1847), a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Mexican–American War	7004722450000000000♠72,245	7002788000000000000♠788 sq mi (7003204100000000000♠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	7004513070000000000♠51,307	7002514000000000000♠514 sq mi (7003133100000000000♠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	7004114720000000000♠11,472	7002836000000000000♠836 sq mi (7003216500000000000♠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)	7004350430000000000♠35,043	7002609000000000000♠609 sq mi (7003157700000000000♠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	7005274794000000000♠274,794	7003335700000000000♠3,357 sq mi (7003869500000000000♠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	7004419680000000000♠41,968	7003109000000000000♠1,090 sq mi (7003282300000000000♠2,823 km2)
Wheeler County	483	Wheeler	1876	Bexar County	Royal Tyler Wheeler, the second Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court	7003535800000000000♠5,358	7002914000000000000♠914 sq mi (7003236700000000000♠2,367 km2)
Wichita County	485	Wichita Falls	1858	Cooke County	The Wichita Native American tribe	7005132000000000000♠132,000	7002628000000000000♠628 sq mi (7003162700000000000♠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	7004127640000000000♠12,764	7002971000000000000♠971 sq mi (7003251500000000000♠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	7004215840000000000♠21,584	7002597000000000000♠597 sq mi (7003154600000000000♠1,546 km2)
Williamson County	491	Georgetown	1848	Milam County	Robert McAlpin Williamson, a leader and veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto	7005547545000000000♠547,545	7003112400000000000♠1,124 sq mi (7003291100000000000♠2,911 km2)
Wilson County	493	Floresville	1860	Bexar County, Guadalupe County and Karnes County	James Charles Wilson, a Texas state senator (1851–1853)	7004493040000000000♠49,304	7002807000000000000♠807 sq mi (7003209000000000000♠2,090 km2)
Winkler County	495	Kermit	1887	Tom Green County	Clinton Winkler, an appeals court judge, Texas state representative, and Confederate colonel	7003757400000000000♠7,574	7002841000000000000♠841 sq mi (7003217800000000000♠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	7004661810000000000♠66,181	7002905000000000000♠905 sq mi (7003234400000000000♠2,344 km2)
Wood County	499	Quitman	1850	Van Zandt County	George Tyler Wood, the second governor of Texas (1847–1849)	7004443140000000000♠44,314	7002650000000000000♠650 sq mi (7003168300000000000♠1,683 km2)
Yoakum County	501	Plains	1876	Bexar County	Henderson King Yoakum (1810–1856), soldier, attorney, and Texas historian	7003856800000000000♠8,568	7002800000000000000♠800 sq mi (7003207200000000000♠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	7004179790000000000♠17,979	7002922000000000000♠922 sq mi (7003238800000000000♠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	7004143220000000000♠14,322	7002997000000000000♠997 sq mi (7003258200000000000♠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	7004119480000000000♠11,948	7003129900000000000♠1,299 sq mi (7003336400000000000♠3,364 km2)