Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Texas

Texas counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Texas by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Kenedy County leads at -90.8%.

Among cities & places, Amada Acres leads at -100.0%.

Counties

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Kenedy County	-90.8%
2	Loving County	-44.9%
3	Glasscock County	-29.1%
4	Edwards County	-27.4%
5	Dickens County	-25.5%
6	Hudspeth County	-24.6%
7	Jeff Davis County	-22.4%
8	Zavala County	-20.8%
9	Cottle County	-20.7%
10	Sherman County	-20.4%
11	King County	-20.3%
12	McMullen County	-19.5%
13	Schleicher County	-18.7%
14	Dimmit County	-18.5%
15	Crockett County	-17.3%
16	Real County	-17.2%
17	Hemphill County	-17.1%
18	Briscoe County	-16.1%
19	Stonewall County	-15.7%
20	Foard County	-15.4%
21	Reeves County	-14.7%
22	Kinney County	-14.2%
23	Sutton County	-13.5%
24	Reagan County	-13.5%
25	Presidio County	-13.4%
26	Crosby County	-13.1%
27	Duval County	-12.8%
28	Lipscomb County	-12.8%
29	Cochran County	-12.7%
30	Newton County	-12.4%
31	Yoakum County	-12.1%
32	Upton County	-11.8%
33	Irion County	-11.6%
34	Hardeman County	-10.5%
35	Garza County	-10.5%
36	Knox County	-10.3%
37	Frio County	-9.3%
38	Howard County	-8.9%
39	Floyd County	-8.8%
40	Jim Hogg County	-8.3%
41	Wheeler County	-8.2%
42	Calhoun County	-8.1%
43	Mills County	-8.0%
44	Collingsworth County	-7.9%
45	Uvalde County	-7.8%
46	Jasper County	-7.6%
47	Martin County	-7.4%
48	Menard County	-7.3%
49	Hall County	-7.3%
50	Hockley County	-7.0%
51	Coleman County	-6.8%
52	Leon County	-6.7%
53	Tyler County	-6.7%
54	Childress County	-6.6%
55	Terry County	-6.6%
56	Hartley County	-6.4%
57	Willacy County	-6.3%
58	La Salle County	-6.3%
59	Refugio County	-6.3%
60	Goliad County	-6.2%
61	Hansford County	-6.1%
62	McCulloch County	-6.1%
63	Swisher County	-6.1%
64	Haskell County	-5.9%
65	Live Oak County	-5.7%
66	Gray County	-5.7%
67	Mason County	-5.6%
68	Trinity County	-5.3%
69	Limestone County	-5.3%
70	Pecos County	-5.3%
71	Jim Wells County	-5.1%
72	Fisher County	-5.1%
73	Terrell County	-5.0%
74	Bee County	-4.9%
75	Cass County	-4.9%
76	Shelby County	-4.9%
77	San Augustine County	-4.8%
78	Karnes County	-4.7%
79	Hale County	-4.7%
80	Gonzales County	-4.7%
81	Armstrong County	-4.6%
82	Red River County	-4.5%
83	Sabine County	-4.5%
84	Castro County	-4.5%
85	Madison County	-4.4%
86	Hutchinson County	-4.4%
87	Winkler County	-4.2%
88	Titus County	-4.2%
89	Houston County	-4.0%
90	Dawson County	-3.9%
91	Runnels County	-3.9%
92	Marion County	-3.9%
93	Shackelford County	-3.9%
94	Crane County	-3.7%
95	Ward County	-3.5%
96	Carson County	-3.4%
97	Baylor County	-3.2%
98	San Saba County	-3.2%
99	Zapata County	-3.1%
100	Panola County	-3.0%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Amada Acres	-100.0%
2	Amaya	-100.0%
3	Buena Vista	-100.0%
4	Casas	-100.0%
5	El Camino Angosto	-100.0%
6	El Indio	-100.0%
7	Elias-Fela Solis	-100.0%
8	Falcon Heights	-100.0%
9	Falconaire	-100.0%
10	Fernando Salinas	-100.0%
11	Fowlerton	-100.0%
12	H. Cuellar Estates	-100.0%
13	La Coma	-100.0%
14	Loma Linda West	-100.0%
15	Longoria	-100.0%
16	Los Huisaches	-100.0%
17	Los Minerales	-100.0%
18	Los Nopalitos	-100.0%
19	Los Ybanez	-100.0%
20	New Falcon	-100.0%
21	Ramireno	-100.0%
22	Ramirez-Perez	-100.0%
23	Rivereno	-100.0%
24	Santa Anna	-100.0%
25	Santel	-100.0%
26	Thompsonville	-100.0%
27	Yznaga	-100.0%
28	Ranchitos East	-96.0%
29	Rancho Chico	-93.4%
30	Sarita	-91.0%
31	Garceno	-90.6%
32	La Paloma Ranchettes	-90.0%
33	Tierra Verde	-88.9%
34	Loma Linda East	-88.5%
35	Los Ebanos	-87.9%
36	Realitos	-87.8%
37	Normanna	-87.6%
38	Gutierrez	-86.3%
39	Radar Base	-85.2%
40	Ramos	-82.1%
41	Villa del Sol	-81.8%
42	Moore	-80.9%
43	Concepcion	-80.3%
44	Dodson	-80.0%
45	Lago	-79.7%
46	Olmito and Olmito	-79.3%
47	Wildwood	-77.6%
48	Juarez	-77.0%
49	Ranchitos del Norte	-76.4%
50	Garden City	-75.6%
51	Edgewater Estates	-75.3%
52	Fronton Ranchettes	-74.9%
53	Eugenio Saenz	-74.5%
54	Iago	-74.3%
55	Bonanza Hills	-74.2%
56	LopeÃ±o	-72.9%
57	Tierra Grande	-72.5%
58	Toyah	-71.9%
59	Chula Vista	-70.4%
60	El Quiote	-70.3%
61	Cantu Addition	-69.6%
62	Loop	-69.3%
63	Goree	-69.1%
64	Boys Ranch	-68.7%
65	La Paloma Addition	-68.3%
66	La Carla	-68.0%
67	Lolita	-67.4%
68	Sandia	-66.9%
69	Dell City	-66.4%
70	Domino	-66.2%
71	Lake Meredith Estates	-66.0%
72	Damon	-65.6%
73	Lasana	-65.2%
74	Agua Dulce	-64.8%
75	Impact	-64.6%
76	Catarina	-63.6%
77	Ranchos Penitas West	-63.5%
78	Sadler	-63.1%
79	Airport Road Addition	-63.1%
80	Spofford	-62.6%
81	Barstow	-62.5%
82	Glidden	-62.1%
83	Cedar Point	-59.9%
84	Round Mountain	-59.7%
85	Los Veteranos II	-59.4%
86	Palmview South	-58.8%
87	Miller's Cove	-58.7%
88	Mentone	-58.6%
89	Spade	-57.7%
90	El Chaparral	-57.5%
91	Los Arcos	-57.1%
92	Las Palmas II	-56.8%
93	Del Mar Heights	-56.8%
94	B and E	-56.7%
95	Loma Vista	-56.5%
96	Redland	-56.3%
97	Putnam	-55.9%
98	Iglesia Antigua	-55.5%
99	Relampago	-55.4%
100	New Home	-55.0%

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