Texas county geography overview
Texas has 254 counties, which places it 1st among the 50 state and District of Columbia maps in this atlas when ordered by number of county-level units. Their combined 261,260 square miles of land place the state 2nd by mapped land area.
The average county-level area is 1,029 square miles, while the median is 909 square miles. The median is often the better description of a typical unit because one or two very large areas can pull the average upward. The five largest units together account for about 9% of the state’s mapped land area.
Largest and smallest Texas counties
Brewster County is the largest county-level unit by land area at 6,183.8 square miles. It represents about 2% of all mapped land in Texas. At the other end of the range, Rockwall County has 127.2 square miles of land.
Largest by land area
- Brewster County6,183.8 sq mi
- Pecos County4,763.8 sq mi
- Hudspeth County4,570.5 sq mi
- Presidio County3,855.3 sq mi
- Culberson County3,812.2 sq mi
Smallest by land area
- Rockwall County127.2 sq mi
- Somervell County186.2 sq mi
- Camp County195.8 sq mi
- Rains County229.5 sq mi
- Morris County252 sq mi
Rankings use land area rather than total area. This avoids making coastal or lake counties appear larger solely because their boundaries include extensive water.
Alphabetical list of Texas counties
The table is alphabetical, so it works as a name and FIPS-code reference rather than an area ranking. Every identifier begins with the Texas state FIPS prefix 48. Land and water figures are rounded to one decimal place.
254 county-level areas
Download county data / numbered map key (CSV)| No. | Name | FIPS code | Land area | Water area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson County | 48001 | 1,062.6 sq mi | 15.4 sq mi |
| 2 | Andrews County | 48003 | 1,500.7 sq mi | 0.4 sq mi |
| 3 | Angelina County | 48005 | 797.9 sq mi | 66.9 sq mi |
| 4 | Aransas County | 48007 | 252.3 sq mi | 275.7 sq mi |
| 5 | Archer County | 48009 | 903.3 sq mi | 22.3 sq mi |
| 6 | Armstrong County | 48011 | 909.1 sq mi | 4.7 sq mi |
| 7 | Atascosa County | 48013 | 1,219.5 sq mi | 1.9 sq mi |
| 8 | Austin County | 48015 | 646.5 sq mi | 9.9 sq mi |
| 9 | Bailey County | 48017 | 827 sq mi | 0.7 sq mi |
| 10 | Bandera County | 48019 | 791 sq mi | 6.7 sq mi |
| 11 | Bastrop County | 48021 | 888.2 sq mi | 7.3 sq mi |
| 12 | Baylor County | 48023 | 867.5 sq mi | 33.6 sq mi |
| 13 | Bee County | 48025 | 880.2 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 14 | Bell County | 48027 | 1,053.8 sq mi | 36.4 sq mi |
| 15 | Bexar County | 48029 | 1,240.4 sq mi | 15.7 sq mi |
| 16 | Blanco County | 48031 | 709.3 sq mi | 4.2 sq mi |
| 17 | Borden County | 48033 | 897.4 sq mi | 8.6 sq mi |
| 18 | Bosque County | 48035 | 983 sq mi | 19.6 sq mi |
| 19 | Bowie County | 48037 | 884.9 sq mi | 38 sq mi |
| 20 | Brazoria County | 48039 | 1,363.3 sq mi | 245.3 sq mi |
| 21 | Brazos County | 48041 | 586.1 sq mi | 5.1 sq mi |
| 22 | Brewster County | 48043 | 6,183.8 sq mi | 8.5 sq mi |
| 23 | Briscoe County | 48045 | 900 sq mi | 1.6 sq mi |
| 24 | Brooks County | 48047 | 943.4 sq mi | 0.3 sq mi |
| 25 | Brown County | 48049 | 944.5 sq mi | 12.5 sq mi |
| 26 | Burleson County | 48051 | 659.1 sq mi | 17.8 sq mi |
| 27 | Burnet County | 48053 | 994.8 sq mi | 26.9 sq mi |
| 28 | Caldwell County | 48055 | 544.5 sq mi | 1.9 sq mi |
| 29 | Calhoun County | 48057 | 506.9 sq mi | 525.7 sq mi |
| 30 | Callahan County | 48059 | 899.4 sq mi | 1.9 sq mi |
| 31 | Cameron County | 48061 | 891.7 sq mi | 388 sq mi |
| 32 | Camp County | 48063 | 195.8 sq mi | 7.4 sq mi |
| 33 | Carson County | 48065 | 920.2 sq mi | 3.9 sq mi |
| 34 | Cass County | 48067 | 936.9 sq mi | 23.4 sq mi |
| 35 | Castro County | 48069 | 894.4 sq mi | 4.8 sq mi |
| 36 | Chambers County | 48071 | 597.2 sq mi | 273.9 sq mi |
| 37 | Cherokee County | 48073 | 1,053 sq mi | 9.2 sq mi |
| 38 | Childress County | 48075 | 696.5 sq mi | 17.2 sq mi |
| 39 | Clay County | 48077 | 1,088.8 sq mi | 28 sq mi |
| 40 | Cochran County | 48079 | 775.1 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 41 | Coke County | 48081 | 911.6 sq mi | 16.3 sq mi |
| 42 | Coleman County | 48083 | 1,263 sq mi | 18.5 sq mi |
| 43 | Collin County | 48085 | 841.5 sq mi | 44.4 sq mi |
| 44 | Collingsworth County | 48087 | 918.4 sq mi | 0.9 sq mi |
| 45 | Colorado County | 48089 | 960.3 sq mi | 13.4 sq mi |
| 46 | Comal County | 48091 | 559.5 sq mi | 15.3 sq mi |
| 47 | Comanche County | 48093 | 937.8 sq mi | 9.9 sq mi |
| 48 | Concho County | 48095 | 983.8 sq mi | 9.9 sq mi |
| 49 | Cooke County | 48097 | 874.8 sq mi | 23.7 sq mi |
| 50 | Coryell County | 48099 | 1,052.2 sq mi | 4.6 sq mi |
| 51 | Cottle County | 48101 | 900.6 sq mi | 1.1 sq mi |
| 52 | Crane County | 48103 | 785.1 sq mi | 0.7 sq mi |
| 53 | Crockett County | 48105 | 2,807.3 sq mi | 0 sq mi |
| 54 | Crosby County | 48107 | 900.2 sq mi | 1.5 sq mi |
| 55 | Culberson County | 48109 | 3,812.2 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 56 | Dallam County | 48111 | 1,503.4 sq mi | 1.8 sq mi |
| 57 | Dallas County | 48113 | 873.2 sq mi | 35.5 sq mi |
| 58 | Dawson County | 48115 | 900.3 sq mi | 1.8 sq mi |
| 59 | Deaf Smith County | 48117 | 1,496.8 sq mi | 1.5 sq mi |
| 60 | Delta County | 48119 | 256.8 sq mi | 21.1 sq mi |
| 61 | Denton County | 48121 | 878.8 sq mi | 72.9 sq mi |
| 62 | DeWitt County | 48123 | 909 sq mi | 1.5 sq mi |
| 63 | Dickens County | 48125 | 901.7 sq mi | 3.5 sq mi |
| 64 | Dimmit County | 48127 | 1,328.9 sq mi | 5.6 sq mi |
| 65 | Donley County | 48129 | 927 sq mi | 6 sq mi |
| 66 | Duval County | 48131 | 1,793.5 sq mi | 2.1 sq mi |
| 67 | Eastland County | 48133 | 926.5 sq mi | 5.4 sq mi |
| 68 | Ector County | 48135 | 897.9 sq mi | 3.9 sq mi |
| 69 | Edwards County | 48137 | 2,117.9 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
| 70 | El Paso County | 48141 | 1,013.5 sq mi | 1.8 sq mi |
| 71 | Ellis County | 48139 | 935.8 sq mi | 16.2 sq mi |
| 72 | Erath County | 48143 | 1,083.2 sq mi | 6.6 sq mi |
| 73 | Falls County | 48145 | 765.5 sq mi | 8.4 sq mi |
| 74 | Fannin County | 48147 | 877.9 sq mi | 20.9 sq mi |
| 75 | Fayette County | 48149 | 949.9 sq mi | 9.9 sq mi |
| 76 | Fisher County | 48151 | 899 sq mi | 2.8 sq mi |
| 77 | Floyd County | 48153 | 992.1 sq mi | 0.4 sq mi |
| 78 | Foard County | 48155 | 704.4 sq mi | 3.3 sq mi |
| 79 | Fort Bend County | 48157 | 862.1 sq mi | 23.4 sq mi |
| 80 | Franklin County | 48159 | 284.4 sq mi | 10.4 sq mi |
| 81 | Freestone County | 48161 | 877.7 sq mi | 14.3 sq mi |
| 82 | Frio County | 48163 | 1,133.5 sq mi | 0.8 sq mi |
| 83 | Gaines County | 48165 | 1,502.4 sq mi | 0.5 sq mi |
| 84 | Galveston County | 48167 | 379.4 sq mi | 494.5 sq mi |
| 85 | Garza County | 48169 | 893.4 sq mi | 2.8 sq mi |
| 86 | Gillespie County | 48171 | 1,058.2 sq mi | 3.5 sq mi |
| 87 | Glasscock County | 48173 | 900.2 sq mi | 0.9 sq mi |
| 88 | Goliad County | 48175 | 852 sq mi | 7.4 sq mi |
| 89 | Gonzales County | 48177 | 1,066.7 sq mi | 3.2 sq mi |
| 90 | Gray County | 48179 | 926 sq mi | 3.4 sq mi |
| 91 | Grayson County | 48181 | 932.8 sq mi | 46.4 sq mi |
| 92 | Gregg County | 48183 | 273.4 sq mi | 2.4 sq mi |
| 93 | Grimes County | 48185 | 787.5 sq mi | 14.1 sq mi |
| 94 | Guadalupe County | 48187 | 711.3 sq mi | 3.5 sq mi |
| 95 | Hale County | 48189 | 1,004.7 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 96 | Hall County | 48191 | 883.5 sq mi | 20.6 sq mi |
| 97 | Hamilton County | 48193 | 835.9 sq mi | 0.5 sq mi |
| 98 | Hansford County | 48195 | 919.8 sq mi | 0.6 sq mi |
| 99 | Hardeman County | 48197 | 695.1 sq mi | 1.8 sq mi |
| 100 | Hardin County | 48199 | 890.6 sq mi | 6.9 sq mi |
| 101 | Harris County | 48201 | 1,707.1 sq mi | 69.9 sq mi |
| 102 | Harrison County | 48203 | 900.1 sq mi | 15.7 sq mi |
| 103 | Hartley County | 48205 | 1,462 sq mi | 1.2 sq mi |
| 104 | Haskell County | 48207 | 903.1 sq mi | 7.1 sq mi |
| 105 | Hays County | 48209 | 676.9 sq mi | 1.9 sq mi |
| 106 | Hemphill County | 48211 | 906.3 sq mi | 5.9 sq mi |
| 107 | Henderson County | 48213 | 873.8 sq mi | 74.6 sq mi |
| 108 | Hidalgo County | 48215 | 1,571.2 sq mi | 11.6 sq mi |
| 109 | Hill County | 48217 | 958.9 sq mi | 26.9 sq mi |
| 110 | Hockley County | 48219 | 908.4 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 111 | Hood County | 48221 | 420.7 sq mi | 16.1 sq mi |
| 112 | Hopkins County | 48223 | 767.4 sq mi | 25.3 sq mi |
| 113 | Houston County | 48225 | 1,231 sq mi | 5.6 sq mi |
| 114 | Howard County | 48227 | 900.8 sq mi | 3.4 sq mi |
| 115 | Hudspeth County | 48229 | 4,570.5 sq mi | 0.8 sq mi |
| 116 | Hunt County | 48231 | 840.4 sq mi | 41.6 sq mi |
| 117 | Hutchinson County | 48233 | 887.4 sq mi | 7.5 sq mi |
| 118 | Irion County | 48235 | 1,051.5 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 119 | Jack County | 48237 | 911 sq mi | 9.2 sq mi |
| 120 | Jackson County | 48239 | 829.4 sq mi | 27.4 sq mi |
| 121 | Jasper County | 48241 | 938.7 sq mi | 31 sq mi |
| 122 | Jeff Davis County | 48243 | 2,264.6 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 123 | Jefferson County | 48245 | 876.7 sq mi | 236 sq mi |
| 124 | Jim Hogg County | 48247 | 1,136.2 sq mi | 0 sq mi |
| 125 | Jim Wells County | 48249 | 865.2 sq mi | 3.4 sq mi |
| 126 | Johnson County | 48251 | 725.1 sq mi | 9.2 sq mi |
| 127 | Jones County | 48253 | 928.6 sq mi | 8.5 sq mi |
| 128 | Karnes County | 48255 | 747.8 sq mi | 5.8 sq mi |
| 129 | Kaufman County | 48257 | 780.7 sq mi | 26.8 sq mi |
| 130 | Kendall County | 48259 | 662.5 sq mi | 0.6 sq mi |
| 131 | Kenedy County | 48261 | 1,458.6 sq mi | 487.2 sq mi |
| 132 | Kent County | 48263 | 902.5 sq mi | 0.4 sq mi |
| 133 | Kerr County | 48265 | 1,103.3 sq mi | 3.9 sq mi |
| 134 | Kimble County | 48267 | 1,251 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 135 | King County | 48269 | 910.9 sq mi | 2.5 sq mi |
| 136 | Kinney County | 48271 | 1,360.5 sq mi | 4.6 sq mi |
| 137 | Kleberg County | 48273 | 881.3 sq mi | 208.9 sq mi |
| 138 | Knox County | 48275 | 850.6 sq mi | 4.9 sq mi |
| 139 | La Salle County | 48283 | 1,486.7 sq mi | 7.5 sq mi |
| 140 | Lamar County | 48277 | 907.3 sq mi | 25.8 sq mi |
| 141 | Lamb County | 48279 | 1,016.2 sq mi | 1.5 sq mi |
| 142 | Lampasas County | 48281 | 712.5 sq mi | 1.1 sq mi |
| 143 | Lavaca County | 48285 | 969.7 sq mi | 0.7 sq mi |
| 144 | Lee County | 48287 | 629.1 sq mi | 5 sq mi |
| 145 | Leon County | 48289 | 1,073.2 sq mi | 7.5 sq mi |
| 146 | Liberty County | 48291 | 1,158.5 sq mi | 17.9 sq mi |
| 147 | Limestone County | 48293 | 905.4 sq mi | 27.7 sq mi |
| 148 | Lipscomb County | 48295 | 932.2 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 149 | Live Oak County | 48297 | 1,039.7 sq mi | 39.2 sq mi |
| 150 | Llano County | 48299 | 934.1 sq mi | 31.8 sq mi |
| 151 | Loving County | 48301 | 668.8 sq mi | 7.7 sq mi |
| 152 | Lubbock County | 48303 | 895.6 sq mi | 5.1 sq mi |
| 153 | Lynn County | 48305 | 891.9 sq mi | 1.6 sq mi |
| 154 | Madison County | 48313 | 466.1 sq mi | 6.3 sq mi |
| 155 | Marion County | 48315 | 380.9 sq mi | 39.4 sq mi |
| 156 | Martin County | 48317 | 915 sq mi | 0.7 sq mi |
| 157 | Mason County | 48319 | 928.8 sq mi | 3.4 sq mi |
| 158 | Matagorda County | 48321 | 1,093.1 sq mi | 519.4 sq mi |
| 159 | Maverick County | 48323 | 1,279.5 sq mi | 12.3 sq mi |
| 160 | McCulloch County | 48307 | 1,065.6 sq mi | 7.8 sq mi |
| 161 | McLennan County | 48309 | 1,036.7 sq mi | 23.5 sq mi |
| 162 | McMullen County | 48311 | 1,139.8 sq mi | 17 sq mi |
| 163 | Medina County | 48325 | 1,325.4 sq mi | 9.2 sq mi |
| 164 | Menard County | 48327 | 902 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 165 | Midland County | 48329 | 900.4 sq mi | 1.6 sq mi |
| 166 | Milam County | 48331 | 1,016.4 sq mi | 4.6 sq mi |
| 167 | Mills County | 48333 | 748.2 sq mi | 1.6 sq mi |
| 168 | Mitchell County | 48335 | 911.1 sq mi | 4.8 sq mi |
| 169 | Montague County | 48337 | 930.9 sq mi | 7.4 sq mi |
| 170 | Montgomery County | 48339 | 1,042.2 sq mi | 34.7 sq mi |
| 171 | Moore County | 48341 | 899.7 sq mi | 9.9 sq mi |
| 172 | Morris County | 48343 | 252 sq mi | 6.7 sq mi |
| 173 | Motley County | 48345 | 989.6 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 174 | Nacogdoches County | 48347 | 946.3 sq mi | 34.6 sq mi |
| 175 | Navarro County | 48349 | 1,009.7 sq mi | 76.3 sq mi |
| 176 | Newton County | 48351 | 933.7 sq mi | 6.1 sq mi |
| 177 | Nolan County | 48353 | 912 sq mi | 2 sq mi |
| 178 | Nueces County | 48355 | 839.4 sq mi | 326.2 sq mi |
| 179 | Ochiltree County | 48357 | 917.7 sq mi | 0.5 sq mi |
| 180 | Oldham County | 48359 | 1,500.5 sq mi | 0.9 sq mi |
| 181 | Orange County | 48361 | 333.8 sq mi | 45.7 sq mi |
| 182 | Palo Pinto County | 48363 | 952.5 sq mi | 33 sq mi |
| 183 | Panola County | 48365 | 811.4 sq mi | 10 sq mi |
| 184 | Parker County | 48367 | 903.7 sq mi | 6.4 sq mi |
| 185 | Parmer County | 48369 | 880.8 sq mi | 4.4 sq mi |
| 186 | Pecos County | 48371 | 4,763.8 sq mi | 1 sq mi |
| 187 | Polk County | 48373 | 1,057.1 sq mi | 52.6 sq mi |
| 188 | Potter County | 48375 | 908.4 sq mi | 13.6 sq mi |
| 189 | Presidio County | 48377 | 3,855.3 sq mi | 0.7 sq mi |
| 190 | Rains County | 48379 | 229.5 sq mi | 29.3 sq mi |
| 191 | Randall County | 48381 | 912.7 sq mi | 9.7 sq mi |
| 192 | Reagan County | 48383 | 1,175.3 sq mi | 0.7 sq mi |
| 193 | Real County | 48385 | 699.2 sq mi | 0.9 sq mi |
| 194 | Red River County | 48387 | 1,043.9 sq mi | 12.8 sq mi |
| 195 | Reeves County | 48389 | 2,635.4 sq mi | 6.7 sq mi |
| 196 | Refugio County | 48391 | 770.5 sq mi | 47.8 sq mi |
| 197 | Roberts County | 48393 | 924.1 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 198 | Robertson County | 48395 | 855.2 sq mi | 10.6 sq mi |
| 199 | Rockwall County | 48397 | 127.2 sq mi | 21.7 sq mi |
| 200 | Runnels County | 48399 | 1,051.1 sq mi | 6 sq mi |
| 201 | Rusk County | 48401 | 924.2 sq mi | 14.4 sq mi |
| 202 | Sabine County | 48403 | 491.7 sq mi | 84.9 sq mi |
| 203 | San Augustine County | 48405 | 530.7 sq mi | 61.6 sq mi |
| 204 | San Jacinto County | 48407 | 569.2 sq mi | 58.7 sq mi |
| 205 | San Patricio County | 48409 | 693.3 sq mi | 14.5 sq mi |
| 206 | San Saba County | 48411 | 1,135.3 sq mi | 3.2 sq mi |
| 207 | Schleicher County | 48413 | 1,310.6 sq mi | 0 sq mi |
| 208 | Scurry County | 48415 | 905.4 sq mi | 2.1 sq mi |
| 209 | Shackelford County | 48417 | 914.3 sq mi | 1.3 sq mi |
| 210 | Shelby County | 48419 | 795.6 sq mi | 39 sq mi |
| 211 | Sherman County | 48421 | 922.9 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 212 | Smith County | 48423 | 921.5 sq mi | 28.2 sq mi |
| 213 | Somervell County | 48425 | 186.2 sq mi | 5.5 sq mi |
| 214 | Starr County | 48427 | 1,223.2 sq mi | 5.9 sq mi |
| 215 | Stephens County | 48429 | 896.7 sq mi | 24.8 sq mi |
| 216 | Sterling County | 48431 | 923.4 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 217 | Stonewall County | 48433 | 916.3 sq mi | 3.9 sq mi |
| 218 | Sutton County | 48435 | 1,453.9 sq mi | 0.5 sq mi |
| 219 | Swisher County | 48437 | 890.2 sq mi | 10.5 sq mi |
| 220 | Tarrant County | 48439 | 865.4 sq mi | 38.4 sq mi |
| 221 | Taylor County | 48441 | 915.5 sq mi | 3.8 sq mi |
| 222 | Terrell County | 48443 | 2,358 sq mi | 0.1 sq mi |
| 223 | Terry County | 48445 | 888.9 sq mi | 2.1 sq mi |
| 224 | Throckmorton County | 48447 | 912.6 sq mi | 2.9 sq mi |
| 225 | Titus County | 48449 | 406.3 sq mi | 19.3 sq mi |
| 226 | Tom Green County | 48451 | 1,522.3 sq mi | 18.2 sq mi |
| 227 | Travis County | 48453 | 994.3 sq mi | 30.7 sq mi |
| 228 | Trinity County | 48455 | 693.9 sq mi | 20.1 sq mi |
| 229 | Tyler County | 48457 | 924.4 sq mi | 11.2 sq mi |
| 230 | Upshur County | 48459 | 583 sq mi | 9.6 sq mi |
| 231 | Upton County | 48461 | 1,241.3 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 232 | Uvalde County | 48463 | 1,551.9 sq mi | 6.7 sq mi |
| 233 | Val Verde County | 48465 | 3,144.7 sq mi | 87.9 sq mi |
| 234 | Van Zandt County | 48467 | 842.6 sq mi | 17 sq mi |
| 235 | Victoria County | 48469 | 882.1 sq mi | 6.7 sq mi |
| 236 | Walker County | 48471 | 784.2 sq mi | 17.3 sq mi |
| 237 | Waller County | 48473 | 513.3 sq mi | 4.6 sq mi |
| 238 | Ward County | 48475 | 835.6 sq mi | 0.2 sq mi |
| 239 | Washington County | 48477 | 604.2 sq mi | 17.6 sq mi |
| 240 | Webb County | 48479 | 3,361.5 sq mi | 14.1 sq mi |
| 241 | Wharton County | 48481 | 1,086.1 sq mi | 8.2 sq mi |
| 242 | Wheeler County | 48483 | 914.5 sq mi | 0.9 sq mi |
| 243 | Wichita County | 48485 | 627.6 sq mi | 5.3 sq mi |
| 244 | Wilbarger County | 48487 | 970.9 sq mi | 7 sq mi |
| 245 | Willacy County | 48489 | 590.6 sq mi | 194.2 sq mi |
| 246 | Williamson County | 48491 | 1,115.9 sq mi | 16 sq mi |
| 247 | Wilson County | 48493 | 803.7 sq mi | 4.7 sq mi |
| 248 | Winkler County | 48495 | 841.3 sq mi | 0 sq mi |
| 249 | Wise County | 48497 | 904.5 sq mi | 18.1 sq mi |
| 250 | Wood County | 48499 | 645.2 sq mi | 50.5 sq mi |
| 251 | Yoakum County | 48501 | 799.7 sq mi | 0 sq mi |
| 252 | Young County | 48503 | 914.5 sq mi | 16.4 sq mi |
| 253 | Zapata County | 48505 | 998.4 sq mi | 59.6 sq mi |
| 254 | Zavala County | 48507 | 1,297.4 sq mi | 4.3 sq mi |
How to read and use this map
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Frequently asked questions
How many counties are in Texas?
Texas has 254 counties in the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 cartographic boundary file.
Can I print this Texas county map?
Yes. Choose Download / print and select PDF for a landscape Letter page, PNG for an image, or SVG for editable vector artwork. Because the map is SVG, its boundary lines stay sharp when scaled.
What is the largest county in Texas?
Brewster County is the largest by land area in this dataset at 6,183.8 square miles. This is an area ranking, not a population ranking.
What is the smallest county in Texas?
Rockwall County is the smallest by land area in this dataset at 127.2 square miles.
Are these legal survey boundaries?
No. This is a generalized reference map. Property, parcel, election, and legal boundary questions should be checked with the relevant state or local agency.
Map source
U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary File, Counties, 1:5,000,000. Land and water area fields are supplied in the same file and converted from square meters to square miles. Accessed September 27, 2026.