Texas statistical areas explained

The U.S. currently has 80 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 13 combined statistical areas, 26 metropolitan statistical areas, and 41 micropolitan statistical areas in Texas.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA, encompassing the area around the twin cities of Dallas and Fort Worth in the northern part of the state.

Owing to its large area and population - the second-highest amongst the 50 states in both respects[2] [3] - Texas contains the most statistical areas of any state.

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The 80 United States statistical areas and 254 counties of the State of Texas

Combined statistical area2023 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2023 population (est.)County2023 population (est.)Metropolitan division2023 population (est.)
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA8,654,750
8,605,783 		Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA8,100,037Dallas County, Texas2,606,358Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX MD5,462,593
Collin County, Texas1,195,359
Denton County, Texas1,007,703
Ellis County, Texas222,829
Kaufman County, Texas185,690
Rockwall County, Texas131,307
Hunt County, Texas113,347
Tarrant County, Texas2,182,947Fort Worth-Arlington-Grapevine, TX MD2,637,444
Johnson County, Texas202,906
Parker County, Texas173,494
Wise County, Texas78,097
Sherman-Denison, TX MSA146,907Grayson County, Texas146,907none
Athens, TX μSA86,158Henderson County, Texas86,158
Granbury, TX μSA67,774Hood County, Texas67,774
Corsicana, TX μSA55,635Navarro County, Texas55,635
Durant, OK μSA48,967Bryan County, Oklahoma48,967
Gainesville, TX μSA43,782Cooke County, Texas43,782
Sulphur Springs, TX μSA38,172Hopkins County, Texas38,172
Bonham, TX μSA37,571Fannin County, Texas37,571
Mineral Wells, TX μSA29,747Palo Pinto County, Texas29,747
Houston-Pasadena, TX CSA7,706,626Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX MSA7,510,253Harris County, Texas4,835,125
Fort Bend County, Texas916,778
Montgomery County, Texas711,354
Brazoria County, Texas398,938
Galveston County, Texas361,744
Liberty County, Texas108,272
Waller County, Texas63,553
Chambers County, Texas53,876
Austin County, Texas31,677
San Jacinto County, Texas28,936
Huntsville, TX μSA81,268Walker County, Texas81,268
El Campo, TX μSA41,739Wharton County, Texas41,739
Brenham, TX μSA37,007Washington County, Texas37,007
Bay City, TX μSA36,359Matagorda County, Texas36,359
San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX CSA2,785,647San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX MSA2,703,999Bexar County, Texas2,086,679
Comal County, Texas193,928
Guadalupe County, Texas188,454
Medina County, Texas54,797
Wilson County, Texas54,183
Atascosa County, Texas51,784
Kendall County, Texas50,537
Bandera County, Texas22,637
Kerrville, TX μSA53,915Kerr County, Texas53,915
Fredericksburg, TX μSA27,733Gillespie County, Texas27,733
noneAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA2,473,275Travis County, Texas1,334,961
Williamson County, Texas697,191
Hays County, Texas280,486
Bastrop County, Texas110,778
Caldwell County, Texas49,859
McAllen-Edinburg, TX CSA964,405McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX MSA898,471Hidalgo County, Texas898,471
Rio Grande City-Roma, TX μSA65,934Starr County, Texas65,934
El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA1,098,541
873,331 (TX)		El Paso, TX MSA873,331El Paso County, Texas869,880
Hudspeth County, Texas3,451
Las Cruces, NM MSA225,210Doña Ana County, New Mexico225,210
Corpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX CSA535,257Corpus Christi, TX MSA448,323Nueces County, Texas352,289
San Patricio County, Texas70,660
Aransas County, Texas25,374
Alice, TX μSA45,510Jim Wells County, Texas38,662
Brooks County, Texas6,848
Kingsville, TX μSA30,069Kleberg County, Texas30,069
noneKilleen-Temple, TX MSA501,333Bell County, Texas393,193
Coryell County, Texas84,878
Lampasas County, Texas23,262
Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA446,747Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA426,710Cameron County, Texas426,710
Raymondville, TX μSA20,037Willacy County, Texas20,037
Lubbock-Plainview, TX CSA396,955Lubbock, TX MSA360,104Lubbock County, Texas320,940
Hockley County, Texas21,460
Lynn County, Texas5,761
Crosby County, Texas4,917
Garza County, Texas4,517
Cochran County, Texas2,509
Plainview, TX μSA36,851Hale County, Texas31,761
Floyd County, Texas5,090
noneBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA395,479Jefferson County, Texas251,496
Orange County, Texas85,722
Hardin County, Texas58,261
Midland-Odessa-Andrews, TX CSA365,482Midland, TX MSA182,324Midland County, Texas177,108
Martin County, Texas5,216
Odessa, TX MSA164,494Ector County, Texas164,494
Andrews, TX μSA18,664Andrews County, Texas18,664
noneWaco, TX MSA304,865McLennan County, Texas268,583
Bosque County, Texas18,664
Falls County, Texas17,286
Tyler-Jacksonville, TX CSA297,426Tyler, TX MSA245,209Smith County, Texas245,209
Jacksonville, TX μSA52,217Cherokee County, Texas52,217
noneLongview, TX MSA293,498Gregg County, Texas126,243
Harrison County, Texas70,895
Rusk County, Texas53,079
Upshur County, Texas43,281
Amarillo-Borger, TX CSA292,428Amarillo, TX MSA272,395Randall County, Texas148,255
Potter County, Texas114,647
Carson County, Texas5,878
Armstrong County, Texas1,832
Oldham County, Texas1,783
Borger, TX μSA20,033Hutchinson County, Texas20,033
noneCollege Station-Bryan, TX MSA281,445Brazos County, Texas244,703
Burleson County, Texas19,475
Robertson County, Texas17,267
Laredo, TX MSA269,148Webb County, Texas269,148
Abilene-Sweetwater, TX CSA195,897Abilene, TX MSA181,591Taylor County, Texas146,836
Jones County, Texas20,381
Callahan County, Texas14,374
Sweetwater, TX μSA14,306Nolan County, Texas14,306
noneWichita Falls, TX MSA149,947Wichita County, Texas130,180
Clay County, Texas10,738
Archer County, Texas9,029
San Angelo, TX MSA120,606Tom Green County, Texas119,057
Irion County, Texas1,549
Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX CSA118,504Victoria, TX MSA98,808Victoria County, Texas91,664
Goliad County, Texas7,144
Port Lavaca, TX μSA19,696Calhoun County, Texas19,696
noneTexarkana, TX-AR MSA145,907
91,687 (TX)		Bowie County, Texas91,687
Miller County, Arkansas42,415
Little River County, Arkansas11,805
Lufkin, TX μSA87,319Angelina County, Texas87,319
Nacogdoches, TX μSA65,375Nacogdoches County, Texas65,375
Paris, TX μSA49,859Lamar County, Texas51,127
Red River County, Texas11,678
Eagle Pass, TX MSA57,762Maverick County, Texas57,762
Palestine, TX μSA57,736Anderson County, Texas57,736
Mount Pleasant, TX μSA56,423Titus County, Texas31,357
Camp County, Texas13,000
Morris County, Texas12,066
Del Rio, TX μSA47,720Val Verde County, Texas47,720
Stephenville, TX μSA44,195Erath County, Texas44,195
Brownwood, TX μSA38,709Brown County, Texas38,709
Beeville, TX μSA30,850Bee County, Texas30,850
Big Spring, TX μSA30,554Howard County, Texas30,554
Uvalde, TX μSA24,960Uvalde County, Texas24,960
Pampa, TX μSA21,756Gray County, Texas20,916
Roberts County, Texas840
Dumas, TX μSA21,190Moore County, Texas21,190
Hereford, TX μSA18,347Deaf Smith County, Texas18,347
Snyder, TX μSA16,212Scurry County, Texas16,212
Zapata, TX μSA13,736Zapata County, Texas13,736
Vernon, TX μSA12,522Wilbarger County, Texas12,522
Town of Pecos, TX μSA11,770Reeves County, Texas11,770
noneVan Zandt County, Texas64,000
Polk County, Texas54,186
Burnet County, Texas53,991
Wood County, Texas47,921
Hill County, Texas38,101
Jasper County, Texas32,694
Grimes County, Texas32,384
Cass County, Texas28,659
Milam County, Texas25,951
Fayette County, Texas25,474
Shelby County, Texas24,179
Llano County, Texas22,875
Panola County, Texas22,838
Gaines County, Texas22,523
Limestone County, Texas22,250
Houston County, Texas22,066
Montague County, Texas21,598
Colorado County, Texas21,117
Lavaca County, Texas20,571
Freestone County, Texas20,441
Tyler County, Texas20,382
Gonzales County, Texas19,930
DeWitt County, Texas19,929
Lee County, Texas18,240
Young County, Texas18,124
Eastland County, Texas18,037
Frio County, Texas17,987
Leon County, Texas16,538
Jackson County, Texas15,221
Karnes County, Texas15,018
Pecos County, Texas14,623
Trinity County, Texas14,228
Comanche County, Texas14,050
Madison County, Texas13,742
Blanco County, Texas13,048
Rains County, Texas12,986
Lamb County, Texas12,711
Newton County, Texas12,039
Dawson County, Texas12,004
Live Oak County, Texas11,584
Terry County, Texas11,547
Ward County, Texas10,966
Franklin County, Texas10,735
Sabine County, Texas10,106
Somervell County, Texas9,888
Runnels County, Texas9,868
Ochiltree County, Texas9,704
Parmer County, Texas9,617
Duval County, Texas9,604
Marion County, Texas9,571
Brewster County, Texas9,513
Stephens County, Texas9,343
Zavala County, Texas9,312
Mitchell County, Texas9,075
Jack County, Texas8,875
Hamilton County, Texas8,619
Dimmit County, Texas8,257
Coleman County, Texas7,842
San Augustine County, Texas7,833
Yoakum County, Texas7,468
McCulloch County, Texas7,452
Winkler County, Texas7,414
Dallam County, Texas7,237
Castro County, Texas7,227
Swisher County, Texas6,955
Childress County, Texas6,788
Bailey County, Texas6,672
Refugio County, Texas6,666
La Salle County, Texas6,537
San Saba County, Texas5,845
Presidio County, Texas5,795
Delta County, Texas5,520
Haskell County, Texas5,385
Hartley County, Texas5,145
Hansford County, Texas5,071
Wheeler County, Texas4,804
Jim Hogg County, Texas4,720
Crane County, Texas4,574
Mills County, Texas4,548
Kimble County, Texas4,442
Mason County, Texas3,931
Fisher County, Texas3,612
Hardeman County, Texas3,490
Baylor County, Texas3,463
Coke County, Texas3,352
Knox County, Texas3,302
Concho County, Texas3,297
Shackelford County, Texas3,229
Sutton County, Texas3,221
Donley County, Texas3,214
Hemphill County, Texas3,189
Kinney County, Texas3,148
Reagan County, Texas3,141
Upton County, Texas3,109
Lipscomb County, Texas2,906
Crockett County, Texas2,858
Real County, Texas2,854
Hall County, Texas2,818
Sherman County, Texas2,678
Collingsworth County, Texas2,563
Schleicher County, Texas2,391
Culberson County, Texas2,196
Menard County, Texas1,958
Jeff Davis County, Texas1,856
Dickens County, Texas1,711
Throckmorton County, Texas1,526
Briscoe County, Texas1,445
Sterling County, Texas1,397
Edwards County, Texas1,393
Cottle County, Texas1,294
Stonewall County, Texas1,218
Glasscock County, Texas1,141
Foard County, Texas1,079
Motley County, Texas1,020
Kent County, Texas734
Terrell County, Texas687
Borden County, Texas572
McMullen County, Texas568
Kenedy County, Texas343
King County, Texas217
Loving County, Texas43
State of Texas30,503,301

Primary statistical areas

Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 80 statistical areas of Texas, 42 are PSAs comprising 13 combined statistical areas, 11 metropolitan statistical areas, and 18 micropolitan statistical areas.

The 42 primary statistical areas of the State of Texas

scope=col rowspan=22020 rankscope=col rowspan=2Primary statistical areaPopulation
scope=col2023 estimatescope=colChangescope=col2020 Census[4] scope=colChangescope=col2010 Census[5]
scope=rowDallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA (TX)
scope=rowHouston-Pasadena, TX CSA
scope=rowSan Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX CSA
scope=rowAustin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA
scope=rowMcAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX CSA
scope=rowEl Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA (TX)
scope=rowCorpus Christi-Kingsville-Alice, TX CSA
scope=rowKilleen-Temple, TX MSA
scope=rowBrownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX CSA
scope=rowBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX MSA
scope=rowLubbock-Plainview, TX CSA
scope=rowMidland-Odessa-Andrews, TX CSA
scope=rowWaco, TX MSA
scope=rowAmarillo-Borger, TX CSA
scope=rowLongview, TX MSA
scope=rowTyler-Jacksonville, TX CSA
scope=rowCollege Station-Bryan, TX MSA
scope=rowLaredo, TX MSA
scope=rowAbilene-Sweetwater, TX CSA
scope=rowWichita Falls, TX MSA
scope=rowSan Angelo, TX MSA
scope=rowVictoria-Port Lavaca, TX CSA
scope=rowTexarkana, TX-AR MSA (TX)
scope=rowLufkin, TX μSA
scope=rowNacogdoches, TX μSA
scope=rowParis, TX μSA
scope=rowPalestine, TX μSA
scope=rowEagle Pass, TX MSA
scope=rowMount Pleasant, TX μSA
scope=rowDel Rio, TX μSA
scope=rowStephenville, TX μSA
scope=rowBrownwood, TX μSA
scope=rowBig Spring, TX μSA
scope=rowBeeville, TX μSA
scope=rowUvalde, TX μSA
scope=rowPampa, TX μSA
scope=rowDumas, TX μSA
scope=rowHereford, TX μSA
scope=rowSnyder, TX μSA
scope=rowTown of Pecos, TX μSA
scope=rowZapata, TX μSA
scope=rowVernon, TX μSA
Dallas-Forth Worth, TX-OK CSA
El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM CSA
Texarkana, TX-AR MSA

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas . July 21, 2023 . 0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 . October 23, 2023 . Office of Management and Budget.
  2. Web site: State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates . 2010 . census.gov . 2 Dec 2023.
  3. Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
  4. Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
  5. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.

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