Largest cities in Texas, 2010 to 2025

Houston is Texas's largest city at 2,397,315 people in 2025; Fort Worth, up 37% since 2010, has passed Austin; five cities top 1 million.

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In 2025, Houston ranks #1 with 2.40M, ahead of San Antonio (1.55M) and Dallas (1.33M).
Houston holds #1 for the whole period, 2010 to 2025.

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Texas now has five cities above one million people. Houston leads with 2,397,315 in the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate, followed by San Antonio (1,548,422), Dallas (1,329,491) and Fort Worth (1,028,117). Austin is just behind at 1,002,632. Fort Worth grew about 37% from 748,419 in 2010 and passed Austin in 2024, after trailing it by about 58,000 people in 2010.

Dallas peaked at about 1.34 million in 2019 and is slightly lower now, while El Paso has barely moved, from 650,482 to 683,012. Austin and Fort Worth are the two fast risers among the biggest cities. Figures are for incorporated city limits, not metro areas, which is why Dallas-Fort Worth is counted as two cities here. The series switches from Vintage 2020 to Vintage 2025 estimates at 2020.

The data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, city and town population estimates (Vintage 2020 for 2010–2019, Vintage 2025 for 2020–2025), incorporated places, July 1, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. City limits only (not metro areas).

Largest cities in Texas, City population in millions, 2010 to 2025, 2010–2025
Date	Houston	San Antonio	Dallas	Fort Worth	Austin	El Paso	Arlington	Corpus Christi	Plano	Lubbock	Laredo
2010	2.10M	1.33M	1.20M	0.75M	0.81M	0.65M	0.37M	0.31M	0.26M	0.23M	0.24M
2011	2.12M	1.36M	1.22M	0.76M	0.83M	0.66M	0.37M	0.31M	0.27M	0.23M	0.24M
2012	2.16M	1.38M	1.24M	0.78M	0.86M	0.68M	0.38M	0.31M	0.27M	0.24M	0.25M
2013	2.20M	1.41M	1.26M	0.80M	0.88M	0.67M	0.38M	0.32M	0.28M	0.24M	0.25M
2014	2.24M	1.44M	1.28M	0.82M	0.90M	0.68M	0.38M	0.32M	0.28M	0.24M	0.25M
2015	2.28M	1.47M	1.30M	0.84M	0.92M	0.68M	0.39M	0.33M	0.28M	0.25M	0.26M
2016	2.31M	1.49M	1.32M	0.86M	0.94M	0.68M	0.39M	0.33M	0.29M	0.25M	0.26M
2017	2.31M	1.51M	1.34M	0.87M	0.95M	0.68M	0.40M	0.33M	0.29M	0.26M	0.26M
2018	2.31M	1.53M	1.34M	0.89M	0.96M	0.68M	0.40M	0.33M	0.29M	0.26M	0.26M
2019	2.32M	1.55M	1.34M	0.91M	0.98M	0.68M	0.40M	0.33M	0.29M	0.26M	0.26M
2020	2.30M	1.44M	1.30M	0.92M	0.96M	0.68M	0.39M	0.32M	0.29M	0.26M	0.26M
2021	2.29M	1.45M	1.29M	0.94M	0.97M	0.68M	0.39M	0.32M	0.29M	0.26M	0.26M
2022	2.32M	1.48M	1.30M	0.96M	0.98M	0.68M	0.40M	0.32M	0.29M	0.26M	0.26M
2023	2.35M	1.51M	1.32M	0.98M	0.99M	0.68M	0.40M	0.32M	0.29M	0.27M	0.26M
2024	2.39M	1.53M	1.33M	1.01M	1.00M	0.69M	0.40M	0.32M	0.29M	0.27M	0.27M
2025	2.40M	1.55M	1.33M	1.03M	1.00M	0.68M	0.40M	0.32M	0.29M	0.27M	0.27M

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Frequently asked questions

What is the largest city in Texas?

In 2025, Houston ranks #1 with 2.40M, followed by San Antonio (1.55M) and Dallas (1.33M). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, city and town population estimates (Vintage 2020 for 2010–2019, Vintage 2025 for 2020–2025), incorporated places, July 1, millions.

What is the largest city in Texas?

Houston is the largest city in Texas, with 2,397,315 people in the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 estimate. San Antonio is second at 1,548,422 and Dallas third at 1,329,491. These are incorporated city limits, not metro areas.

Which Texas cities have more than a million people?

Five Texas cities are above one million in 2025: Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth (1,028,117) and Austin (1,002,632). In 2010 only Houston, San Antonio and Dallas were above that mark.

Is Dallas bigger than Houston?

No. Houston has 2,397,315 people in city limits and Dallas has 1,329,491. Metro-area comparisons can give a different picture, but this page counts only people inside each city's limits.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, city and town population estimates (Vintage 2020 for 2010–2019, Vintage 2025 for 2020–2025), incorporated places, July 1, millions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. City limits only (not metro areas). You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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