Texas
StateUS-TXState of United States.
North AmericaCapital: AustinGovernor: Greg Abbott (Republican)Language: English
Population
31.3M
Metros tracked
48
30.0M in metros (96%)
Composite score
211.3
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-TX
At a glance
- Nickname
- The Lone Star State
- Established
- 1845
- Demonym
- Texan
- Area
- 696,241 km²
- Population density
- 45 /km²
- Highest point
- Guadalupe Peak (2,667 m (8,750 ft))
- Legislature
- Texas Legislature
- Human Development Index
- 0.919 (2023)
- Electoral votes
- 40
- U.S. House seats
- 38
- U.S. senators
- 2
- Rank in United States
- 2nd of 51 by composite score
- Area rank
- 2nd of 51 by area
- Largest tracked metro
- Houston
Civic facts via Wikidata.
Texas metro footprint
48 metrosLoading map…
Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.
48 tracked metros
#21Houston
66.7#34Dallas
56.034.9
2.6MMajor Metro
#167San Antonio
17.12.8MRegional Hub
#449College Station
5.3#474Lubbock
5.0#482El Paso
4.9879KEmerging Metro
#639Brownsville
3.2452KEmerging Metro
#765Midland-Odessa
2.4359KEmerging Metro
#847Waco
2.1288KEmerging Metro
#933McAllen
1.8981KEmerging Metro
#979Corpus Christi
1.7520KEmerging Metro
#1013Killeen
1.6509KEmerging Metro
#1086Beaumont
1.4411KEmerging Metro
#1128Abilene
1.3184KEmerging Metro
#1249Amarillo
1.1315KEmerging Metro
#1450Tyler
0.9302KLocal Metro
#1465Longview
0.8295KLocal Metro
#1469Laredo
0.8273KLocal Metro
#1858Nacogdoches
0.566KLocal Metro
#1873Stephenville (TX)
0.544KLocal Metro
#2341Wichita Falls
0.3150KLocal Metro
#2348Texarkana
0.3146KLocal Metro
#2427San Angelo
0.3122KLocal Metro
#2668Del Rio
0.348KLocal Metro
#3346Denison
0.1151KLocal Metro
#3470Lufkin
0.088KLocal Metro
#3509Victoria (TX)
0.0119KLocal Metro
0.0
82KLocal Metro
#3881Palestine (TX)
0.060KLocal Metro
#3889Eagle Pass
0.059KLocal Metro
#3954Paris (TX)
0.051KLocal Metro
#4013Mount Pleasant (TX)
0.044KLocal Metro
#4065Sulphur Springs (TX)
0.039KLocal Metro
#4068Brownwood
0.039KLocal Metro
#4120Big Spring (TX)
0.032KLocal Metro
#4125Beeville (TX)
0.031KLocal Metro
#4184Uvalde (TX)
0.025KLocal Metro
#4212Dumas (TX)
0.022KLocal Metro
#4237Andrews (TX)
0.019KLocal Metro
#4242Hereford (TX)
0.018KLocal Metro
#4253Snyder (TX)
0.016KLocal Metro
#4262Sweetwater (TX)
0.014KLocal Metro
#4264Zapata (TX)
0.014KLocal Metro
#4267Vernon (TX)
0.012KLocal Metro
#4273Pecos (TX)
0.012KLocal Metro
#4275Lamesa (TX)
0.012KLocal Metro
#4282Alpine (TX)
0.010KLocal Metro