Texas Counties: Number of Prisoners Housed in the County, 2017

The state of Texas houses prisoners in 111 penal institutions located in 58 different counties. These institutions include 97 that are operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) and 14 that are contracted to private companies. They include 59 prisons, 18 state jails, 13 transfer facilities, and 21 of other types, such as medical, psychiatric, and work program facilities.

This page shows the number of prisoners housed in all types of the above facilities in each county as of February 2017. Note that this shows where the prisoners are being held, not where they are from or where their crimes were committed.

Map of Texas Counties By Number of Prisoners Housed, 2017

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Texas counties by number of prisoners housed

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2
10,000 to 24,9991
250 to 499
5
5,000 to 9,9990
100 to 249
8
2,500 to 4,9991
1 to 99
27
1,000 to 2,499196
none
14
500 to 999
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Table of Texas Counties Ordered By Number of Prisoners Housed, 2017

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RankNameNumber of
Prisoners in 2017
Population
2010
1Anderson13,82058,458
2Walker13,38167,861
3Brazoria8,405313,166
4Coryell7,85675,388
5Bee6,94331,861
6Jefferson5,911252,273
7Potter5,341121,073
8Jones4,94620,202
9Liberty4,05575,643
10Wichita3,606131,500
11Polk2,92745,413
12Rusk2,91653,330
13Grimes2,71626,604
14Bowie2,64592,565
15Karnes2,50814,824
16Houston2,43123,732
17Madison2,35713,664
18Tyler2,18221,766
19Hidalgo2,137774,769
20Dallas2,0872,368,139
21Harris2,0664,092,459
22Bexar2,0421,714,773
23Pecos1,92015,507
24Medina1,90946,006
25Falls1,88017,866
26Fort Bend1,873585,375
27Fannin1,83833,915
28Mitchell1,5039,403
29Hale1,48436,273
30Childress1,4257,041
31Cherokee1,41050,845
32Gray1,38322,535
33DeWitt1,38020,097
34Scurry1,35716,921
35Frio1,35517,217
36Freestone1,33319,816
37Dawson1,25013,833
38Brazos1,087194,851
39Willacy1,05722,134
40Johnson1,024150,934
41Hartley1,0206,062
42Angelina1,01586,771
43Caldwell97538,066
44Jack9569,044
45El Paso927800,647
46Lubbock856278,831
47Williamson850422,679
48Travis7241,024,266
49Wise70559,127
50Galveston645291,309
51La Salle5916,886
52Terry58312,651
53Brown56838,106
54Swisher5677,854
55Jasper55635,710
56San Saba5126,131
57Hays411157,107
58Burnet9642,750
59Tarrant01,809,034
60Collin0782,341
61Denton0662,614
62Montgomery0455,746
63Cameron0406,220
64Nueces0340,223
65Bell0310,235
66Webb0250,304
67McLennan0234,906
68Smith0209,714
69Ellis0149,610
70Ector0137,130
71Midland0136,872
72Guadalupe0131,533
73Taylor0131,506
74Gregg0121,730
75Grayson0120,877
76Randall0120,725
77Parker0116,927
78Tom Green0110,224
79Comal0108,472
80Kaufman0103,350
81Victoria086,793
82Hunt086,129
83Orange081,837
84Henderson078,532
85Rockwall078,337
86Bastrop074,171
87Harrison065,631
88San Patricio064,804
89Nacogdoches064,524
90Starr060,968
91Hardin054,635
92Maverick054,258
93Van Zandt052,579
94Hood051,182
95Lamar049,793
96Kerr049,625
97Val Verde048,879
98Navarro047,735
99Atascosa044,911
100Waller043,205
101Wilson042,918
102Wood041,964
103Wharton041,280
104Jim Wells040,838
105Upshur039,309
106Cooke038,437
107Erath037,890
108Matagorda036,702
109Hopkins035,161
110Chambers035,096
111Hill035,089
112Howard035,012
113Washington033,718
114Kendall033,410
115Titus032,334
116Kleberg032,061
117Cass030,464
118Austin028,417
119Palo Pinto028,111
120Uvalde026,405
121San Jacinto026,384
122Shelby025,448
123Gillespie024,837
124Milam024,757
125Fayette024,554
126Panola023,796
127Limestone023,384
128Aransas023,158
129Hockley022,935
130Hutchinson022,150
131Moore021,904
132Calhoun021,381
133Colorado020,874
134Bandera020,485
135Gonzales019,807
136Montague019,719
137Lampasas019,677
138Deaf Smith019,372
139Llano019,301
140Lavaca019,263
141Eastland018,583
142Young018,550
143Bosque018,212
144Gaines017,526
145Burleson017,187
146Leon016,801
147Robertson016,622
148Lee016,612
149Nolan015,216
150Andrews014,786
151Trinity014,585
152Newton014,445
153Jackson014,075
154Zapata014,018
155Lamb013,977
156Comanche013,974
157Reeves013,783
158Callahan013,544
159Wilbarger013,535
160Morris012,934
161Red River012,860
162Camp012,401
163Duval011,782
164Zavala011,677
165Live Oak011,531
166Rains010,914
167Sabine010,834
168Clay010,752
169Ward010,658
170Franklin010,605
171Marion010,546
172Runnels010,501
173Blanco010,497
174Parmer010,269
175Ochiltree010,223
176Dimmit09,996
177Stephens09,630
178Brewster09,232
179Archer09,054
180Coleman08,895
181San Augustine08,865
182Hamilton08,517
183Somervell08,490
184McCulloch08,283
185Castro08,062
186Yoakum07,879
187Presidio07,818
188Refugio07,383
189Brooks07,223
190Goliad07,210
191Bailey07,165
192Winkler07,110
193Dallam06,703
194Garza06,461
195Floyd06,446
196Carson06,182
197Crosby06,059
198Lynn05,915
199Haskell05,899
200Hansford05,613
201Wheeler05,410
202Jim Hogg05,300
203Delta05,231
204Mills04,936
205Martin04,799
206Kimble04,607
207Crane04,375
208Hardeman04,139
209Sutton04,128
210Concho04,087
211Mason04,012
212Fisher03,974
213Hemphill03,807
214Baylor03,726
215Crockett03,719
216Knox03,719
217Donley03,677
218Kinney03,598
219Hudspeth03,476
220Schleicher03,461
221Shackelford03,378
222Reagan03,367
223Upton03,355
224Hall03,353
225Coke03,320
226Real03,309
227Lipscomb03,302
228Cochran03,127
229Collingsworth03,057
230Sherman03,034
231Dickens02,444
232Culberson02,398
233Jeff Davis02,342
234Menard02,242
235Oldham02,052
236Edwards02,002
237Armstrong01,901
238Throckmorton01,641
239Briscoe01,637
240Irion01,599
241Cottle01,505
242Stonewall01,490
243Foard01,336
244Glasscock01,226
245Motley01,210
246Sterling01,143
247Terrell0984
248Roberts0929
249Kent0808
250McMullen0707
251Borden0641
252Kenedy0416
253King0286
254Loving082
Total142,30325,145,561