Metro areas (formally known as Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas), are defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The OMB updated its SMSAs for the entire nation in 2013. The following changes were made in Texas: Delta removed from Dallas-Fort Worth, Hood and Somervell added to Dallas-Fort Worth, San Jacinto removed from Houston, Hudspeth added to El Paso, Newton added to Beaumont-Port Arthur, Lynn added to Lubbock, Oldham added to Amarillo, Falls added to Waco, Martin added to Midland, Calhoun removed from Victoria, Nacogdoches no longer a metro area. The Texarkana metro area also includes Little River County, Arkansas and Miller County, Arkansas.
Map of Texas Counties By 2020 Metro Area
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Legend Dallas-Fort Worth El Paso Houston McAllen San Antonio 19 others Austin None
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Chart of Texas 2020 Metro Areas as a Percentage of Total Population
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Table of Texas Metro Areas Ordered By 2020 Population
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Metro Area County Population 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas 2,613,539
Tarrant 2,110,640
Collin 1,064,465
Denton 906,422
Ellis 192,455
Johnson 179,927
Parker 148,222
Kaufman 145,310
Rockwall 107,819
Hunt 99,956
Wise 68,632
Hood 61,598
Somervell 9,205
Total Dallas-Fort Worth Metro Area 7,708,190
Houston Harris 4,731,145
Fort Bend 822,779
Montgomery 620,443
Brazoria 372,031
Galveston 350,682
Liberty 91,628
Waller 56,794
Chambers 46,571
Austin 30,167
Total Houston Metro Area 7,122,240
San Antonio Bexar 2,009,324
Guadalupe 172,706
Comal 161,501
Medina 50,748
Wilson 49,753
Atascosa 48,981
Kendall 44,279
Bandera 20,851
Total San Antonio Metro Area 2,558,143
Austin Travis 1,290,188
Williamson 609,017
Hays 241,067
Bastrop 97,216
Caldwell 45,883
Total Austin Metro Area 2,283,371
McAllen Hidalgo 870,781
Total McAllen Metro Area 870,781
El Paso El Paso 865,657
Hudspeth 3,202
Total El Paso Metro Area 868,859
Killeen Bell 370,647
Coryell 83,093
Lampasas 21,627
Total Killeen Metro Area 475,367
Corpus Christi Nueces 353,178
San Patricio 68,755
Aransas 23,830
Total Corpus Christi Metro Area 445,763
Brownsville Cameron 421,017
Total Brownsville Metro Area 421,017
Beaumont-Port Arthur Jefferson 256,526
Orange 84,808
Hardin 56,231
Newton 12,217
Total Beaumont-Port Arthur Metro Area 409,782
Lubbock Lubbock 310,639
Lynn 5,596
Crosby 5,133
Total Lubbock Metro Area 321,368
Waco McLennan 260,579
Falls 16,968
Total Waco Metro Area 277,547
Amarillo Randall 140,753
Potter 118,525
Carson 5,807
Armstrong 1,848
Oldham 1,758
Total Amarillo Metro Area 268,691
Bryan-College Station Brazos 233,849
Burleson 17,642
Robertson 16,757
Total Bryan-College Station Metro Area 268,248
Laredo Webb 267,114
Total Laredo Metro Area 267,114
Tyler Smith 233,479
Total Tyler Metro Area 233,479
Longview Gregg 124,239
Rusk 52,214
Upshur 40,892
Total Longview Metro Area 217,345
Abilene Taylor 143,208
Jones 19,663
Callahan 13,708
Total Abilene Metro Area 176,579
Midland Midland 169,983
Martin 5,237
Total Midland Metro Area 175,220
Odessa Ector 165,171
Total Odessa Metro Area 165,171
Wichita Falls Wichita 129,350
Clay 10,218
Archer 8,560
Total Wichita Falls Metro Area 148,128
Sherman Grayson 135,543
Total Sherman Metro Area 135,543
San Angelo Tom Green 120,003
Irion 1,513
Total San Angelo Metro Area 121,516
Victoria Victoria 91,319
Goliad 7,012
Total Victoria Metro Area 98,331
Texarkana Bowie 92,893
Total Texarkana Metro Area 92,893
None Angelina 86,395
Henderson 82,150
Walker 76,400
Harrison 68,839
Starr 65,920
Nacogdoches 64,653
Van Zandt 59,541
Anderson 57,922
Maverick 57,887
Navarro 52,624
Kerr 52,598
Cherokee 50,412
Polk 50,123
Lamar 50,088
Burnet 49,130
Val Verde 47,586
Wood 44,843
Erath 42,545
Cooke 41,668
Wharton 41,570
Jim Wells 38,891
Brown 38,095
Hopkins 36,787
Matagorda 36,255
Hill 35,874
Washington 35,805
Fannin 35,662
Howard 34,860
Jasper 32,980
Hale 32,522
Titus 31,247
Bee 31,047
Kleberg 31,040
Grimes 29,268
Cass 28,454
Palo Pinto 28,409
San Jacinto 27,402
Gillespie 26,725
Milam 24,754
Uvalde 24,564
Fayette 24,435
Shelby 24,022
Panola 22,491
Limestone 22,146
Houston 22,066
Gaines 21,598
Hockley 21,537
Moore 21,358
Llano 21,243
Gray 21,227
Hutchinson 20,617
Colorado 20,557
Lavaca 20,337
Willacy 20,164
Calhoun 20,106
Montague 19,965
DeWitt 19,824
Tyler 19,798
Gonzales 19,653
Freestone 19,435
Andrews 18,610
Deaf Smith 18,583
Frio 18,385
Bosque 18,235
Young 17,867
Eastland 17,725
Lee 17,478
Scurry 16,932
Leon 15,719
Pecos 15,193
Jackson 14,988
Reeves 14,748
Nolan 14,738
Karnes 14,710
Zapata 13,889
Trinity 13,602
Comanche 13,594
Madison 13,455
Lamb 13,045
Wilbarger 12,887
Camp 12,464
Dawson 12,456
Rains 12,164
Morris 11,973
Terry 11,831
Ward 11,644
Red River 11,587
Blanco 11,374
Live Oak 11,335
Franklin 10,359
Ochiltree 10,015
Runnels 9,900
Sabine 9,894
Parmer 9,869
Duval 9,831
Marion 9,725
Zavala 9,670
Brewster 9,546
Stephens 9,101
Mitchell 8,990
Dimmit 8,615
Jack 8,472
Hamilton 8,222
San Augustine 7,918
Winkler 7,791
Yoakum 7,694
Coleman 7,684
McCulloch 7,630
Castro 7,371
Dallam 7,115
Brooks 7,076
Swisher 6,971
Bailey 6,904
Refugio 6,741
Childress 6,664
La Salle 6,664
Presidio 6,131
Garza 5,816
San Saba 5,730
Haskell 5,416
Floyd 5,402
Hartley 5,382
Hansford 5,285
Delta 5,230
Wheeler 4,990
Jim Hogg 4,838
Crane 4,675
Mills 4,456
Kimble 4,286
Mason 3,953
Fisher 3,672
Hardeman 3,549
Baylor 3,465
Reagan 3,385
Hemphill 3,382
Sutton 3,372
Knox 3,353
Upton 3,308
Concho 3,303
Coke 3,285
Donley 3,258
Kinney 3,129
Shackelford 3,105
Crockett 3,098
Lipscomb 3,059
Hall 2,825
Sherman 2,782
Real 2,758
Collingsworth 2,652
Cochran 2,547
Schleicher 2,451
Culberson 2,188
Jeff Davis 1,996
Menard 1,962
Dickens 1,770
Throckmorton 1,440
Briscoe 1,435
Edwards 1,422
Cottle 1,380
Sterling 1,372
Stonewall 1,245
Glasscock 1,116
Foard 1,095
Motley 1,063
Roberts 827
Terrell 760
Kent 753
Borden 631
McMullen 600
Kenedy 350
King 265
Loving 64
Total no metro area 3,014,819
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