Ranked by population of cities (incorporated municipalities), the six major cities in Texas are Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, and El Paso.

Metropolitan areas
Texas has 25 metropolitan areas (MSAs) defined by the United States Census Bureau. The two largest (Greater Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex) are ranked among the top 10 United States metropolitan areas.

Andrews County
Andrews

Angelina County
Diboll
Lufkin
Sulphur Springs

Aransas County
Aransas Pass
Corpus Christi
Rockport

Archer County
Archer City
Holliday
Wichita Falls

Armstrong County
Claude

Atascosa County
Jourdanton
Pleasanton
Poteet

Austin County
Austin
Bellville
Sealy

Bailey County
Bailey
Fairview
Muleshoe

Bandera County
Bandera
Lakehills
Medina

Bastrop County
Bastrop
Elgin
Smithville

Baylor County
Seymour

Bee County
Beeville
Pettus
Skidmore

Bell County
Fort Hood
Killeen
Temple

Bexar County
San Antonio
Schertz
Universal City

Blanco County
Blanco
Johnson City
Round Mountain

Borden County
Mesquite

Bosque County
Clifton
Fairview
Meridian

Bowie County
Bowie
Garland
Texarkana

Brazoria County
Alvin
Lake Jackson
Pearland

Brazos County
Bryan
College Station
Millican

Brewster County
Alpine
Marathon

Briscoe County
Quitaque
Silverton

Brooks County
Encino
Falfurrias

Brown County
Bangs
Brownwood
Early

Burleson County
Burleson
Caldwell
Somerville

Burnet County
Burnet
Horseshoe Bay
Marble Falls

Caldwell County
Lockhart
Luling
San Marcos

Calhoun County
Point Comfort
Port Lavaca
Seadrift

Callahan County
Baird
Clyde
Denton

Cameron County
Brownsville
Harlingen
San Benito

Camp County
Pittsburg

Carson County
Panhandle
Skellytown
White Deer

Cass County
Atlanta
Hughes Springs
Linden

Castro County
Dimmitt
Hart
Nazareth

Chambers County
Baytown
Seabrook
Texas City

Cherokee County
Jacksonville
Rusk
Troup

Childress County
Childress

Clay County
Byers
Henrietta
Petrolia

Cochran County
Morton
Whiteface

Coke County
Blackwell
Bronte
Robert Lee

Coleman County
Coleman
Novice
Santa Anna

Collin County
Dallas
Garland
Plano

Collingsworth County
Dodson
Samnorwood
Wellington

Colorado County
Columbus
Eagle Lake
Weimar

Comal County
New Braunfels
San Antonio
Schertz

Comanche County
Comanche
De Leon
Sweetwater

Concho County
Eden
Paint Rock

Cooke County
Gainesville
Lake Kiowa
Muenster

Coryell County
Copperas Cove
Fort Hood
Gatesville

Cottle County
Paducah

Crane County
Crane

Crockett County
Crockett
Ozona

Crosby County
Crosby
Crosbyton
Ralls

Culberson County
Van Horn

Dallam County
Dalhart
Texline

Dallas County
Dallas
Garland
Irving

Dawson County
Dawson
Grandview
Lamesa

DeWitt County
Cuero
Yoakum
Yorktown

Deaf Smith County
Hereford

Delta County
Cooper
Pecan Gap

Denton County
Dallas
Fort Worth
Plano

Dickens County
Dickens
Spur

Dimmit County
Asherton
Big Wells
Carrizo Springs

Donley County
Clarendon
Hedley

Duval County
Benavides
Freer
San Diego

Eastland County
Cisco
Eastland
Ranger

Ector County
Ector
Gardendale
Odessa

Edwards County
Rocksprings

El Paso County
El Paso
San Elizario
Socorro

Ellis County
Cedar Hill
Grand Prairie
Mansfield

Erath County
Dublin
Stephenville

Falls County
Lott
Marlin
Rosebud

Fannin County
Bonham
Honey Grove
Leonard

Fayette County
Flatonia
La Grange
Schulenburg

Fisher County
Hamlin
Roby
Rotan

Floyd County
Cedar Hill
Floydada
Lockney

Foard County
Crowell

Fort Bend County
Houston
Missouri City
Sugar Land

Franklin County
Franklin
Mount Vernon
Winnsboro

Freestone County
Fairfield
Teague
Wortham

Frio County
Dilley
Moore
Pearsall

Gaines County
Denver City
Seagraves
Seminole

Galveston County
Galveston
League City
Texas City

Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Harper
Stonewall

Goliad County
Goliad

Gonzales County
Gonzales
Nixon
Waelder

Gray County
Lefors
McLean
Pampa

Grayson County
Denison
Sherman
Whitesboro

Gregg County
Gladewater
Kilgore
Longview

Grimes County
Anderson
Navasota

Guadalupe County
New Braunfels
San Marcos
Seguin

Hale County
Abernathy
Hale Center
Plainview

Hall County
Estelline
Memphis
Turkey

Hamilton County
Evant
Hamilton
Hico

Hansford County
Gruver
Morse
Spearman

Hardeman County
Chillicothe
Quanah

Hardin County
Kountze
Lumberton
Silsbee

Harris County
Baytown
Houston
Pasadena

Harrison County
Hallsville
Longview
Marshall

Hartley County
Channing
Dalhart
Hartley

Haskell County
Haskell
Rule
Stamford

Hays County
Austin
Kyle
San Marcos

Hemphill County
Canadian
Hemphill

Henderson County
Athens
Gun Barrel City
Henderson

Hidalgo County
Edinburg
McAllen
Pharr

Hill County
Hillsboro
Hubbard
Whitney

Hockley County
Anton
Levelland
Sundown

Hood County
Fairview
Granbury
Tolar

Hopkins County
Como
Seymour
Sulphur Springs

Houston County
Crockett
Grapeland
Houston

Howard County
Big Spring
Coahoma
Fairview

Hudspeth County
Dell City
Fort Hancock
Sierra Blanca

Hunt County
Commerce
Greenville
Royse City

Hutchinson County
Borger
Fritch
Stinnett

Irion County
Mertzon

Jack County
Bryson
Jacksboro

Jackson County
Edna
Ganado
Lolita

Jasper County
Buna
Jasper
Kirbyville

Jeff Davis County
Fort Davis
Valentine

Jefferson County
Beaumont
Nederland
Port Arthur

Jim Hogg County
Guerra
Hebbronville
Rancho Viejo

Jim Wells County
Alice
Premont
San Diego

Johnson County
Burleson
Cleburne
Mansfield

Jones County
Abilene
Corinth
Stamford

Karnes County
Karnes City
Kenedy
Runge

Kaufman County
Dallas
Mesquite
Terrell

Kendall County
Boerne
Comfort
Fair Oaks Ranch

Kenedy County
Kenedy

Kent County
Girard
Jayton

Kerr County
Ingram
Kerrville

Kimble County
Junction

Kinney County
Brackettville
Spofford

Kleberg County
Corpus Christi
Kingsville

Knox County
Goree
Knox City
Munday

La Salle County
Cotulla
Encinal
Gardendale

Lamar County
Forest Hill
Paris
Reno

Lamb County
Earth
Littlefield
Olton

Lampasas County
Copperas Cove
Kempner
Lampasas

Lavaca County
Hallettsville
Shiner
Yoakum

Lee County
Giddings
Lexington

Leon County
Buffalo
Centerville
Corinth

Liberty County
Cleveland
Dayton
Liberty

Limestone County
Center
Mexia
Victoria

Lipscomb County
Booker
Follett
Higgins

Live Oak County
George West
Live Oak
Three Rivers

Llano County
Horseshoe Bay
Kingsland
Llano

Lubbock County
Canyon
Liberty
Lubbock

Lynn County
Tahoka
Wells
Wilson

Madison County
Madisonville
Midway
Normangee

Marion County
Jefferson
Marion

Martin County
Ackerly
Midland
Stanton

Mason County
Mason

Matagorda County
Bay City
Palacios
Van Vleck

Maverick County
Eagle Pass
El Indio
Quemado

McCulloch County
Brady
Melvin

McLennan County
Bellmead
Hewitt
Waco

Medina County
Devine
Hondo
Medina

Menard County
Menard

Midland County
Midland
Odessa
Valley View

Milam County
Cameron
Liberty Hill
Rockdale

Mills County
Goldthwaite
Mullin

Mitchell County
Colorado City
Loraine
Valley View

Montague County
Bowie
Nocona
Sunset

Montgomery County
Conroe
Houston
The Woodlands

Moore County
Cactus
Dumas
Fritch

Morris County
Daingerfield
Hughes Springs
Lone Star

Nacogdoches County
Cushing
Garrison
Nacogdoches

Navarro County
Corsicana
Dawson
Kerens

Newton County
Deweyville
Liberty
Newton

Nolan County
Blackwell
Roscoe
Sweetwater

Nueces County
Corpus Christi
Portland

Ochiltree County
Booker
Perryton

Oldham County
Adrian
Vega

Orange County
Brownwood
Orange
Port Arthur

Palo Pinto County
Graford
Mineral Wells
Strawn

Panola County
Beckville
Carthage
Tatum

Parker County
Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Weatherford

Parmer County
Bovina
Farwell
Friona

Pecos County
Fort Stockton
Iraan
Pecos

Polk County
Corrigan
Livingston
Palestine

Potter County
Amarillo
Forest Hill

Presidio County
Marfa
Presidio
Redford

Rains County
Alba
Emory
Point

Randall County
Amarillo
Canyon
Happy

Reagan County
Big Lake

Real County
Camp Wood
Leakey

Red River County
Bogata
Clarksville
Detroit

Reeves County
Balmorhea
Lindsay
Pecos

Refugio County
Bayside
Refugio
Woodsboro

Roberts County
Miami

Robertson County
Calvert
Franklin
Hearne

Rockwall County
Dallas
Garland
Rowlett

Runnels County
Ballinger
Miles
Winters

Rusk County
Henderson
Kilgore
Sulphur Springs

Sabine County
Hemphill
Milam
Plainview

San Augustine County
Broaddus
San Augustine

San Jacinto County
Coldspring
Magnolia
Shepherd

San Patricio County
Corpus Christi
Ingleside
Portland

San Saba County
Richland Springs
San Saba

Schleicher County
Eldorado

Scurry County
China Grove
Hermleigh
Snyder

Shackelford County
Albany
Lueders
Moran

Shelby County
Brady
Center
Timpson

Sherman County
Sherman
Stratford

Smith County
Lindale
Tyler
Whitehouse

Somervell County
Glen Rose

Starr County
Falcon Heights
Rio Grande City
Roma

Stephens County
Breckenridge

Sterling County
Sterling City

Stonewall County
Aspermont
Stonewall

Sutton County
Sonora

Swisher County
Happy
Kress
Tulia

Tarrant County
Arlington
Fort Worth
Grand Prairie

Taylor County
Abilene
Taylor
Wylie

Terrell County
Sanderson
Terrell

Terry County
Brownfield
Meadow
Wellman

Throckmorton County
Elbert
Throckmorton
Woodson

Titus County
Lone Star
Mount Pleasant
Talco

Tom Green County
Christoval
San Angelo

Travis County
Austin
Cedar Park
Round Rock

Trinity County
Centerville
Groveton
Trinity

Tyler County
Colmesneil
Tyler
Woodville

Upshur County
Big Sandy
Gilmer
Gladewater

Upton County
McCamey
Rankin

Uvalde County
Knippa
Sabinal
Uvalde

Val Verde County
Del Rio

Van Zandt County
Clifton
Corinth
Wills Point

Victoria County
Bloomington
Inez
Victoria

Walker County
Huntsville
New Waverly
Riverside

Waller County
Hempstead
Katy
Prairie View

Ward County
Barstow
Monahans
Wickett

Washington County
Brenham
Burton

Webb County
El Cenizo
Laredo
Rio Bravo

Wharton County
El Campo
Jones Creek
Wharton

Wheeler County
Mobeetie
Shamrock
Wheeler

Wichita County
Burkburnett
Iowa Park
Wichita Falls

Wilbarger County
Vernon

Willacy County
Lyford
Raymondville
Sebastian

Williamson County
Austin
Georgetown
Round Rock

Wilson County
Fairview
Floresville
Nixon

Winkler County
Kermit
Monahans
Wink

Wise County
Bridgeport
Decatur
Fort Worth

Wood County
Forest Hill
Mineola
Winnsboro

Yoakum County
Denver City
Plains
Yoakum

Young County
Graham
Newcastle
Olney

Zapata County
Lopeno
Medina
Zapata

Zavala County
Batesville
Crystal City
La Pryor