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The U.S. state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state. [1] While only about 20% of Texas counties are generally located within the Houston—Dallas—San Antonio—Austin areas, they serve a majority of the state's population with approximately 22,000,000 inhabitants.
Greater San Antonio has a number of communities spread out across several counties and regions. It is centered on the city of San Antonio, the second largest city in Texas, second largest city in the Southern United States, [6] and the seventh largest city in the USA, with roughly 1.5 million residents spread across approximately 500 square miles.
According to the 2002 census, San Antonio Province had a population of 136,594, making it the fourth most populous province in the region. At that time, the population was 267,022 inhabitant with 125,637 people living in urban areas , 10,957 people living in rural areas , 67,771 men and 68,823 women.
The center published its latest population estimates evaluating data from July 1, 2023, through Jan. 1, 2024, and from April 2020 to July 2023, analyzing county population data.
The majority of the Black and African American population of Texas lives in the Greater Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio metropolitan areas. [39] Native Americans are a smaller minority in the state. Native Americans made up 0.5 percent of Texas's population and number over 118,000 individuals as of 2015. [40]
Texas rank U.S. rank Metropolitan area Metropolitan division Population (2023 est.) 1 4 Dallas–Fort Worth 8,100,037: 2 5 Houston 7,510,253: 3 24 San Antonio 2,703,999: 4 26 Austin 2,473,275: 5 65 McAllen 898,471: 6 68 El Paso 873,331: 7 110 Killeen-Temple 501,333: 8 121 Corpus Christi 448,323: 9 127 Brownsville-Harlingen 426,710: 10 140
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population, [4] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with ...
Texas population density map. As of May 2024, the 1,225 Texas municipalities [3] [a] include 971 cities, 231 towns, and 23 villages. These designations are determined by United States Census Bureau requirements based on state statutes and may not match a municipality's self-reported designation. [4]