East Texas Population
East Texas is commonly divided into three areas:
- Upper East Texas in the Piney Woods near Arkansas and Oklahoma
- South East Texas near the Gulf Coast
In East Texas, there are a number of cities and small towns located in 38 counties, as shown on the maps on this website. The population of East Texas today stands at over 1.9 million residents.
The population of the entire State of Texas was estimated by the US Census Burea at 28.9 million as of 2019. The smallest county population in 2017 was 134 residents in Loving County in West Texas.
Estimated Population of East Texas Cities and Towns (2017)
Shown below is the estimated population of selected East Texas cities and towns as of July 1, 2017, as published by the U.S. Census Bureau. For details of this data, visit the website of Census.gov
| City or Town | Population |
Beaumont, Texas |
119,114 |
Tyler, Texas |
104,991 |
Longview, Texas |
81,522 |
Port Arthur, Texas |
55,498 |
Huntsville, Texas |
41,277 |
Texarkana, Texas |
37,333 |
Lufkin, Texas |
35,837 |
Nacogdoches, Texas |
33,614 |
Big Spring, Texas |
27,905 |
Paris, Texas |
24,800 |
Marshall, Texas |
23,195 |
Orange, Texas |
19,072 |
Palestine, Texas |
18,306 |
Nederland, Texas |
17,491 |
Mount Pleasant, Texas |
16,257 |
Sulphur Springs, Texas |
16,029 |
Jacksonville, Texas |
14,910 |
Henderson, Texas |
13,300 |
Port Neches, Texas |
12,898 |
Lumberton, Texas |
12,829 |
Athens, Texas |
12,704 |
Vidor, Texas |
10,854 |
Lamesa, Texas |
9,211 |
Hillsboro, Texas |
8,425 |
Bridge City, Texas |
8,162 |
Jasper, Texas |
7,604 |
Silsbee, Texas |
6,724 |
Bridgeport, Texas |
6,596 |
Carthage, Texas |
6,581 |
Crockett, Texas |
6,526 |
Gun Barrel City, Texas |
6,102 |
Lindale, Texas |
6,066 |
Rusk, Texas |
5,541 |
Atlanta, Texas |
5,487 |
Center, Texas |
5,326 |
Diboll, Texas |
5,303 |
Gilmer, Texas |
5,184 |
Livingston, Texas |
5,144 |
Mineola, Texas |
4,686 |
Madisonville, Texas |
4,672 |
New Boston, Texas |
4,661 |
Pittsburg, Texas |
4,651 |
Hallsville, Texas |
4,243 |
Canton, Texas |
3,878 |
Mabank, Texas |
3,446 |
West Orange, Texas |
3,419 |
Winnsboro, Texas |
3,329 |
Bullard, Texas |
3,287 |
Clarksville, Texas |
3,191 |
Hideaway, Texas |
3,127 |
Grand Saline, Texas |
3,122 |
Chandler, Texas |
3,014 |
Hooks, Texas |
2,743 |
Mount Vernon, Texas |
2,741 |
Van, Texas |
2,728 |
Overton, Texas |
2,498 |
Daingerfield, Texas |
2,413 |
Newton, Texas |
2,387 |
Malakoff, Texas |
2,302 |
Waskom, Texas |
2,184 |
Troup, Texas |
2,000 |
Jefferson, Texas |
1,967 |
Linden, Texas |
1,934 |
West Tawakoni, Texas |
1,895 |
San Augustine, Texas |
1,886 |
Quitman, Texas |
1,824 |
Hughes Springs, Texas |
1,737 |
Big Sandy, Texas |
1,384 |
Hawkins, Texas |
1,305 |
Alto, Texas |
1,230 |
Brownsboro, Texas |
1,229 |
Hemphill, Texas |
1,210 |
Frankston, Texas |
1,189 |
Tenaha, Texas |
1,158 |
New Summerfield, Texas |
1,148 |
Timpson, Texas |
1,143 |
Groveton, Texas |
1,034 |
Arp, Texas |
1,004 |
New London, Texas |
994 |
Eustace, Texas |
992 |
East Tawakoni, Texas |
937 |
Coldspring, Texas |
923 |
Clarksville, Texas |
915 |
Centerville, Texas |
899 |
East Mountain, Texas |
824 |
Noonday, Texas |
719 |
Zavalla, Texas |
719 |
New Chapel Hill, Texas |
627 |
Winona, Texas |
601 |
Murchison, Texas |
599 |
Snook, Texas |
529 |
Gallatin, Texas |
435 |
Yantis, Texas |
405 |
Edom, Texas |
391 |
Uncertain, Texas |
94 |
List of East Texas Counties, County Seats and Population
The following is a list of the 38 counties and county seats in East Texas, with estimated 2017 population counts:
County Name |
County Seat |
Population |
Area |
| Anderson | Palestine | 57,741 | Upper East Texas |
| Angelina | Lufkin | 87,805 | Deep East Texas |
| Bowie | New Boston | 94,012 | Upper East Texas |
| Camp | Pittsburg | 12,855 | Upper East Texas |
| Cass | Linden | 30,012 | Upper East Texas |
| Cherokee | Rusk | 52,240 | Upper East Texas |
| Delta | Cooper | 5,298 | Upper East Texas |
| Franklin | Mt. Vernon | 10,767 | Upper East Texas |
| Gregg | Longview | 123,367 | Upper East Texas |
| Hardin | Kountze | 57,139 | South East Texas |
| Harrison | Marshall | 66,661 | Upper East Texas |
| Henderson | Athens | 81,064 | Upper East Texas |
| Hopkins | Sulphur Springs | 36,496 | Upper East Texas |
| Houston | Crockett | 23,021 | Deep East Texas |
| Jasper | Jasper | 35,561 | Deep East Texas |
| Jefferson | Beaumont | 256,299 | South East Texas |
| Lamar | Paris | 49,587 | Upper East Texas |
| Marion | Jefferson | 10,064 | Upper East Texas |
| Morris | Daingerfield | 12,467 | Upper East Texas |
| Nacogdoches | Nacogdoches | 65,580 | Deep East Texas |
| Newton | Newton | 13,952 | Deep East Texas |
| Orange | Orange | 85,047 | South East Texas |
| Panola | Carthage | 23,243 | Upper East Texas |
| Polk | Livingston | 49,162 | Deep East Texas |
| Rains | Emory | 11,762 | Upper East Texas |
| Red River | Clarksville | 12,229 | Upper East Texas |
| Rusk | Henderson | 52,833 | Upper East Texas |
| Sabine | Hemphill | 10,461 | Deep East Texas |
| San Augustine | San Augustine | 8,253 | Deep East Texas |
| San Jacinto | Coldspring | 28,270 | Deep East Texas |
| Shelby | Center | 25,513 | Deep East Texas |
| Smith | Tyler | 227,727 | Upper East Texas |
| Titus | Mt. Pleasant | 32,904 | Upper East Texas |
| Trinity | Groveton | 14,667 | Deep East Texas |
| Tyler | Woodville | 21,539 | Deep East Texas |
| Upshur | Gilmer | 41,281 | Upper East Texas |
| Van Zandt | Canton | 55,182 | Upper East Texas |
| Wood | Quitman | 44,314 | Upper East Texas |
| Total - 38 Counties | 1,926,375 | East Texas |
NOTE: Some entities define East Texas as being comprised of 41 counties. The 2010 US Census showed a population figure for these counties at 2,057,518 residents.
Map of East Texas Counties and Larger Cities
