69 counties · Boom Town Index

Texas

Avg BTI Score
25 / 100
Population
26.6M
+1.7% avg growth
National Rank
#47 of 51

State Overview

Texas has 69 counties tracked by the Boom Town Index, with an average score of 25/100.

The state faces economic headwinds, with most counties scoring below the national median on growth indicators.

The top-performing county is Taylor County (BTI 100), while Travis County (BTI 0) trails the pack.

Median Household Income
$66,713
State median across 69 counties
Median Home Value
$186,200
Income-to-home ratio: 0.34
Building Permits
218,593
Total residential permits

Texas Counties

69 counties
Rank County BTI Score Proj. Growth GDP Pop Growth Income Ratio Home Price Amenity P/R
01 Taylor County 100 +5.3% +4.0% +0.9% +6.9% 3.2x +4.2% 2.0 8x
02 Ector County 86 +2.5% +3.0% +0.7% +8.6% 2.1x +5.0% 2.5 9x
03 Tom Green County 71 +1.6% +3.0% +0.2% +8.3% 3.1x +4.1% 2.6 11x
04 Maverick County 69 +1.5% +2.6% +0.1% +9.0% 3.5x +0.1% 0.5 14x
05 Midland County 68 +1.4% +5.9% +1.4% +2.2% 1.3x +2.7% 1.4 14x
06 Nacogdoches County 66 +1.4% +3.1% -0.1% +8.1% 3.4x +1.7% 2.1 12x
07 Van Zandt County 59 +1.0% +3.4% +2.2% +2.0% 7.3x +0.2% 0.4 15x
08 Potter County 57 +0.9% +2.0% -1.0% +6.4% 1.6x +1.8% 2.6 10x
09 Anderson County 56 +0.9% -1.2% -0.1% +15.5% 4.2x -4.6% 1.1 13x
10 Lamar County 51 +0.8% +1.3% +0.4% +13.0% 2.7x +3.2% 0.4 15x
11 Wilson County 51 +0.8% +6.7% +2.0% +6.7% 9.5x +0.3% 0.4 21x
12 Hidalgo County 49 +0.7% +2.6% +0.9% +10.5% 4.1x -0.3% 0.5 8x
13 El Paso County 42 +0.5% +8.4% +0.4% +8.8% 3.1x +1.1% 4.5 9x
14 Montgomery County 41 +0.4% +4.5% +3.6% +8.3% 4.7x -0.6% 1.6 15x
15 Gregg County 40 +0.4% +0.5% +0.4% +12.8% 2.5x +1.4% 0.2 13x
16 Randall County 37 +0.3% +4.0% +1.7% +10.6% 6.2x +1.7% 2.4 12x
17 Polk County 33 +0.2% +1.8% +2.4% +8.5% 5.3x -2.5% 1.8 14x
18 Angelina County 33 +0.2% +2.1% +0.0% +8.9% 3.3x +0.4% 1.9 8x
19 Brazos County 33 +0.2% +3.2% +1.5% +9.3% 4.9x +0.5% 0.6 13x
20 Liberty County 32 +0.1% +3.5% +4.0% +10.6% 5.3x +1.6% 0.1 8x
21 Webb County 32 +0.1% +0.0% +0.1% +9.8% 3.3x +2.5% 1.1 10x
22 Brazoria County 31 +0.1% +5.3% +1.6% +4.6% 5.3x -0.9% 1.3 13x
23 Ellis County 31 +0.1% +7.2% +4.0% +9.3% 6.6x -1.6% 0.2 12x
24 Wichita County 29 -0.0% +0.8% +0.1% +10.5% 2.8x -1.0% 0.8 9x
25 Hardin County 27 -0.1% +4.9% +0.8% +7.4% 6.9x +0.2% 1.0 10x
26 Harrison County 27 -0.1% -0.4% +0.6% +9.4% 2.5x -1.7% 0.5 15x
27 Parker County 26 -0.2% +5.2% +4.4% +8.1% 8.0x -0.8% 0.1 16x
28 Smith County 25 -0.2% +3.6% +1.4% +10.4% 3.6x -1.3% 0.7 13x
29 Cherokee County 25 -0.2% +4.8% +0.5% +5.1% 4.4x -6.5% 1.2 13x
30 Orange County 24 -0.3% +13.8% -0.3% +4.6% 2.8x +2.0% 0.4 10x
31 Medina County 24 -0.3% -1.0% +1.9% +8.8% 7.8x -2.5% 0.7 8x
32 Cameron County 23 -0.3% +5.7% +0.3% +10.2% 3.4x +1.0% 2.5 6x
33 Victoria County 23 -0.3% +1.8% -0.1% +9.4% 3.3x -2.2% -0.8 13x
34 Nueces County 20 -0.6% +7.8% -0.1% +7.7% 2.9x -1.6% 3.3 10x
35 Starr County 18 -0.7% -2.9% +0.2% +7.9% 4.7x -3.0% 2.0 11x
36 Tarrant County 18 -0.7% +3.5% +1.1% +7.2% 4.1x -2.8% 1.0 14x
37 Bowie County 17 -0.8% +3.5% -0.2% +3.1% 3.5x -2.1% 0.8 11x
38 Rusk County 17 -0.8% -7.3% +0.4% +2.2% 3.6x +0.9% 1.9 13x
39 Lubbock County 17 -0.9% +1.7% +0.9% +9.5% 3.7x +0.7% 1.1 11x
40 Coryell County 16 -0.9% +1.9% +1.5% +8.3% 7.2x +0.4% 1.0 11x
41 Hunt County 16 -0.9% +5.4% +2.9% +9.6% 3.5x -3.5% 1.1 11x
42 Johnson County 14 -1.1% +5.5% +3.2% +8.9% 5.8x -3.0% 0.1 12x
43 Hood County 14 -1.1% +2.5% +3.2% +5.5% 5.6x +0.4% 1.4 12x
44 McLennan County 14 -1.1% +3.8% +1.2% +11.3% 3.5x -1.0% 0.8 12x
45 Galveston County 11 -1.4% +7.5% +1.1% +5.8% 4.5x -3.4% 1.9 14x
46 Harris County 10 -1.7% +3.8% +0.6% +7.6% 2.4x -2.5% -0.0 12x
47 Dallas County 9 -1.8% +1.3% -0.0% +8.8% 2.1x -4.1% 0.6 13x
48 Jefferson County 9 -1.8% +12.4% -0.7% +6.9% 1.8x +2.4% 1.0 10x
49 Walker County 8 -1.8% +3.9% +0.9% +7.0% 5.9x +0.8% 1.1 12x
50 Bastrop County 8 -2.0% +3.8% +3.7% +2.3% 6.9x -3.8% 0.9 11x
51 Rockwall County 8 -2.0% +8.8% +5.1% +8.7% 6.5x -3.0% 1.4 16x
52 Navarro County 7 -2.1% +1.9% +1.8% +11.5% 4.0x -0.2% 0.6 10x
53 Guadalupe County 6 -2.3% +5.2% +2.6% +10.1% 3.6x -2.6% 0.6 13x
54 Fort Bend County 6 -2.4% +6.3% +3.2% +7.2% 7.0x -2.3% -0.5 14x
55 Kaufman County 5 -2.5% +6.6% +6.9% +11.8% 7.3x -4.0% 0.6 11x
56 Henderson County 4 -2.8% +4.4% +1.1% +15.0% 6.2x -1.9% 2.7 10x
57 Bell County 4 -3.0% +4.5% +2.2% +8.5% 3.6x -1.6% 1.3 12x
58 Wise County 4 -3.0% -4.5% +3.2% +13.1% 5.2x -2.5% 0.9 13x
59 San Patricio County 3 -3.6% -4.9% +0.5% +7.2% 3.8x -0.2% 2.0 10x
60 Denton County 3 -3.8% +1.9% +3.4% +8.2% 6.9x -5.0% 1.4 19x
61 Collin County 3 -3.9% +5.5% +3.8% +8.6% 4.7x -5.8% 1.0 20x
62 Grayson County 3 -3.9% +5.7% +2.1% +7.3% 4.3x -4.7% 0.8 12x
63 Waller County 2 -4.0% -2.1% +3.5% +9.6% 3.5x -1.8% 1.3 10x
64 Hays County 2 -4.2% +7.3% +4.6% +12.6% 7.0x -5.3% 2.2 18x
65 Kerr County 2 -4.2% +3.5% +0.8% +7.2% 5.5x -3.4% 4.5 12x
66 Bexar County 2 -4.3% +3.5% +1.2% +8.2% 3.5x -2.9% 2.6 14x
67 Comal County 1 -4.8% +6.7% +5.7% +9.1% 6.6x -2.0% 3.2 20x
68 Williamson County 0 -6.1% +6.0% +4.3% +8.6% 6.5x -5.6% 0.9 20x
69 Travis County 0 -6.6% +3.0% +1.7% +9.0% 3.5x -6.2% 3.2 24x