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Cameron County, Texas

Cameron County had 431,874 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 891.7 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 254 in Texas by population and 159th by land area.

Population
431,874
#13 of 254 in Texas · #172 in US
Area
891.7 sq mi
#159 of 254 in Texas · #886 in US
Density
484 / sq mi
#15 of 254 in Texas · #286 in US
Median household income
$51,716
#208 of 254 in Texas · #2,579 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Cameron County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Cameron County population, land area and income

Cameron County had 431,874 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 891.7 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 254 in Texas by population and 159th by land area. That works out to 484.3 people per square mile, 5.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so Cameron County is 22.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,716 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

431,874

3144th1st

172nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

892 sq mi

3144th1st

886th of 3,144 (US)

Density

484.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

286th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,716

3143rd1st

2579th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

431,874

254th1st

13th of 254 (TX)

Land area

892 sq mi

254th1st

159th of 254 (TX)

Density

484.3 / sq mi

254th1st

15th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$51,716

254th1st

208th of 254 (TX)

How Cameron County's population changed since 2020

Cameron County gained 10,282 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.4%. That ranks 117th of 254 in Texas for growth. The median Texas county changed by +2.1%, and the state as a whole by +7.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Cameron County recorded 25,436 births and 15,517 deaths, a natural change of +9,919. Net international migration added +6,027 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -5,418. The largest single component was natural change, which added 9,919 people.

421.6k2020422.8k2021425.8k2022428.5k2023431.9k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
25,436
Deaths
15,517
Net international migration
+6,027
Net domestic migration
-5,418
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,366

Where Cameron County is

The Census internal point of Cameron County is at 26.102900, -97.479000. It sits in UTM zone 14N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Cameron County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Cass County: +0.6%Jackson County: +1.9%Lipscomb County: -5.2%Hall County: +1.0%Hemphill County: -6.9%Kent County: -7.4%Dallam County: +5.4%Bandera County: +8.7%Culberson County: +3.1%Howard County: -11.4%Lavaca County: +1.2%Zavala County: -4.7%Taylor County: +3.7%Ellis County: +19.6%McLennan County: +3.5%Parker County: +20.2%Kinney County: +2.1%Uvalde County: +2.3%Haskell County: -0.0%Coke County: +2.3%Dickens County: -2.0%Colorado County: +4.0%Hansford County: -4.7%Collingsworth County: -1.2%Comanche County: +5.4%Crosby County: -1.3%Andrews County: +1.6%Atascosa County: +7.1%Brooks County: -5.0%Burnet County: +12.6%La Salle County: +0.4%Terry County: -1.6%Throckmorton County: +5.6%Yoakum County: -1.2%Hockley County: +0.0%Rockwall County: +25.5%Schleicher County: -5.8%Swisher County: -1.0%Motley County: -4.6%Hale County: -1.6%King County: -19.5%Hays County: +19.7%Irion County: +0.9%Bastrop County: +17.2%Blanco County: +16.6%Kimble County: +2.5%Dawson County: -5.7%Loving County: -28.4%Scurry County: -4.2%Sterling County: +0.2%Garza County: -20.1%Shackelford County: +1.9%Stonewall County: -0.8%Titus County: +0.8%Hopkins County: +5.3%Callahan County: +6.3%Childress County: +0.3%Lubbock County: +5.1%Dimmit County: -4.7%Donley County: -2.7%Baylor County: +2.1%Johnson County: +16.4%Glasscock County: +3.2%Sutton County: -2.6%Runnels County: -1.7%Ector County: +2.7%Kaufman County: +34.4%Jack County: +10.7%Mitchell County: -0.5%Falls County: +4.7%Castro County: +0.6%Palo Pinto County: +6.3%Limestone County: +1.9%Kerr County: +2.3%Franklin County: +5.2%Roberts County: +1.7%Young County: +2.2%Erath County: +4.2%Cochran County: +0.7%Hutchinson County: -4.2%Floyd County: -6.2%Mason County: +0.5%Parmer County: -1.9%Eastland County: +2.8%McMullen County: -5.4%Randall County: +6.5%Armstrong County: -2.3%Hamilton County: +4.8%Hartley County: -6.4%Nolan County: -3.7%Lynn County: +6.2%Menard County: -2.5%Karnes County: +2.2%Cottle County: -7.4%Winkler County: -4.8%Jeff Davis County: -10.4%Stephens County: +4.2%Bell County: +7.3%Borden County: -13.2%Madison County: +3.1%Fisher County: -0.3%Camp County: +5.9%Gillespie County: +5.2%Liberty County: +24.4%Upton County: -5.3%Waller County: +13.7%Fort Bend County: +15.6%Montgomery County: +19.9%Crockett County: -9.5%Sherman County: -0.7%Rusk County: +2.2%Wichita County: +0.3%Moore County: +2.8%Pecos County: -3.1%Webb County: +2.0%Kleberg County: -1.8%Fayette County: +4.0%Aransas County: +6.9%Presidio County: -6.9%Archer County: +7.0%Cherokee County: +5.2%Galveston County: +4.5%Comal County: +23.2%Concho County: +0.3%Jim Hogg County: -5.4%DeWitt County: +2.1%Brewster County: -0.6%Tarrant County: +5.4%Caldwell County: +14.1%Hardin County: +4.1%Fannin County: +7.4%Guadalupe County: +12.4%Clay County: +4.6%Coryell County: +3.9%Medina County: +8.9%Potter County: -3.1%Brown County: +1.5%Marion County: -1.7%Denton County: +14.3%Bee County: +0.6%Wise County: +17.9%Leon County: +5.8%Zapata County: -0.4%Coleman County: +4.0%Reagan County: -8.3%Mills County: +2.5%Reeves County: -19.0%Live Oak County: +5.5%Gaines County: +5.5%Oldham County: +3.4%Trinity County: +6.2%Williamson County: +18.2%San Saba County: -3.8%Wilson County: +10.7%Van Zandt County: +9.3%Lamar County: +2.2%Willacy County: -0.6%Brazos County: +6.4%Llano County: +8.7%Refugio County: -0.0%Martin County: -1.6%Midland County: +7.5%Wilbarger County: -3.0%Briscoe County: +5.1%Gonzales County: +1.8%Kenedy County: -5.7%Cameron County: +2.4%Gregg County: +1.9%Hidalgo County: +4.8%Hunt County: +18.4%Jefferson County: -0.9%Delta County: +8.1%Harris County: +5.8%Carson County: +0.5%Hill County: +7.8%Shelby County: +0.6%Hood County: +11.4%Grayson County: +10.6%Walker County: +9.4%McCulloch County: -1.8%Orange County: +1.6%Lee County: +5.4%Houston County: +0.6%San Jacinto County: +6.5%Robertson County: +5.3%Real County: +0.8%Red River County: +1.2%Sabine County: +1.7%Starr County: +1.1%Lamb County: -2.5%Goliad County: +2.8%El Paso County: +1.0%Wharton County: +1.1%Wheeler County: -3.1%Bexar County: +5.6%Lampasas County: +8.5%Calhoun County: -0.6%Maverick County: +1.7%Henderson County: +6.1%Freestone County: +6.2%Hardeman County: -4.0%Tom Green County: -0.1%Tyler County: +3.7%Chambers County: +19.5%Morris County: +1.8%Burleson County: +14.1%Newton County: -2.1%Upshur County: +7.3%Deaf Smith County: -0.2%Edwards County: -2.6%Bosque County: +4.2%Bowie County: -1.0%Matagorda County: +0.3%Terrell County: -4.3%Knox County: -2.9%Milam County: +5.6%Bailey County: +2.4%Nueces County: -0.1%Victoria County: +0.7%Dallas County: +1.7%Jones County: +5.9%Angelina County: +1.8%Washington County: +5.6%Gray County: -1.4%Grimes County: +13.6%Ochiltree County: -2.4%San Patricio County: +3.8%Val Verde County: +0.8%Foard County: -3.4%Frio County: +6.0%Kendall County: +16.3%Somervell County: +9.7%Panola County: +2.3%Nacogdoches County: +1.7%Ward County: -5.5%Wood County: +8.2%Montague County: +9.2%Duval County: -2.3%Navarro County: +6.9%Anderson County: +2.7%Jim Wells County: -0.0%Cooke County: +6.0%Rains County: +9.3%Austin County: +8.0%Brazoria County: +10.6%Polk County: +7.4%Travis County: +5.2%Collin County: +16.6%San Augustine County: -2.0%Harrison County: +3.7%Smith County: +6.4%Hudspeth County: +13.0%Crane County: -1.7%Jasper County: -0.0%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -2.0%
  2. < +0.8%
  3. < +3.7%
  4. < +6.9%
  5. ≥ +6.9%
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Orange pin: Cameron County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
26.102900, -97.479000
DMS
26°06'10.44"N 97°28'44.40"W
UTM
14N 652096.3E 2887967.8N
Geohash
9udsmzcuq
Plus code
76R44G3C+5C

Towns in Cameron County

15 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cameron County, 334,232 people together, or 77% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cameron County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Brownsville with 191,967.

  1. 01Brownsville191,967
  2. 02Harlingen72,234
  3. 03San Benito24,712
  4. 04Los Fresnos8,563
  5. 05La Feria7,036
  6. 06Primera5,449
  7. 07Port Isabel5,210
  8. 08Laguna Vista3,791
  9. 09Combes3,259
  10. 10Rancho Viejo2,863
  11. 11Santa Rosa2,366
  12. 12Rio Hondo2,311
  13. 13South Padre Island2,076
  14. 14Palm Valley1,353
  15. 15Los Indios1,042
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cameron County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 2 neighbors for Cameron County. The most populous is Hidalgo County, TX, with 914,820 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 288.6 miles N of Cameron County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Brownsville, TX (population 191,967), 7.6 miles away.

Cameron County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cameron County is 48061: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,716.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cameron County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 431,874. That is up 10,282 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 421,592.

What is the FIPS code of Cameron County?

48061. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cameron County?

Brownsville, with 191,967 residents inside Cameron County in 2024.

Which counties border Cameron County?

2 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Hidalgo County, TX; Willacy County, TX.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.