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  • FIPS 48157
  • Largest town: Sugar Land

Fort Bend County, Texas

Fort Bend County had 958,434 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 861.8 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 254 in Texas by population and 181st by land area.

Population
958,434
#8 of 254 in Texas · #58 in US
Area
861.8 sq mi
#181 of 254 in Texas · #961 in US
Density
1,112 / sq mi
#8 of 254 in Texas · #145 in US
Median household income
$106,213
#6 of 254 in Texas · #85 in US

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

Fort Bend County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Fort Bend County population, land area and income

Fort Bend County had 958,434 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 861.8 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 254 in Texas by population and 181st by land area. That works out to 1,112.1 people per square mile, 11.6 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top tenth nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so Fort Bend County is 49.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $106,213 is in the top tenth among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

958,434

3144th1st

58th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

862 sq mi

3144th1st

961st of 3,144 (US)

Density

1,112.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

145th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$106,213

3143rd1st

85th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

958,434

254th1st

8th of 254 (TX)

Land area

862 sq mi

254th1st

181st of 254 (TX)

Density

1,112.1 / sq mi

254th1st

8th of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$106,213

254th1st

6th of 254 (TX)

How Fort Bend County's population changed since 2020

Fort Bend County gained 129,099 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 15.6%. That ranks 18th 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, Fort Bend County recorded 39,680 births and 19,617 deaths, a natural change of +20,063. Net international migration added +41,480 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +74,765. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 74,765 people.

829.3k2020860.6k2021893.3k2022927.1k2023958.4k2024
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
39,680
Deaths
19,617
Net international migration
+41,480
Net domestic migration
+74,765
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+31,314

Where Fort Bend County is

The Census internal point of Fort Bend County is at 29.526600, -95.771000. It sits in UTM zone 15N. The map shades Texas's 254 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Fort Bend 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: Fort Bend County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
29.526600, -95.771000
DMS
29°31'35.76"N 95°46'15.60"W
UTM
15N 231429.9E 3269532.9N
Geohash
9v5zuxjsv
Plus code
76X6G6GH+JH

Towns in Fort Bend County

15 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fort Bend County, 384,012 people together, or 40% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fort Bend County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Sugar Land with 109,851.

  1. 01Sugar Land109,851
  2. 02Missouri City (part)72,516
  3. 03Fulshear54,629
  4. 04Houston (part)43,887
  5. 05Rosenberg42,571
  6. 06Stafford (part)17,283
  7. 07Richmond13,305
  8. 08Katy (part)7,002
  9. 09Pearland (part)6,011
  10. 10Meadows Place4,630
  11. 11Weston Lakes4,514
  12. 12Needville3,139
  13. 13Arcola2,453
  14. 14Pleak1,182
  15. 15Fairchilds1,039
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fort Bend County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Fort Bend County. The most populous is Harris County, TX, with 5,009,302 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Austin and the nearest big city

Austin is 128.7 miles WNW of Fort Bend County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Sugar Land, TX (population 109,851), 9.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Rosenberg, TX (population 42,571), 3.4 miles away.

Fort Bend County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fort Bend County is 48157: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 157. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $106,213.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fort Bend County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 958,434. That is up 129,099 people (15.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 829,335.

What is the FIPS code of Fort Bend County?

48157. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (157) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fort Bend County?

Sugar Land, with 109,851 residents inside Fort Bend County in 2024.

Which counties border Fort Bend County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Harris County, TX; Brazoria County, TX; Waller County, TX; Wharton County, TX; Austin 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.