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Liberty County, Texas

Liberty County had 115,042 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,158.5 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 254 in Texas by population and 42nd by land area.

Population
115,042
#41 of 254 in Texas · #553 in US
Area
1,158.5 sq mi
#42 of 254 in Texas · #533 in US
Density
99 / sq mi
#51 of 254 in Texas · #917 in US
Median household income
$72,329
#51 of 254 in Texas · #832 in US

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

Liberty County within Texas. Pin: Austin.

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Liberty County population, land area and income

Liberty County had 115,042 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,158.5 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 254 in Texas by population and 42nd by land area. That works out to 99.3 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Texas has 19,267 residents, so Liberty County is 6.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $72,329 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

115,042

3144th1st

553rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,158 sq mi

3144th1st

533rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

99.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

917th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$72,329

3143rd1st

832nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Texas (254)

Population

115,042

254th1st

41st of 254 (TX)

Land area

1,158 sq mi

254th1st

42nd of 254 (TX)

Density

99.3 / sq mi

254th1st

51st of 254 (TX)

Median household income

$72,329

254th1st

51st of 254 (TX)

How Liberty County's population changed since 2020

Liberty County gained 22,532 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 24.4%. That ranks 3rd 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, Liberty County recorded 6,106 births and 4,274 deaths, a natural change of +1,832. Net international migration added +725 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +20,888. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 20,888 people.

92.5k202097.5k2021102.7k2022109.2k2023115.0k2024
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
6,106
Deaths
4,274
Net international migration
+725
Net domestic migration
+20,888
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+5,870

Where Liberty County is

The Census internal point of Liberty County is at 30.158500, -94.844100. 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 Liberty 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: Liberty County internal point. Dark pin: Austin.

Internal point

Decimal
30.158500, -94.844100
DMS
30°09'30.60"N 94°50'38.76"W
UTM
15N 322408.8E 3337784.8N
Geohash
9vke9f0tu
Plus code
86275554+C9

Towns in Liberty County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Liberty County, 32,544 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Liberty County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Dayton with 9,752.

  1. 01Dayton9,752
  2. 02Cleveland (part)9,695
  3. 03Liberty8,974
  4. 04Plum Grove1,639
  5. 05Ames1,210
  6. 06Daisetta1,177
  7. 07Old River-Winfree (part)94
  8. 08Mont Belvieu (part)3
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Liberty County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Liberty 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 173.1 miles W of Liberty County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Pasadena, TX (population 149,617), 39.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Mont Belvieu, TX (population 10,229), 21.4 miles away.

Liberty County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Liberty County is 48291: state code 48 for Texas plus county code 291. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $72,329.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Liberty County, Texas?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 115,042. That is up 22,532 people (24.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 92,510.

What is the FIPS code of Liberty County?

48291. The first two digits (48) are Texas; the last three (291) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Liberty County?

Dayton, with 9,752 residents inside Liberty County in 2024.

Which counties border Liberty County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Harris County, TX; Montgomery County, TX; Jefferson County, TX; Hardin County, TX; Chambers County, TX; Polk County, TX; San Jacinto 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.