How many people live in Fort Bend County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 958,400 people living in Fort Bend County, TX. That makes Fort Bend County the eighth-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 3% of people living in the state.
958K
population of Fort Bend County, TX (2024)
3%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 958,400 people lived in Fort Bend County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Fort Bend County, TX’s age demographics?
About 127,700 Fort Bend County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 13.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 249,000 Fort Bend County residents, or 26% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A lower share of Fort Bend County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Fort Bend County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 25% of the Fort Bend County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%. Fort Bend County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Asian (23%) than the US overall (6.5%).
In contrast, Fort Bend County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 27.9%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native population makes up 0.19% of the county, compared with 0.72% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Fort Bend County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic Asian population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Fort Bend County, TX is Sugar Land with about 109,900 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Fort Bend County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sugar Land | 109,851 |
| 2. | Missouri City (pt.) | 72,516 |
| 3. | Fulshear | 54,629 |
| 4. | Houston (pt.) | 43,887 |
| 5. | Rosenberg | 42,571 |
| 6. | Stafford (pt.) | 17,283 |
| 7. | Richmond | 13,305 |
| 8. | Katy (pt.) | 7,002 |
| 9. | Pearland (pt.) | 6,011 |
| 10. | Meadows Place | 4,630 |
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