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Species data, ecoregion standards, infrastructure, water resources, and conservation assets for all 254 Texas counties. Every fact from an authoritative state or federal source. No language model is involved in content production.

254 counties · 71 avg species per county · Updated April 7, 2026

Species Richness by County

Texas counties colored by species richness: gold = exceptional, light gold = high, gray = moderate
ExceptionalHighModerateLimited

Blackland Prairies

15 counties · 63 avg species · 1 critical priority

15 moderate
Collin County58 species· 5 federal
moderate
Dallas County83 species· 7 federal
moderate
Delta County50 species· 4 federal
moderate
Ellis County57 species· 5 federal
moderate
Falls County62 species· 7 federal
moderate
Fannin County57 species· 5 federal
moderate
Grayson County66 species· 5 federal
moderate
Hill County63 species· 8 federal
moderate
Hunt County61 species· 5 federal
moderate
Kaufman County65 species· 6 federal
moderate
Lamar County74 species· 6 federal
moderate
Limestone County64 species· 7 federal
moderate
Milam County74 species· 11 federalCritical
moderate
Navarro County63 species· 6 federal
moderate
Rockwall County52 species· 6 federal
moderate

Cross Timbers

23 counties · 59 avg species · 17 critical priority

23 moderate
Bell County91 species· 12 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Bosque County66 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
Brown County66 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
Comanche County48 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Cooke County61 species· 5 federal
moderate
Coryell County68 species· 7 federalCritical
moderate
Denton County63 species· 5 federal
moderate
Eastland County44 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Erath County49 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
Hamilton County54 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
Hood County54 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Jack County46 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
Johnson County61 species· 7 federal
moderate
Lampasas County62 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Mills County58 species· 7 federalCritical
moderate
Montague County55 species· 5 federal
moderate
Palo Pinto County59 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
Parker County67 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
Somervell County55 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Stephens County47 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
Tarrant County76 species· 5 federal
moderate
Wise County58 species· 5 federal
moderate
Young County51 species· 7 federalCritical
moderate

Edwards Plateau

14 counties · 102 avg species · 14 critical priority

8 high6 moderate
Bandera County93 species· 4 federalAquiferCritical
high
Bexar County136 species· 14 federalAquiferCritical
high
Blanco County91 species· 10 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Burnet County90 species· 7 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Comal County133 species· 14 federalAquiferCritical
high
Gillespie County86 species· 9 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Hays County142 species· 19 federalAquiferCritical
high
Kendall County97 species· 7 federalAquiferCritical
high
Kerr County105 species· 7 federalAquiferCritical
high
Llano County77 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
Mason County65 species· 7 federalCritical
moderate
San Saba County71 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
Travis County136 species· 21 federalAquiferCritical
high
Williamson County101 species· 18 federalAquiferCritical
high

Edwards Plateau (Western)

11 counties · 70 avg species · 5 critical priority

1 high10 moderate
Crockett County79 species· 2 federal
moderate
Edwards County74 species· 6 federalAquifer
moderate
Irion County52 species· 4 federal
moderate
Kimble County78 species· 8 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Menard County64 species· 7 federalCritical
moderate
Reagan County48 species· 1 federal
moderate
Real County76 species· 5 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Schleicher County51 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Sterling County47 species· 2 federal
moderate
Sutton County58 species· 4 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Val Verde County138 species· 6 federal
high

Gulf Prairies

15 counties · 106 avg species · 3 critical priority

1 exceptional7 high7 moderate
Austin County80 species· 8 federal
moderate
Brazoria County139 species· 10 federal
high
Calhoun County128 species· 10 federal
high
Chambers County126 species· 9 federal
high
Colorado County74 species· 9 federal
moderate
Fort Bend County72 species· 9 federal
moderate
Galveston County129 species· 10 federal
high
Harris County152 species· 11 federalCritical
exceptional
Jackson County121 species· 9 federal
high
Jefferson County132 species· 8 federal
high
Matagorda County136 species· 12 federalCritical
high
Orange County69 species· 3 federal
moderate
Victoria County89 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
Waller County74 species· 7 federal
moderate
Wharton County65 species· 8 federal
moderate

Gulf Prairies (Lower Coast)

11 counties · 141 avg species · 8 critical priority

7 exceptional2 high2 moderate
Aransas County147 species· 11 federalCritical
exceptional
Brooks County87 species· 4 federal
moderate
Cameron County189 species· 13 federalCritical
exceptional
Hidalgo County130 species· 8 federalCritical
high
Jim Wells County81 species· 6 federal
moderate
Kenedy County154 species· 12 federalCritical
exceptional
Kleberg County159 species· 14 federalCritical
exceptional
Nueces County157 species· 14 federalCritical
exceptional
Refugio County152 species· 12 federalCritical
exceptional
San Patricio County160 species· 10 federal
exceptional
Willacy County139 species· 11 federalCritical
high

High Plains

36 counties · 43 avg species · 7 critical priority

17 moderate19 limited
Andrews County44 species· 2 federalCritical
moderate
Armstrong County50 species· 2 federal
moderate
Bailey County39 species· 1 federal
limited
Carson County48 species· 3 federal
moderate
Castro County40 species· 1 federal
limited
Cochran County39 species· 1 federalCritical
limited
Crosby County52 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Dallam County36 species· 1 federal
limited
Dawson County48 species· 1 federal
moderate
Deaf Smith County42 species· 1 federalCritical
limited
Ector County42 species· 1 federal
limited
Floyd County43 species· 2 federal
moderate
Gaines County41 species· 2 federalCritical
limited
Glasscock County43 species· 1 federal
moderate
Hale County40 species· 2 federal
limited
Hansford County39 species· 3 federal
limited
Hartley County37 species· 1 federal
limited
Hockley County42 species· 1 federal
limited
Howard County46 species· 2 federal
moderate
Hutchinson County49 species· 4 federal
moderate
Lamb County39 species· 1 federal
limited
Lubbock County49 species· 3 federal
moderate
Lynn County44 species· 2 federal
moderate
Martin County44 species· 1 federal
moderate
Midland County46 species· 2 federal
moderate
Moore County39 species· 2 federal
limited
Ochiltree County40 species· 3 federalCritical
limited
Oldham County43 species· 3 federal
moderate
Parmer County37 species· 1 federal
limited
Potter County47 species· 4 federal
moderate
Randall County48 species· 2 federal
moderate
Sherman County35 species· 2 federal
limited
Swisher County41 species· 2 federal
limited
Terry County42 species· 1 federal
limited
Upton County43 species· 1 federal
moderate
Yoakum County39 species· 1 federalCritical
limited

Pineywoods

30 counties · 80 avg species · 5 critical priority

4 high26 moderate
Anderson County96 species· 8 federal
high
Angelina County92 species· 3 federal
moderate
Bowie County69 species· 2 federal
moderate
Camp County56 species· 2 federal
moderate
Cass County77 species· 2 federal
moderate
Cherokee County83 species· 4 federal
moderate
Gregg County73 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Hardin County98 species· 5 federal
high
Harrison County85 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Houston County86 species· 6 federal
moderate
Jasper County103 species· 4 federal
high
Liberty County82 species· 7 federal
moderate
Marion County77 species· 2 federal
moderate
Montgomery County79 species· 6 federal
moderate
Morris County57 species· 2 federal
moderate
Nacogdoches County86 species· 5 federal
moderate
Newton County91 species· 3 federal
moderate
Panola County71 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Polk County83 species· 5 federal
moderate
Rusk County72 species· 2 federalCritical
moderate
Sabine County79 species· 4 federal
moderate
San Augustine County73 species· 5 federal
moderate
San Jacinto County79 species· 6 federal
moderate
Shelby County69 species· 2 federal
moderate
Smith County83 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Trinity County75 species· 6 federal
moderate
Tyler County98 species· 4 federal
high
Upshur County72 species· 3 federal
moderate
Walker County82 species· 6 federal
moderate
Wood County84 species· 4 federal
moderate

Post Oak Savannah

26 counties · 74 avg species · 16 critical priority

1 high25 moderate
Bastrop County84 species· 9 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Bee County63 species· 6 federal
moderate
Brazos County88 species· 11 federalCritical
moderate
Burleson County82 species· 11 federalCritical
moderate
Caldwell County74 species· 11 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Fayette County74 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
Franklin County62 species· 3 federal
moderate
Freestone County74 species· 9 federal
moderate
Goliad County82 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Gonzales County89 species· 9 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Grimes County74 species· 8 federal
moderate
Guadalupe County93 species· 9 federalAquiferCritical
high
Henderson County83 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Hopkins County57 species· 4 federal
moderate
Karnes County67 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Lavaca County61 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Lee County74 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
Leon County80 species· 9 federal
moderate
Madison County73 species· 8 federal
moderate
Rains County57 species· 4 federal
moderate
Red River County77 species· 5 federal
moderate
Robertson County81 species· 12 federalCritical
moderate
Titus County65 species· 2 federal
moderate
Van Zandt County73 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
Washington County72 species· 9 federalCritical
moderate
Wilson County75 species· 4 federalAquiferCritical
moderate

Rolling Plains

46 counties · 50 avg species · 30 critical priority

44 moderate2 limited
Archer County48 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Baylor County51 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
Borden County45 species· 2 federalCritical
moderate
Briscoe County46 species· 2 federal
moderate
Callahan County43 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Childress County50 species· 3 federal
moderate
Clay County50 species· 4 federal
moderate
Coke County56 species· 5 federal
moderate
Coleman County56 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Collingsworth County46 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Concho County55 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Cottle County44 species· 3 federal
moderate
DeWitt County65 species· 7 federalCritical
moderate
Dickens County44 species· 2 federalCritical
moderate
Donley County46 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Fisher County42 species· 4 federalCritical
limited
Foard County44 species· 3 federal
moderate
Garza County47 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Gray County45 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Hall County47 species· 3 federal
moderate
Hardeman County48 species· 3 federal
moderate
Haskell County47 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Hemphill County50 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Jones County47 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Kent County45 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
King County45 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Knox County50 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
La Salle County57 species· 4 federal
moderate
Lipscomb County39 species· 3 federalCritical
limited
McCulloch County58 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
McLennan County75 species· 8 federalCritical
moderate
McMullen County63 species· 4 federal
moderate
Mitchell County47 species· 3 federal
moderate
Motley County45 species· 2 federal
moderate
Nolan County47 species· 3 federal
moderate
Roberts County48 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
Runnels County59 species· 6 federalCritical
moderate
Scurry County47 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Shackelford County49 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Stonewall County47 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
Taylor County47 species· 2 federal
moderate
Throckmorton County49 species· 5 federalCritical
moderate
Tom Green County64 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Wheeler County48 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Wichita County52 species· 4 federal
moderate
Wilbarger County51 species· 3 federal
moderate

South Texas Plains

14 counties · 74 avg species · 7 critical priority

2 high12 moderate
Atascosa County64 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Dimmit County52 species· 2 federal
moderate
Duval County66 species· 6 federal
moderate
Frio County51 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Jim Hogg County73 species· 3 federal
moderate
Kinney County80 species· 7 federalAquifer
moderate
Live Oak County71 species· 4 federal
moderate
Maverick County61 species· 3 federal
moderate
Medina County80 species· 5 federalAquiferCritical
moderate
Starr County109 species· 8 federalCritical
high
Uvalde County99 species· 6 federalAquiferCritical
high
Webb County85 species· 4 federalCritical
moderate
Zapata County90 species· 7 federalCritical
moderate
Zavala County51 species· 2 federal
moderate

Trans-Pecos

13 counties · 98 avg species · 10 critical priority

2 exceptional4 high7 moderate
Brewster County225 species· 13 federalCritical
exceptional
Crane County49 species· 3 federal
moderate
Culberson County115 species· 4 federalCritical
high
El Paso County79 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Hudspeth County91 species· 2 federalCritical
moderate
Jeff Davis County129 species· 9 federalCritical
high
Loving County44 species· 2 federalCritical
moderate
Pecos County104 species· 12 federalCritical
high
Presidio County144 species· 7 federal
exceptional
Reeves County76 species· 9 federalCritical
moderate
Terrell County107 species· 5 federal
high
Ward County58 species· 3 federalCritical
moderate
Winkler County47 species· 2 federalCritical
moderate

Data Sources

All data in County Intelligence is assembled deterministically from authoritative state and federal databases. No language model is involved in content production. Every fact traces to its source.

TPWDTexas Parks & Wildlife Department RTEST Database
RRCTexas Railroad Commission Public GIS
USFWSU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Critical Habitat
TWDBTexas Water Development Board
EAAEdwards Aquifer Authority
TCEQTexas Commission on Environmental Quality
USACEU.S. Army Corps of Engineers RIBITS
FAAFederal Aviation Administration
ERCOTElectric Reliability Council of Texas
GLOTexas General Land Office
CensusU.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line

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