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102 Texas counties have no surveying firm

Of Texas's 254 counties, 102 have no office of a surveying firm registered with the state board. About 851,000 Texans live in them. The largest is Coryell County, population 86,370.

All 254 Texas counties, largest population first At least one firm officeNo firm office (102)

Harris, 5,009,302Loving, 48

Statewide there are 3.6 registered firm offices per 100,000 residents (1,112 offices, 31,290,831 people). Among counties of 100,000 people or more, Potter has the fewest per resident (0.9 per 100,000) and Comal the most (9.4). A firm office is where a firm is registered to work from, not where its surveyors go: a license covers all of Texas, and firms cross county lines every day. The gap is in local offices, not in legal coverage.

Counties with no registered firm office

102 counties, largest first. 9 of them have 20,000 people or more.

  • Coryell 86,370
  • Hale 31,953
  • Titus 31,547
  • Houston 22,197
  • Moore 21,872
  • Hockley 21,505
  • Jones 20,850
  • Freestone 20,645
  • Willacy 20,027
  • Hutchinson 19,721
  • Frio 19,520
  • Falls 17,752
  • Jackson 15,284
  • Karnes 15,137
  • Pecos 14,712
  • Callahan 14,615
  • Madison 13,877
  • Zapata 13,819
  • Camp 13,164
  • Lamb 12,687
  • Wilbarger 12,455
  • Morris 12,184
  • Live Oak 11,967
  • Newton 11,908
  • Dawson 11,758
  • Ward 11,038
  • Clay 10,730
  • Sabine 10,058
  • Runnels 9,751
  • Ochiltree 9,717
  • Marion 9,704
  • Parmer 9,669
  • Duval 9,585
  • Zavala 9,209
  • Archer 9,155
  • Mitchell 8,968
  • Dimmit 8,181
  • Yoakum 7,581
  • Dallam 7,526
  • McCulloch 7,448
  • Winkler 7,381
  • Castro 7,380
  • Bailey 7,031
  • Swisher 6,877
  • Brooks 6,740
  • Childress 6,679
  • La Salle 6,679
  • Lynn 5,952
  • Carson 5,822
  • Presidio 5,686
  • Delta 5,647
  • Haskell 5,435
  • Martin 5,179
  • Floyd 5,042
  • Crosby 5,030
  • Hansford 5,006
  • Hartley 4,996
  • Wheeler 4,824
  • Garza 4,645
  • Crane 4,594
  • Jim Hogg 4,583
  • Hudspeth 3,608
  • Hardeman 3,417
  • Coke 3,396
  • Concho 3,326
  • Sutton 3,269
  • Knox 3,255
  • Donley 3,193
  • Kinney 3,191
  • Shackelford 3,169
  • Reagan 3,139
  • Hemphill 3,134
  • Upton 3,128
  • Lipscomb 2,880
  • Hall 2,828
  • Crockett 2,799
  • Real 2,772
  • Sherman 2,771
  • Cochran 2,583
  • Schleicher 2,302
  • Culberson 2,254
  • Menard 1,911
  • Oldham 1,823
  • Armstrong 1,809
  • Dickens 1,725
  • Throckmorton 1,532
  • Irion 1,526
  • Briscoe 1,494
  • Sterling 1,387
  • Edwards 1,383
  • Cottle 1,263
  • Stonewall 1,235
  • Glasscock 1,153
  • Foard 1,053
  • Motley 1,015
  • Roberts 837
  • Terrell 718
  • Kent 703
  • Borden 557
  • Kenedy 330
  • King 215
  • Loving 48

Every county

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CountyPopulation, 2024Firm officesOffices per 100,000
Harris 5,009,302 117 2.3
Dallas 2,656,028 62 2.3
Tarrant 2,230,708 84 3.8
Bexar 2,127,737 55 2.6
Travis 1,363,767 48 3.5
Collin 1,254,658 36 2.9
Denton 1,045,120 21 2.0
Fort Bend 958,434 22 2.3
Hidalgo 914,820 27 3.0
El Paso 875,784 17 1.9
Montgomery 749,613 22 2.9
Williamson 727,480 24 3.3
Cameron 431,874 18 4.2
Brazoria 413,224 12 2.9
Bell 399,578 13 3.3
Galveston 367,407 13 3.5
Nueces 353,125 15 4.2
Lubbock 327,394 8 2.4
Hays 292,029 18 6.2
Webb 272,823 12 4.4
McLennan 270,358 9 3.3
Jefferson 253,948 9 3.5
Brazos 249,624 10 4.0
Smith 249,091 23 9.2
Ellis 232,387 9 3.9
Johnson 210,547 9 4.3
Comal 201,628 19 9.4
Kaufman 197,829 5 2.5
Guadalupe 195,166 7 3.6
Midland 183,587 14 7.6
Parker 179,707 11 6.1
Ector 170,022 3 1.8
Randall 150,547 5 3.3
Grayson 150,532 6 4.0
Taylor 148,813 6 4.0
Rockwall 137,044 6 4.4
Wichita 129,984 4 3.1
Gregg 126,679 9 7.1
Tom Green 120,103 9 7.5
Hunt 118,729 8 6.7
Liberty 115,042 6 5.2
Bastrop 114,931 6 5.2
Potter 114,649 1 0.9
Bowie 91,992 1 1.1
Victoria 91,949 6 6.5
Angelina 88,094 4 4.5
Henderson 87,467 10 11.4
Coryell 86,370 0 none
Orange 86,115 3 3.5
Walker 83,722 4 4.8
Wise 81,275 4 4.9
San Patricio 71,467 4 5.6
Harrison 71,370 2 2.8
Hood 69,126 5 7.2
Starr 66,587 1 1.5
Nacogdoches 65,728 7 10.6
Van Zandt 65,304 7 10.7
Waller 65,109 1 1.5
Anderson 59,512 2 3.4
Maverick 58,829 2 3.4
Hardin 58,670 4 6.8
Navarro 56,533 2 3.5
Chambers 56,179 6 10.7
Burnet 55,722 5 9.0
Medina 55,619 5 9.0
Wilson 55,415 4 7.2
Polk 54,258 5 9.2
Kerr 53,900 5 9.3
Rusk 53,391 7 13.1
Cherokee 53,223 7 13.2
Atascosa 52,783 2 3.8
Caldwell 52,430 2 3.8
Kendall 51,828 6 11.6
Lamar 51,249 4 7.8
Wood 48,742 7 14.4
Val Verde 47,999 1 2.1
Erath 44,496 2 4.5
Cooke 44,258 3 6.8
Upshur 44,050 2 4.5
Wharton 42,035 2 4.8
Jim Wells 38,886 2 5.1
Hopkins 38,784 2 5.2
Hill 38,771 2 5.2
Fannin 38,650 1 2.6
Brown 38,631 2 5.2
Washington 37,810 4 10.6
Matagorda 36,391 1 2.7
Grimes 33,448 2 6.0
Jasper 32,907 2 6.1
Austin 32,546 3 9.2
Hale 31,953 0 none
Titus 31,547 0 none
Bee 31,226 1 3.2
Howard 30,833 1 3.2
Kleberg 30,442 1 3.3
Palo Pinto 30,231 1 3.3
San Jacinto 29,326 1 3.4
Cass 28,622 1 3.5
Gillespie 28,159 4 14.2
Milam 26,159 3 11.5
Aransas 25,595 1 3.9
Fayette 25,488 5 19.6
Uvalde 25,138 2 8.0
Shelby 24,192 1 4.1
Lampasas 23,539 2 8.5
Llano 23,163 3 13.0
Panola 23,022 1 4.3
Gaines 22,892 2 8.7
Bandera 22,830 3 13.1
Limestone 22,569 2 8.9
Houston 22,197 0 none
Montague 21,890 3 13.7
Moore 21,872 0 none
Hockley 21,505 0 none
Colorado 21,475 2 9.3
Gray 20,888 3 14.4
Jones 20,850 0 none
Freestone 20,645 0 none
Lavaca 20,605 1 4.9
Tyler 20,560 1 4.9
DeWitt 20,252 1 4.9
Burleson 20,179 2 9.9
Gonzales 20,040 2 10.0
Willacy 20,027 0 none
Calhoun 19,942 2 10.0
Hutchinson 19,721 0 none
Frio 19,520 0 none
Bosque 19,013 2 10.5
Andrews 18,923 1 5.3
Deaf Smith 18,495 1 5.4
Lee 18,451 3 16.3
Eastland 18,290 2 10.9
Young 18,236 2 11.0
Falls 17,752 0 none
Robertson 17,659 2 11.3
Leon 16,698 2 12.0
Scurry 16,211 1 6.2
Jackson 15,284 0 none
Karnes 15,137 0 none
Pecos 14,712 0 none
Callahan 14,615 0 none
Trinity 14,489 1 6.9
Comanche 14,359 1 7.0
Nolan 14,182 1 7.1
Madison 13,877 0 none
Zapata 13,819 0 none
Blanco 13,358 3 22.5
Rains 13,306 2 15.0
Camp 13,164 0 none
Lamb 12,687 0 none
Wilbarger 12,455 0 none
Morris 12,184 0 none
Live Oak 11,967 0 none
Reeves 11,956 2 16.7
Newton 11,908 0 none
Dawson 11,758 0 none
Red River 11,696 1 8.5
Terry 11,602 2 17.2
Ward 11,038 0 none
Franklin 10,912 1 9.2
Clay 10,730 0 none
Somervell 10,098 2 19.8
Sabine 10,058 0 none
Runnels 9,751 0 none
Ochiltree 9,717 0 none
Marion 9,704 0 none
Parmer 9,669 0 none
Duval 9,585 0 none
Brewster 9,508 1 10.5
Stephens 9,475 2 21.1
Jack 9,398 4 42.6
Zavala 9,209 0 none
Archer 9,155 0 none
Mitchell 8,968 0 none
Hamilton 8,644 1 11.6
Dimmit 8,181 0 none
Coleman 7,990 1 12.5
San Augustine 7,767 1 12.9
Yoakum 7,581 0 none
Dallam 7,526 0 none
McCulloch 7,448 0 none
Winkler 7,381 0 none
Castro 7,380 0 none
Goliad 7,221 1 13.8
Bailey 7,031 0 none
Swisher 6,877 0 none
Brooks 6,740 0 none
Refugio 6,739 1 14.8
Childress 6,679 0 none
La Salle 6,679 0 none
Lynn 5,952 0 none
Carson 5,822 0 none
Presidio 5,686 0 none
Delta 5,647 0 none
San Saba 5,508 2 36.3
Haskell 5,435 0 none
Martin 5,179 0 none
Floyd 5,042 0 none
Crosby 5,030 0 none
Hansford 5,006 0 none
Hartley 4,996 0 none
Wheeler 4,824 0 none
Garza 4,645 0 none
Crane 4,594 0 none
Jim Hogg 4,583 0 none
Mills 4,563 1 21.9
Kimble 4,401 2 45.4
Mason 3,987 2 50.2
Fisher 3,665 1 27.3
Hudspeth 3,608 0 none
Baylor 3,533 1 28.3
Hardeman 3,417 0 none
Coke 3,396 0 none
Concho 3,326 0 none
Sutton 3,269 0 none
Knox 3,255 0 none
Donley 3,193 0 none
Kinney 3,191 0 none
Shackelford 3,169 0 none
Reagan 3,139 0 none
Hemphill 3,134 0 none
Upton 3,128 0 none
Lipscomb 2,880 0 none
Hall 2,828 0 none
Crockett 2,799 0 none
Real 2,772 0 none
Sherman 2,771 0 none
Collingsworth 2,611 1 38.3
Cochran 2,583 0 none
Schleicher 2,302 0 none
Culberson 2,254 0 none
Menard 1,911 0 none
Oldham 1,823 0 none
Armstrong 1,809 0 none
Jeff Davis 1,778 2 112.5
Dickens 1,725 0 none
Throckmorton 1,532 0 none
Irion 1,526 0 none
Briscoe 1,494 0 none
Sterling 1,387 0 none
Edwards 1,383 0 none
Cottle 1,263 0 none
Stonewall 1,235 0 none
Glasscock 1,153 0 none
Foard 1,053 0 none
Motley 1,015 0 none
Roberts 837 0 none
Terrell 718 0 none
Kent 703 0 none
McMullen 565 1 177.0
Borden 557 0 none
Kenedy 330 0 none
King 215 0 none
Loving 48 0 none
Texas31,290,8311,1123.6

Download every county: texas-counties-without-a-surveyor.csv (CC BY 4.0).

When Texas surveyors were first licensed

The board's roster lists 2,662 registered professional land surveyors (RPLS). 850 of them (32%) were first licensed before 2001, and 533 (20%) before 1991. The median registered surveyor was licensed in 2007. In 2025, the board granted 120 new licenses that are still registered.

Registered surveyors by the decade they were first licensed
  • 1960s7
  • 1970s86
  • 1980s415
  • 1990s296
  • 2000s650
  • 2010s654
  • 2020s554

Questions

How many Texas counties have no surveying firm?

102 of Texas's 254 counties have no office of a surveying firm registered with the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. About 851,000 people live in them (Census 2024 estimates).

Which is the largest Texas county without a surveying firm?

Coryell County, with 86,370 residents in the Census 2024 estimate. 9 counties of 20,000 people or more have none: Coryell, Hale, Titus, Houston, Moore, Hockley, Jones, Freestone, Willacy.

Can I still get a survey if my county has no surveying firm?

Yes. A Texas surveyor's license covers the whole state, and firms in a neighboring county often work across the line. Expect travel time in the quote. Check any surveyor's license on the TBPELS roster before you hire.

How old is the surveying profession in Texas?

Of 2,662 registered professional land surveyors on the board's roster, 850 (32%) were first licensed before 2001 and 533 (20%) before 1991. The median surveyor was licensed in 2007.

Can I reuse this data?

Yes. Every county is in the CSV download under CC BY 4.0: cite SurveyorNear and link to this page.

Method and sources

  • Firm offices: the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (TBPELS) surveying firm roster, read October 6, 2026. Each registered firm office counts once, branch offices included; 1,128 offices are on the roster.
  • County: each office's registered address placed with the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder, or its ZIP code centre where the address would not place, on October 7, 2026. 1,112 of 1,128 offices were placed; the other 16 are left out, so a county count is a floor.
  • Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 county population estimates (co-est2024-alldata.csv, July 1, 2024 estimate), downloaded October 7, 2026.
  • License years: the Granted date on the TBPELS RPLS roster (read October 6, 2026) for every surveyor whose status is Registered. Inactive, retired and expired licenses are left out.
  • This page is rebuilt from those files on every build, most recently . Free to cite and reuse with a link to this page (CC BY 4.0).

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