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Texas DPS CCH · enforcement year 2023 · 250 counties with rows

Marijuana arrests in Texas: 2023

Texas DPS CCH contains 39,550 marijuana-coded records for 2023. 98.2% were classified as possession; the rate was 128.8 per 100,000.

How many marijuana arrest records did Texas report in 2023?

The Ledger sums 39,550 marijuana-coded arrest records for arrest year 2023 in the Texas DPS Computerized Criminal History workbook, including 38,833 possession-coded records. There are matching rows for 250 of 254 counties. These are aggregate records, not necessarily unique people or arrest events.

39,550Marijuana-coded records · DPS CCH · 2023
38,833Possession-coded records
128.8Records per 100,000
250Counties with rows

What changed in 2023

This is the first year in the Ledger's current three-year series. It provides the baseline used on later annual and county pages.

County totals and rates

Rank is based on the reported record count. Use the population-normalized column when comparing counties of different sizes.

Rank by countCountyTotalPossessionRate
1Tarrant County3,4953,356159.2
2Dallas County2,8672,805108.7
3Hidalgo County1,9451,935215.8
4Montgomery County1,6041,600224.0
5Brazos County1,0991,095445.9
6Smith County964956392.0
7El Paso County940912107.6
8Lubbock County929925289.0
9Cameron County928914216.4
10Collin County82880968.6
11Travis County81076359.9
12Bell County803802204.0
13Fort Bend County79077885.5
14Nueces County771763218.7
15Harris County72572314.8
16Webb County702699258.1
17Midland County568565318.0
18McLennan County533522198.5
19Gregg County487482385.2
20Ector County445436268.2
21Tom Green County444443372.1
22Rockwall County439439334.0
23Bexar County42141320.0
24Denton County41538440.9
25Guadalupe County377368199.2
26Washington County368368988.1
27Bowie County358353390.5
28Grayson County357351242.7
29Nacogdoches County350348533.6
30Galveston County31930788.1
31San Patricio County297294419.7
32Hays County27225796.5
33Navarro County271271486.2
34Wise County261257334.6
35Kaufman County242235129.6
36Parker County238238137.2
37Coryell County232232271.4
38Wichita County228224175.5
39Gonzales County2202181098.5
40Wharton County217216518.2
41Brazoria County21421253.4
42Victoria County211207230.0
43Williamson County20820329.6
44Hunt County207204181.9
45Chambers County199195367.7
46Kleberg County199199656.2
47Kerr County197187365.3
48Comal County19018798.0
49Ellis County18918284.6
50Angelina County185180211.1
51Starr County184175278.5
52Atascosa County180169345.4
53Walker County180177218.1
54Johnson County17917487.9
55Medina County154153280.9
56Kendall County152150300.6
57Liberty County149139136.4
58Jim Wells County148148381.8
59Harrison County143141201.4
60Jefferson County14314156.4
61Titus County143143455.7
62Waller County140140217.7
63Anderson County137137232.0
64Wilson County136133250.5
65Hardin County131130225.0
66Taylor County13012888.3
67Henderson County128125148.2
68Pecos County124124842.4
69Wheeler County1211212509.3
70Cherokee County109107207.1
71Grimes County108108331.5
72Cooke County107107244.4
73Bastrop County10210091.4
74Rusk County102102191.3
75Kenedy County10110129106.6
76Aransas County10099394.3
77Young County100100550.6
78Gaines County9999439.0
79Polk County9894182.8
80Brown County9595247.1
81Lee County9494514.8
82Scurry County9494581.0
83Fayette County9090353.8
84Houston County8686390.0
85Childress County84841241.7
86Bee County8181258.0
87Refugio County80801195.3
88Upshur County7979182.0
89Erath County7674171.5
90La Salle County76761162.8
91Lamar County7674148.6
92Burnet County7575137.9
93Howard County7574244.3
94Jackson County7373480.3
95Panola County7373320.0
96McCulloch County7272958.7
97Hopkins County6968180.5
98Nolan County6967484.4
99Van Zandt County6856106.2
100Uvalde County6653264.6
101Potter County646155.5
102Caldwell County6358125.3
103Coleman County6261787.5
104Hood County626191.6
105Lampasas County6161261.5
106Oldham County61613440.5
107San Jacinto County6161209.1
108Burleson County6060307.8
109Deaf Smith County5958320.3
110Hale County5957184.6
111Limestone County5958262.4
112Hockley County5858271.8
113Wood County5848120.6
114Bosque County5757301.0
115Falls County5555311.4
116Freestone County5553270.1
117Trinity County5553385.6
118Cass County5454188.6
119Kimble County54541205.4
120Maverick County545493.0
121Frio County5353286.0
122Moore County5251244.4
123Clay County4949457.9
124Milam County4949188.0
125Madison County4845349.0
126Matagorda County4742129.6
127Shelby County4642189.5
128Austin County4543141.6
129Karnes County4444294.0
130Fannin County4239110.9
131Leon County4139247.4
132Montague County4141189.4
133Robertson County3939225.4
134Goliad County3737516.0
135Zavala County3735395.1
136Andrews County3634193.2
137Red River County3535298.8
138Brooks County3433494.6
139Crane County3434743.3
140Live Oak County3434287.6
141Archer County3333364.8
142Duval County3331342.0
143Jones County3331158.6
144Palo Pinto County3333110.7
145Willacy County3333164.9
146Hill County323283.7
147Jim Hogg County3232686.5
148Orange County323037.3
149Randall County323221.6
150Eastland County3130170.1
151Dawson County3030251.8
152Comanche County2929206.6
153Mason County2929736.6
154Zapata County2929210.7
155Calhoun County2828141.9
156Mills County2828615.9
157DeWitt County2726133.2
158Garza County2727594.2
159Runnels County2727272.7
160Dimmit County2626313.5
161Tyler County2525122.4
162Lamb County2424188.8
163Terry County2424207.7
164Carson County2323391.0
165Colorado County2322108.4
166Val Verde County232348.2
167Franklin County2221205.4
168San Augustine County2221279.7
169Castro County2120288.0
170Gillespie County211975.6
171Jasper County212164.1
172Wilbarger County2020159.9
173Callahan County1919131.7
174Concho County1919553.8
175Delta County1919344.4
176Reeves County1917159.2
177Lavaca County181887.5
178Blanco County1717130.1
179Hamilton County1717197.6
180Llano County171774.0
181Hartley County1616312.7
182Jack County1616173.9
183Marion County1616164.7
184Menard County1616817.2
185Parmer County1616166.2
186Somervell County1616161.8
187Gray County151571.6
188Hudspeth County1514441.3
189Kinney County1515474.2
190Ochiltree County1514155.5
191Sutton County1414434.4
192Swisher County1414202.9
193Bandera County131257.5
194Sabine County1211118.4
195Bailey County1111161.7
196Camp County111184.3
197Hall County1111391.7
198Hardeman County1111319.0
199Lynn County1111188.9
200Reagan County1111346.1
201Stephens County1111117.2
202San Saba County1010180.7
203Hutchinson County9945.0
204Mitchell County9999.0
205Crockett County88281.1
206Fisher County88221.4
207Haskell County88147.0
208Morris County8865.9
209Presidio County88139.6
210Culberson County77317.5
211Rains County7653.6
212Brewster County6662.8
213Schleicher County66254.8
214Sterling County65436.7
215Ward County6654.7
216Armstrong County55273.4
217Collingsworth County55196.5
218Donley County55156.8
219Hemphill County55158.7
220Martin County5594.8
221Winkler County5565.6
222Crosby County4480.6
223Dallam County4454.8
224Throckmorton County44262.1
225Baylor County3386.2
226Briscoe County33207.8
227Cottle County33231.5
228Edwards County33214.1
229Foard County33276.5
230McMullen County33519.9
231Newton County3324.8
232Shackelford County3393.2
233Sherman County33111.3
234Terrell County33427.4
235Dickens County22117.4
236Floyd County2239.0
237Hansford County2239.4
238King County22943.4
239Knox County2260.3
240Borden County11174.5
241Glasscock County1186.6
242Irion County1164.4
243Real County1135.1
244Roberts County11120.6
245Upton County1132.0
246Yoakum County1113.4
247Cochran County000.0
248Coke County000.0
249Kent County000.0
250Lipscomb County000.0

Sources, dates and corrections

Source: Texas DPS Computerized Criminal History county/offense workbook, published January 13, 2026; arrest years 2023, 2024, 2025. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2025 county estimates. Dataset assembled 2026-09-02; page reviewed .

Counts represent marijuana-coded arrest records, not necessarily unique people or arrest events. Missing source rows remain distinct from reported zero counts. Read definitions and limitations. Download the normalized CSV.

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