Texas Cannabis Ledger / Annual data / 2024
Texas annual record · 250 counties with rows

Marijuana arrests in Texas: 2024

Texas counties reported 39,791 marijuana arrests in 2024. 98.5% were classified as possession; the statewide rate was 127.1 per 100,000.

39,791Reported arrests
39,185Possession arrests
127.1Per 100,000
250Counties with rows

What changed in 2024

The statewide count was 0.6% higher than in 2023. Because county reporting can be corrected later, this page identifies the source release and update date.

County totals and rates

Rank is based on the reported count. Use the rate column when comparing counties of different sizes.

Rank by countCountyTotalPossessionRate
1Tarrant County3,2543,140145.9
2Dallas County2,6752,629100.4
3Harris County2,0952,09241.9
4Hidalgo County1,9171,897209.8
5Montgomery County1,5681,564208.7
6Bexar County98898046.2
7Brazos County962959387.3
8Collin County90889372.4
9Smith County906900363.1
10Bell County874874219.9
11Lubbock County845839259.9
12Cameron County826799190.8
13Webb County745743265.5
14Nueces County741732210.0
15El Paso County73772883.8
16Fort Bend County55454358.3
17Galveston County518507141.0
18McLennan County508501187.9
19Gregg County489488386.9
20Midland County468463254.2
21Travis County44137932.1
22Ector County422417247.3
23Rockwall County382376279.1
24Grayson County364360241.3
25Tom Green County359358298.7
26Denton County35634534.0
27Kaufman County319313161.1
28Navarro County311311550.5
29Nacogdoches County301301456.3
30Bowie County299297322.6
31Guadalupe County280278143.1
32Brazoria County27727567.3
33Hunt County274273229.8
34Hays County27226892.4
35Angelina County257254292.2
36Walker County253246303.1
37Wharton County249247591.9
38Parker County246245136.9
39Kleberg County243243801.2
40Ellis County22722297.7
41Johnson County226217106.8
42Harrison County222219310.9
43Chambers County221214394.7
44San Patricio County221215308.9
45Comal County219217108.7
46Washington County217216575.9
47Wise County217216266.9
48Medina County214214384.8
49Victoria County205205222.4
50Coryell County204203239.5
51Gonzales County2022021003.5
52Williamson County20119427.6
53Kendall County193192371.3
54Wichita County185183142.8
55Kenedy County17717754798.8
56Starr County177172266.6
57Henderson County176172200.9
58Titus County176176556.7
59Kerr County175168324.0
60Atascosa County159159300.4
61Waller County157157237.5
62Anderson County153150256.8
63Bastrop County151149130.2
64Jim Wells County136135350.3
65Cherokee County133133250.1
66Wilson County118118213.3
67Freestone County117117565.6
68Houston County116115519.5
69Cooke County112112252.5
70Jefferson County10810742.4
71Scurry County106106656.1
72Upshur County104104236.2
73Refugio County1011011503.0
74Taylor County999566.7
75Polk County9591177.6
76Rusk County9392170.2
77Brown County9292237.5
78Childress County90891345.3
79Lamar County9090175.3
80Madison County8885620.6
81Erath County8787197.7
82Aransas County8686334.8
83Lee County8585459.4
84Pecos County8179551.9
85Caldwell County7979149.2
86Panola County7877338.6
87Hale County7776240.0
88Gaines County7575322.3
89Hardin County7575127.9
90Lampasas County7474313.9
91Burnet County7271128.6
92Hopkins County7170182.9
93Shelby County7169291.9
94Oldham County70703901.9
95Van Zandt County7068107.3
96Grimes County6969206.9
97Hood County696999.6
98Brooks County6564970.1
99Uvalde County6557260.4
100Frio County6464340.3
101Liberty County646455.0
102Potter County615553.3
103Howard County5959193.0
104Limestone County5958259.4
105Wilbarger County5757457.0
106Jackson County5656364.7
107Wheeler County56561160.1
108Austin County5454164.2
109McCulloch County5454722.4
110Willacy County5453269.1
111Fayette County5250203.9
112Mitchell County5249580.7
113Young County5252283.8
114La Salle County5149778.6
115Palo Pinto County5150168.1
116Deaf Smith County5049270.1
117Jasper County5046151.7
118Live Oak County5048421.7
119Cass County4948170.8
120Dawson County4949413.4
121Bee County4848147.0
122Maverick County454376.8
123Milam County4544171.4
124Hockley County4442204.5
125Burleson County4343214.0
126Dimmit County4343523.4
127Hill County4242108.0
128Karnes County4241279.6
129Leon County4240250.9
130Nolan County4140289.8
131Archer County3939426.7
132Matagorda County3937107.8
133Robertson County3939221.3
134Bosque County3838200.4
135Eastland County3837207.5
136Orange County383844.2
137Andrews County3734196.8
138Franklin County3636332.0
139Clay County3535326.0
140San Jacinto County3533119.3
141Falls County3333185.8
142Hardeman County3333981.6
143Hudspeth County3333956.5
144Goliad County3232444.3
145Mills County3129676.0
146Moore County3130143.0
147Gillespie County3029106.7
148Jones County3030144.2
149Montague County3030137.2
150Sutton County3028924.2
151Wood County302461.0
152Trinity County2928200.9
153Zavala County2927315.8
154Kimble County2827632.9
155Tyler County2727131.6
156Marion County2525254.3
157Colorado County2424111.9
158Duval County2424248.7
159Fannin County242361.9
160Terry County2424206.2
161Gray County2322109.9
162Lavaca County2323112.1
163Reagan County2323731.1
164Reeves County2221181.4
165Zapata County2222159.4
166Carson County2120360.3
167Delta County2120377.8
168Runnels County2120215.2
169San Augustine County2119270.0
170Callahan County2018137.7
171Crane County2020435.6
172Mason County2020498.8
173Parmer County2020207.6
174DeWitt County191993.3
175Jack County1919201.7
176Randall County191812.6
177Coleman County1818225.7
178Garza County1818394.1
179Lamb County1818142.7
180Castro County1717231.5
181Crockett County1717606.5
182Stephens County1717180.6
183Val Verde County171735.6
184Blanco County1615119.4
185Comanche County1616112.0
186Lynn County1616268.5
187Bandera County151365.8
188Concho County1515419.3
189Dallam County1515201.4
190Llano County141460.1
191Red River County1412118.2
192Sabine County1313128.9
193Swisher County1313190.0
194Calhoun County121260.7
195Somervell County1212119.0
196Bailey County1111159.6
197Hamilton County1110126.2
198Kinney County1111352.1
199Knox County1110338.4
200Schleicher County1111479.9
201Jim Hogg County1010216.9
202Winkler County109132.2
203Camp County9968.1
204Martin County99170.2
205Ward County9981.2
206Donley County88248.5
207Hartley County88161.0
208Haskell County88146.3
209Hemphill County88254.9
210Morris County8865.8
211Newton County8766.7
212Ochiltree County8884.5
213Presidio County88142.2
214Crosby County77141.3
215Yoakum County6680.0
216Brewster County5452.5
217Hansford County5599.8
218San Saba County5586.1
219Borden County44714.3
220Collingsworth County44155.8
221Fisher County44108.7
222Floyd County4479.7
223Foard County44381.7
224Irion County44265.1
225McMullen County44716.8
226Coke County3388.5
227Culberson County33132.0
228Hall County33107.3
229Hutchinson County3315.2
230Rains County3322.5
231Armstrong County22110.3
232Baylor County2257.4
233Briscoe County22135.9
234Cottle County22157.9
235Edwards County22144.8
236Menard County22104.2
237Real County2272.4
238Shackelford County2262.6
239Dickens County1158.8
240Kent County11143.1
241Sherman County1136.0
242Sterling County1072.8
243Throckmorton County1165.1
244Upton County1132.2
245Cochran County000.0
246Glasscock County000.0
247King County000.0
248Lipscomb County000.0
249Roberts County000.0
250Terrell County000.0