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2025 · 250 reporting counties

Texas Counties With the Most Marijuana Possession Arrests

Tarrant County reported Texas' largest marijuana possession arrest count in 2025: 3,665. Compare all counties and their rates.

Possession makes up most of the record

Tarrant County ranks first with 3,665 possession arrests. The table keeps total arrests and rates beside that number so the ranking is not read without context.

RankCountyPossession recordsTotalRate per 100k
1Tarrant County3,6653,803169.1
2Dallas County2,9082,945110.7
3Hidalgo County1,6581,669181.1
4Harris County1,5501,55330.8
5Montgomery County1,4541,458186.6
6Bexar County1,1821,20555.8
7Smith County1,0611,067422.5
8El Paso County908921104.9
9Brazos County884884354.9
10Bell County876880218.8
11Collin County86489669.1
12Nueces County816820232.3
13Cameron County801816188.0
14Lubbock County716726220.7
15Webb County698707251.4
16McLennan County563572210.3
17Galveston County557572153.7
18Fort Bend County52452754.0
19Gregg County476479379.9
20Travis County47050136.1
21Rockwall County458459326.1
22Bowie County433434468.2
23Waller County392393562.6
24Midland County391394209.7
25Nacogdoches County387390590.6
26Ector County374381219.2
27Denton County35137134.7
28Angelina County346352399.3
29Brazoria County31432477.3
30Hunt County312312253.0
31Hays County301306100.5
32Guadalupe County295301149.7
33Navarro County293296517.7
34Chambers County284288500.1
35Kaufman County284294140.5
36Tom Green County275277229.7
37Grayson County265267173.8
38San Patricio County258260360.8
39Cherokee County256258483.7
40Ellis County248254105.5
41Harrison County242242336.3
42Walker County241249297.0
43Williamson County24024432.4
44Johnson County237244111.9
45Kendall County236237444.7
46Wharton County234235558.7
47Parker County233240129.9
48Wise County232233278.1
49Wichita County230232179.1
50Rusk County210210382.8
51Washington County202203530.2
52Coryell County195196229.0
53Gonzales County182183907.8
54Comal County18118889.9
55Bastrop County180183153.9
56Medina County180183321.7
57Victoria County180180194.3
58Atascosa County170170317.2
59Freestone County159160768.8
60Kleberg County158159524.5
61Refugio County1581602403.5
62Jefferson County14715259.8
63Anderson County145147245.8
64Henderson County144146164.8
65Gaines County137138576.1
66Houston County135137613.9
67Starr County130132199.0
68Lamar County129129250.5
69Taylor County12913187.3
70Cooke County123123276.6
71Wilson County123125222.7
72Polk County114115215.2
73Titus County106110348.5
74Kenedy County10310332288.4
75Caldwell County102104188.6
76Scurry County102102631.1
77Panola County99100434.4
78San Jacinto County99100339.1
79Jasper County9194284.2
80Kerr County9191168.4
81Liberty County919477.5
82Shelby County8787358.2
83Wilbarger County8787697.1
84Jim Wells County8687224.2
85Jackson County8383539.2
86Upshur County8181182.4
87Hood County7576107.8
88Live Oak County7575628.7
89La Salle County73731120.1
90Limestone County7374323.9
91Van Zandt County7376114.9
92Erath County7171161.7
93Howard County7171232.8
94Lee County7172384.4
95Brown County7071183.4
96Eastland County7072396.8
97Grimes County7070204.4
98Pecos County6870480.8
99Lampasas County6767283.2
100Aransas County6672275.4
101Hardin County6666112.4
102Trinity County6667465.8
103Potter County656657.7
104Childress County6262933.3
105Hill County6262157.0
106Orange County626777.7
107Morris County6162511.0
108Burleson County5860292.0
109Madison County5863442.9
110Dimmit County5760747.8
111Young County5759325.0
112Archer County5656613.4
113Bee County5657175.3
114Brooks County5659896.8
115Palo Pinto County5657185.1
116Duval County5556595.6
117Cass County5455192.0
118Burnet County535494.7
119Gillespie County5355192.8
120Parmer County5353547.6
121Lavaca County5252251.8
122Milam County5252198.0
123Mitchell County5252581.2
124Zapata County5252378.1
125Austin County5151151.7
126Hale County5151160.3
127Moore County5152237.5
128Goliad County5050693.7
129Matagorda County4955150.8
130McCulloch County4949655.8
131Oldham County49502804.3
132Deaf Smith County4747252.3
133Hopkins County4747120.3
134Maverick County464678.2
135Uvalde County4653212.3
136Clay County4546427.4
137Fayette County4547184.6
138Frio County4545239.1
139Leon County4449290.0
140Fannin County4344112.1
141Hockley County4343199.1
142Karnes County4344293.0
143Zavala County4347520.1
144Sabine County4243429.5
145Wood County424488.6
146Somervell County4141399.6
147Wheeler County4141859.0
148Callahan County4040276.0
149Andrews County3838200.9
150Jones County3840191.7
151Mills County3838829.7
152Nolan County3838269.2
153Tyler County3737181.0
154Bosque County3636190.3
155Robertson County3535196.2
156Sutton County33331030.3
157Bailey County3232459.6
158Colorado County3232149.3
159Hudspeth County3232932.1
160Randall County323321.7
161Red River County3232270.8
162Falls County3132179.1
163Franklin County3131282.0
164Montague County3030136.6
165Willacy County3030150.2
166Crockett County29291047.3
167Bandera County2828122.4
168Lamb County2728222.6
169Kimble County2626585.8
170Terry County2626221.8
171Calhoun County2525127.6
172Hamilton County2424276.5
173Hardeman County2424729.0
174Jim Hogg County2424526.9
175San Augustine County2426336.7
176Val Verde County222450.2
177Blanco County2121154.6
178Carson County2121361.8
179Reeves County2020164.8
180Delta County1924432.5
181DeWitt County191993.6
182Gray County181886.0
183Dawson County1719161.3
184Castro County1617233.0
185Camp County1515112.1
186Comanche County141497.0
187Concho County1414388.1
188Jack County1414146.4
189Llano County141668.5
190Marion County1415151.6
191Mason County1414350.9
192Newton County1416133.8
193Crosby County1313267.9
194Runnels County1313134.1
195Garza County1212266.1
196Stephens County1212127.9
197Ward County1212107.9
198Crane County1111241.5
199Donley County1111342.4
200Reagan County1111347.4
201Dallam County1010133.2
202Hall County1010365.4
203Haskell County1010181.9
204Hartley County99183.5
205Yoakum County910134.4
206Rains County8859.1
207Coke County77205.2
208Coleman County7788.4
209McMullen County771286.8
210Ochiltree County7775.4
211Shackelford County77219.0
212Winkler County7792.8
213Collingsworth County66241.3
214Fisher County55135.4
215Knox County55156.6
216Lynn County5583.1
217San Saba County5586.4
218Swisher County5574.6
219Kinney County44127.9
220Menard County44204.5
221Presidio County4473.6
222Real County44145.7
223Sherman County44143.8
224Baylor County3386.4
225Brewster County3442.3
226Cochran County33117.8
227Hutchinson County3315.3
228Armstrong County22108.5
229Cottle County22163.4
230Culberson County2288.2
231Dickens County22118.2
232Schleicher County2289.1
233Terrell County22284.9
234Throckmorton County22128.7
235Borden County11176.4
236Edwards County1173.0
237Floyd County1120.5
238Foard County1195.8
239Hansford County1120.2
240Kent County11148.4
241Lipscomb County1133.8
242Martin County1118.9
243Upton County1131.9
244Briscoe County000.0
245Glasscock County000.0
246Hemphill County000.0
247Irion County000.0
248King County000.0
249Roberts County000.0
250Sterling County000.0