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2025 · 250 reporting counties

Texas Counties With the Most Marijuana Arrests

Tarrant County reported the largest marijuana arrest count in Texas in 2025: 3,803. See totals, possession counts, rates, and sources.

Where the largest counts appear

Tarrant County leads this table with 3,803 reported arrests. Population matters: a high total does not automatically mean a high per-capita rate.

RankCountyReported recordsPossessionRate per 100k
1Tarrant County3,8033,665169.1
2Dallas County2,9452,908110.7
3Hidalgo County1,6691,658181.1
4Harris County1,5531,55030.8
5Montgomery County1,4581,454186.6
6Bexar County1,2051,18255.8
7Smith County1,0671,061422.5
8El Paso County921908104.9
9Collin County89686469.1
10Brazos County884884354.9
11Bell County880876218.8
12Nueces County820816232.3
13Cameron County816801188.0
14Lubbock County726716220.7
15Webb County707698251.4
16Galveston County572557153.7
17McLennan County572563210.3
18Fort Bend County52752454.0
19Travis County50147036.1
20Gregg County479476379.9
21Rockwall County459458326.1
22Bowie County434433468.2
23Midland County394391209.7
24Waller County393392562.6
25Nacogdoches County390387590.6
26Ector County381374219.2
27Denton County37135134.7
28Angelina County352346399.3
29Brazoria County32431477.3
30Hunt County312312253.0
31Hays County306301100.5
32Guadalupe County301295149.7
33Navarro County296293517.7
34Kaufman County294284140.5
35Chambers County288284500.1
36Tom Green County277275229.7
37Grayson County267265173.8
38San Patricio County260258360.8
39Cherokee County258256483.7
40Ellis County254248105.5
41Walker County249241297.0
42Johnson County244237111.9
43Williamson County24424032.4
44Harrison County242242336.3
45Parker County240233129.9
46Kendall County237236444.7
47Wharton County235234558.7
48Wise County233232278.1
49Wichita County232230179.1
50Rusk County210210382.8
51Washington County203202530.2
52Coryell County196195229.0
53Comal County18818189.9
54Bastrop County183180153.9
55Gonzales County183182907.8
56Medina County183180321.7
57Victoria County180180194.3
58Atascosa County170170317.2
59Freestone County160159768.8
60Refugio County1601582403.5
61Kleberg County159158524.5
62Jefferson County15214759.8
63Anderson County147145245.8
64Henderson County146144164.8
65Gaines County138137576.1
66Houston County137135613.9
67Starr County132130199.0
68Taylor County13112987.3
69Lamar County129129250.5
70Wilson County125123222.7
71Cooke County123123276.6
72Polk County115114215.2
73Titus County110106348.5
74Caldwell County104102188.6
75Kenedy County10310332288.4
76Scurry County102102631.1
77Panola County10099434.4
78San Jacinto County10099339.1
79Jasper County9491284.2
80Liberty County949177.5
81Kerr County9191168.4
82Jim Wells County8786224.2
83Shelby County8787358.2
84Wilbarger County8787697.1
85Jackson County8383539.2
86Upshur County8181182.4
87Hood County7675107.8
88Van Zandt County7673114.9
89Live Oak County7575628.7
90Limestone County7473323.9
91La Salle County73731120.1
92Aransas County7266275.4
93Eastland County7270396.8
94Lee County7271384.4
95Brown County7170183.4
96Erath County7171161.7
97Howard County7171232.8
98Grimes County7070204.4
99Pecos County7068480.8
100Lampasas County6767283.2
101Orange County676277.7
102Trinity County6766465.8
103Hardin County6666112.4
104Potter County666557.7
105Madison County6358442.9
106Childress County6262933.3
107Hill County6262157.0
108Morris County6261511.0
109Burleson County6058292.0
110Dimmit County6057747.8
111Brooks County5956896.8
112Young County5957325.0
113Bee County5756175.3
114Palo Pinto County5756185.1
115Archer County5656613.4
116Duval County5655595.6
117Cass County5554192.0
118Gillespie County5553192.8
119Matagorda County5549150.8
120Burnet County545394.7
121Parmer County5353547.6
122Uvalde County5346212.3
123Lavaca County5252251.8
124Milam County5252198.0
125Mitchell County5252581.2
126Moore County5251237.5
127Zapata County5252378.1
128Austin County5151151.7
129Hale County5151160.3
130Goliad County5050693.7
131Oldham County50492804.3
132Leon County4944290.0
133McCulloch County4949655.8
134Deaf Smith County4747252.3
135Fayette County4745184.6
136Hopkins County4747120.3
137Zavala County4743520.1
138Clay County4645427.4
139Maverick County464678.2
140Frio County4545239.1
141Fannin County4443112.1
142Karnes County4443293.0
143Wood County444288.6
144Hockley County4343199.1
145Sabine County4342429.5
146Somervell County4141399.6
147Wheeler County4141859.0
148Callahan County4040276.0
149Jones County4038191.7
150Andrews County3838200.9
151Mills County3838829.7
152Nolan County3838269.2
153Tyler County3737181.0
154Bosque County3636190.3
155Robertson County3535196.2
156Randall County333221.7
157Sutton County33331030.3
158Bailey County3232459.6
159Colorado County3232149.3
160Falls County3231179.1
161Hudspeth County3232932.1
162Red River County3232270.8
163Franklin County3131282.0
164Montague County3030136.6
165Willacy County3030150.2
166Crockett County29291047.3
167Bandera County2828122.4
168Lamb County2827222.6
169Kimble County2626585.8
170San Augustine County2624336.7
171Terry County2626221.8
172Calhoun County2525127.6
173Delta County2419432.5
174Hamilton County2424276.5
175Hardeman County2424729.0
176Jim Hogg County2424526.9
177Val Verde County242250.2
178Blanco County2121154.6
179Carson County2121361.8
180Reeves County2020164.8
181Dawson County1917161.3
182DeWitt County191993.6
183Gray County181886.0
184Castro County1716233.0
185Llano County161468.5
186Newton County1614133.8
187Camp County1515112.1
188Marion County1514151.6
189Comanche County141497.0
190Concho County1414388.1
191Jack County1414146.4
192Mason County1414350.9
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
204Yoakum County109134.4
205Hartley County99183.5
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
219Brewster County4342.3
220Kinney County44127.9
221Menard County44204.5
222Presidio County4473.6
223Real County44145.7
224Sherman County44143.8
225Baylor County3386.4
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