El Paso Metro Area Counties

2 counties · 881,291 people (2025) · 5,584 sq mi

The El Paso metro area (officially the El Paso, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 2 counties in Texas, with 881,291 people in 2025. El Paso County is the most populous.

Map of the 2 counties of the El Paso metro area with county names and major cities
The 2 counties of the El Paso metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).

The 2 counties of the El Paso metro area

Sorted by population. 1 is a central county (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
El Paso CountyEl Paso877,858+1.4%1,014Central
Hudspeth CountySierra Blanca3,433+7.3%4,571Outlying

The metro area is part of the larger El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM Combined Statistical Area.

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