San Antonio Metro Area Counties

8 counties · 2.8 million people (2025) · 7,313 sq mi

The San Antonio metro area (officially the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area) has 8 counties in Texas, with 2,813,140 people in 2025. Bexar County is the most populous.

Map of the 8 counties of the San Antonio metro area with county names and major cities
The 8 counties of the San Antonio metro area (yellow) with the largest cities. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025. Free to use with attribution (CC BY 4.0).
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The 8 counties of the San Antonio metro area

Sorted by population. 2 are central counties (the urban core); the others are outlying counties tied to it by commuting.

CountyCounty seatPopulation 2025Change since 2020Land area (sq mi)Type
Bexar CountySan Antonio2,160,088+7.5%1,241Central
Comal CountyNew Braunfels209,166+29.6%560Outlying
Guadalupe CountySeguin201,111+16.4%711Central
Medina CountyHondo56,881+11.8%1,325Outlying
Wilson CountyFloresville56,139+12.8%804Outlying
Atascosa CountyJourdanton53,590+9.1%1,220Outlying
Kendall CountyBoerne53,289+20.3%663Outlying
Bandera CountyBandera22,876+9.8%791Outlying

The metro area is part of the larger San Antonio-New Braunfels-Kerrville, TX Combined Statistical Area.

Printable map

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County maps of Texas

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