Southeast Texas

Southeast Texas
Region
From top, left to right: Downtown Houston, Downtown Galveston, Downtown Beaumont, and Port Arthur
Southeast Texas counties in red
Southeast Texas counties in red
Country United States
State Texas
Largest city Houston
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,662,325[1][2][3]

Southeast Texas is a cultural and geographic region in the U.S. state of Texas, bordering Southwest Louisiana and its greater Acadiana region to the east. Being a part of East Texas, the region is geographically centered on the Greater Houston and Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan statistical areas with a combined population of 7,662,325 according to the 2020 U.S. census.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Chambers County, Texas; Brazoria County, Texas; Austin County, Texas; Orange County, Texas; Jefferson County, Texas; Hardin County, Texas". Census.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Waller County, Texas; Montgomery County, Texas; Liberty County, Texas; Harris County, Texas; Galveston County, Texas; Fort Bend County, Texas". Census.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Polk County, Texas; San Jacinto County, Texas; Tyler County, Texas; Jasper County, Texas; Newton County, Texas". Census.gov. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "2020 Population Table I". U.S. Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "2020 Population Table II". U.S. Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "2020 Population Table III". U.S. Census Bureau.