The 10-county Capital region covers about 8,600 square miles in central Texas, stretching from Llano to San Marcos and from La Grange to Georgetown.
The Capital region has one metropolitan statistical area (MSA), the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA, which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson counties. The region’s other five counties are not associated with an MSA.
| Texas Regions | Major Cities | Population (2020 census) | Counties | Colleges/Universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Region | San Antonio, New Braunfels | 2.9 million | 19 | 12 |
| Capital Region | Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown, San Marcos | 2.4 million | 10 | 8 |
| Central Texas Region | Waco, Bryan, College Station | 1.3 million | 20 | 11 |
| Gulf Coast Region | Houston, The Woodland, Sugar Land | 7.3 million | 13 | 27 |
| High Plains Region | Amarillo, Lubbock | 866 thousand | 41 | 9 |
| Northwest Region | Abilene, Wichita Falls | 549 thousand | 31 | 12 |
| South Texas Region | Laredo, Corpus Christi | 2.4 million | 28 | 14 |
| Southeast Region | Beaumont, Port Arthur | 769 thousand | 15 | 6 |
| Upper East Region | Tyler, Longview, Texarkana | 1.2 million | 23 | 17 |
| Upper Rio Grande Region | Elpaso | 880 thousand | 6 | 4 |
| West Texas Region | Midland, Odessa | 648 thousand | 30 | 5 |
| Metroplex Region | Dallas, Fort Worth, Plano, Frisco, McKinney | 8 million | 19 | 31 |
