El Paso, TX Metro Area
The El Paso, TX metro area is made up of 2 counties in Texas: El Paso and Hudspeth. About 881,291 people lived there on July 1, 2025 (Census estimate), 1.4% more than in April 2020.
- Population, July 2025
- 881,291 1.4% more than in April 2020
- Type
- Metropolitan statistical area
- Counties
- 2: 1 central, 1 outlying
- Land area
- 5,584 sq mi (14,463 km²)
- Time zone
- Mountain TimeUTC-07:00 in January; UTC-06:00 in July
- State
- Texas
- Combined statistical area
- El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM
- CBSA code
- 21340
Counties in the El Paso, TX metro area, largest first
| County | Role | Population, July 2025 | Share of the area |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | Central | 877,858 | 99.6% |
| Hudspeth County | Outlying | 3,433 | 0.4% |
A central county holds the area’s core, an urban area of at least 50,000 people. An outlying county is in the area because of commuting: at least a quarter of its workers have jobs in the central county, or at least a quarter of the people working there live in them. A county belongs to one metro or micro area at most, and it counts whole, countryside included.
Principal city
- El Paso680,130 people
OMB names the area after its largest principal cities. A principal city is the area’s largest city, plus any other city that is very large or a big job center, and smaller ones with at least as many jobs as working residents (2020 Census and commuting figures). People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates.
Part of the El Paso-Las Cruces, TX-NM combined statistical area
OMB joins neighboring metro and micro areas into a combined statistical area when enough people commute between them. The other area in this one is
- Las Cruces, NM Metro Area229,091 people
Bordering metro and micro areas, nearest first
Areas with a county on this area’s edge. Distances are straight lines between the areas’ largest cities.
- Las Cruces, NM Metro Area39 mi northwest
- Alamogordo, NM Micro Area77 mi north
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