Texas now leads the country in the number of sex offenders, with 75,710 total.

October 16, 2026 — Texas has the highest absolute number of people listed on sex offender registries in the United States, with 75,710 registrants, according to an analysis by SafeHome.org based on state registry data compiled as of August 2024 (with figures updated into early 2025 in some tables).

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These figures come from SafeHome.org’s annual review of public state registries, supplemented by outreach to officials in some jurisdictions. The organization notes that numbers fluctuate as people are added or removed, and that state laws differ significantly on which offenses require registration, how long names stay on the list, risk-level classifications, and what information is made public.