Independent Bank (IBTX) 8-K/A Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on FormS-3 of Independent Bank Group, Inc. (Registration Nos.333-196627 and333-215137) and the Registration Statement on FormS-8 of Independent Bank Group, Inc. (RegistrationNo. 333-198483) of our report dated April 1, 2017 on the consolidated financial statements of Carlile Bancshares, Inc., which is included in this Current Report on Form8-K.

/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP

Dallas, Texas

June 6, 2017