How many people live in Archer County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 9,200 people living in Archer County, TX. That makes Archer County the 173rd-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.03% of people living in the state.
9.16K
population of Archer County, TX (2024)
0.03%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 9,200 people lived in Archer County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Archer County, TX’s age demographics?
About 2,000 Archer County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 22.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 2,100 Archer County residents, or 22.9% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Archer County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Archer County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 84.8% of the Archer County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Archer County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (1.1%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Archer County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 1.2%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the Hispanic population makes up 10.4% of the county, compared with 20% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Archer County, TX has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Archer County, TX is Holliday with about 1,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Archer County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Holliday | 1,712 |
| 2. | Archer City | 1,642 |
| 3. | Lakeside City | 1,306 |
| 4. | Scotland | 438 |
| 5. | Windthorst (pt.) | 340 |
| 6. | Megargel | 178 |
| 7. | Balance of Archer County | 3,539 |
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