How many people live in Baylor County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 3,500 people living in Baylor County, TX. That makes Baylor County the 211th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.01% of people living in the state.
3.53K
population of Baylor County, TX (2024)
0.01%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 3,500 people lived in Baylor County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Baylor County, TX’s age demographics?
About 854 Baylor County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24.2% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 792 Baylor County residents, or 22.4% 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 Baylor County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Baylor County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 78.2% of the Baylor County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Baylor County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.7%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Baylor County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 3%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.31% of the county, compared with 6.5% 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.
Baylor 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 Baylor County, TX is Seymour with about 2,600 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Baylor County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Seymour | 2,622 |
| 2. | Balance of Baylor County | 911 |
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