How many people live in Bowie County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 92,000 people living in Bowie County, TX. That makes Bowie County the 44th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.29% of people living in the state.
92K
population of Bowie County, TX (2024)
0.29%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 92,000 people lived in Bowie County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Bowie County, TX’s age demographics?
About 16,400 Bowie County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 17.8% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 21,600 Bowie County residents, or 23.5% 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 Bowie County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Bowie County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 60.9% of the Bowie County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Bowie County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (25.5%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Bowie County’s Hispanic population accounts for 9.1%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.4% 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.
Bowie 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 Bowie County, TX is Texarkana with about 36,000 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Bowie County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Texarkana | 35,971 |
| 2. | Wake Village | 5,813 |
| 3. | New Boston | 4,546 |
| 4. | Nash | 4,208 |
| 5. | Hooks | 2,474 |
| 6. | De Kalb | 1,426 |
| 7. | Maud | 985 |
| 8. | Red Lick | 930 |
| 9. | Redwater | 861 |
| 10. | Leary | 456 |
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