How many people live in Briscoe County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 1,500 people living in Briscoe County, TX. That makes Briscoe County the 239th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0% of people living in the state.
1.49K
population of Briscoe County, TX (2024)
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County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 1,500 people lived in Briscoe County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Briscoe County, TX’s age demographics?
About 358 Briscoe County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 24% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 333 Briscoe County, TX residents, or 22.3% 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 Briscoe County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Briscoe County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 63.2% of the Briscoe County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Briscoe County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (29%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Briscoe County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 3.7%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.13% 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.
Briscoe 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 Briscoe County, TX is Silverton with about 653 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Briscoe County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Silverton | 653 |
| 2. | Quitaque | 358 |
| 3. | Balance of Briscoe County | 483 |
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