How many people live in Cottle County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 1,300 people living in Cottle County, TX. That makes Cottle County the 242nd-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0% of people living in the state.
1.26K
population of Cottle County, TX (2024)
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County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 1,300 people lived in Cottle County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Cottle County, TX’s age demographics?
About 337 Cottle County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 26.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 235 Cottle County, TX residents, or 18.6% 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 Cottle County, TX's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Cottle County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 59.4% of the Cottle County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Cottle County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (27.8%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Cottle County’s non-Hispanic Asian population accounts for 0.24%, below the 6.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 9.9% of the county, compared with 12.6% 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.
Cottle 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 Cottle County, TX is Paducah with about 967 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Cottle County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Paducah | 967 |
| 2. | Balance of Cottle County | 296 |
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