How many people live in Donley County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 3,200 people living in Donley County, TX. That makes Donley County the 217th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.01% of people living in the state.
3.19K
population of Donley County, TX (2024)
0.01%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 3,200 people lived in Donley County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Donley County, TX’s age demographics?
About 818 Donley County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 25.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 610 Donley County residents, or 19.1% 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 lower share of Donley County, TX's population is aged 25–44 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Donley County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 77.1% of the Donley County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Donley 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, Donley County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 5.4%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the Hispanic population makes up 13.3% 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.
Donley 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 Donley County, TX is Clarendon with about 1,800 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Donley County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clarendon | 1,843 |
| 2. | Howardwick | 367 |
| 3. | Hedley | 263 |
| 4. | Balance of Donley County | 720 |
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