How many people live in Grayson County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 150,500 people living in Grayson County, TX. That makes Grayson County the 34th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.47% of people living in the state.
151K
population of Grayson County, TX (2024)
0.47%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 150,500 people lived in Grayson County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Grayson County, TX’s age demographics?
About 27,500 Grayson County residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 35,800 Grayson County, TX residents, or 23.8% 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 Grayson County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Grayson County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 71% of the Grayson County population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Grayson County 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, Grayson County’s non-Hispanic Black or African American population accounts for 5.9%, below the 12.6% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.7% 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.
Grayson 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 Grayson County, TX is Sherman with about 50,200 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Grayson County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sherman | 50,229 |
| 2. | Denison | 26,446 |
| 3. | Van Alstyne (pt.) | 7,220 |
| 4. | Whitesboro | 4,145 |
| 5. | Howe | 3,667 |
| 6. | Pottsboro | 2,780 |
| 7. | Gunter | 2,498 |
| 8. | Collinsville | 2,045 |
| 9. | Whitewright (pt.) | 1,745 |
| 10. | Bells | 1,520 |
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