How many people live in Gregg County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 126,700 people living in Gregg County, TX. That makes Gregg County the 38th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.4% of people living in the state.
127K
population of Gregg County, TX (2024)
0.4%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 126,700 people lived in Gregg County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Gregg County, TX’s age demographics?
About 21,100 Gregg County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 16.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 32,200 Gregg County, TX residents, or 25.4% 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 Gregg County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Gregg County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 21% of the Gregg County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%. Gregg County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (20.1%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Gregg County’s non-Hispanic Asian population accounts for 1.5%, below the 6.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic white population makes up 54.8% of the county, compared with 57.5% 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.
Gregg 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 Gregg County, TX is Longview with about 81,200 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Gregg County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Longview (pt.) | 81,248 |
| 2. | Kilgore (pt.) | 10,213 |
| 3. | White Oak | 6,241 |
| 4. | Gladewater (pt.) | 3,797 |
| 5. | Lakeport | 992 |
| 6. | Clarksville City (pt.) | 787 |
| 7. | Easton (pt.) | 482 |
| 8. | Warren City (pt.) | 314 |
| 9. | East Mountain (pt.) | |
| 10. | Balance of Gregg County | 22,605 |
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