How many people live in Hunt County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 118,700 people living in Hunt County, TX. That makes Hunt County the 40th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.37% of people living in the state.
119K
population of Hunt County, TX (2024)
0.37%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 118,700 people lived in Hunt County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Hunt County, TX’s age demographics?
About 18,200 Hunt County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 15.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas's population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 29,400 Hunt County residents, or 24.7% 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 Hunt County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Hunt County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 63.3% of the Hunt County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Hunt County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (23.3%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Hunt County’s non-Hispanic Asian population accounts for 1.7%, below the 6.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 8.8% 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.
Hunt 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 Hunt County, TX is Greenville with about 34,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Hunt County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greenville | 34,355 |
| 2. | Commerce | 9,800 |
| 3. | Caddo Mills | 5,257 |
| 4. | Royse City (pt.) | 4,303 |
| 5. | West Tawakoni | 2,187 |
| 6. | Quinlan | 1,561 |
| 7. | Wolfe City | 1,481 |
| 8. | Poetry (pt.) | 1,045 |
| 9. | Celeste | 909 |
| 10. | Lone Oak | 804 |
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