How many people live in Nacogdoches County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 65,700 people living in Nacogdoches County, TX. That makes Nacogdoches County the 56th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.21% of people living in the state.
65.7K
population of Nacogdoches County, TX (2024)
0.21%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 65,700 people lived in Nacogdoches County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Nacogdoches County, TX’s age demographics?
About 10,800 Nacogdoches County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 16.4% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’ population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 15,100 Nacogdoches County residents, or 23% 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 Nacogdoches County, TX's population is aged 18–24 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Nacogdoches County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 57.5% of the Nacogdoches County, TX population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Nacogdoches County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as Hispanic (22.3%) than the US overall (20%).
In contrast, Nacogdoches County’s non-Hispanic Asian population accounts for 1.3%, below the 6.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic two or more races population makes up 1.8% of the county, compared with 2.5% 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.
Nacogdoches 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 Nacogdoches County, TX is Nacogdoches with about 32,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Nacogdoches County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nacogdoches | 32,381 |
| 2. | Garrison | 827 |
| 3. | Cushing | 578 |
| 4. | Appleby | 554 |
| 5. | Chireno | 376 |
| 6. | Balance of Nacogdoches County | 31,012 |
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