How many people live in Upton County, TX?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 3,100 people living in Upton County, TX. That makes Upton County the 222nd-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.01% of people living in the state.
3.13K
population of Upton County, TX (2024)
0.01%
County share of the Texas population (2024)
About 3,100 people lived in Upton County, TX in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Upton County, TX’s age demographics?
About 551 Upton County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 17.6% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 832 Upton County residents, or 26.6% 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 Upton County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Upton County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Hispanic residents make up 55.1% of the Upton County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%. Upton County, TX also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native (1.2%) than the US overall (0.72%).
In contrast, Upton County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 38.9%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 2.7% 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.
Upton County, TX has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Texas as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Upton County, TX is McCamey with about 1,700 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Upton County, TX ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | McCamey | 1,728 |
| 2. | Rankin | 736 |
| 3. | Balance of Upton County | 664 |
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