Demographics of the Texoma Region

Table 1, below shows selected demographic information for Grayson, Cooke, and Fannin counties.

Table 1: Selected Demographic Information; Grayson County, Fannin County, Cooke County

As previously noted, Grayson County is the most populous and the largest, with 63 percent of the region’s population. The median ages of the counties are very close, between 40 and 41 years. Citizens ages 65 and over form 16.9 percent of Grayson County residents, 18.6 percent in Fannin County and 17.3 percent in Cooke County. All counties have an overwhelmingly White population. Cooke County has the largest percentage of Hispanics and Latinos, at 16.9 percent, and Fannin County has the largest percentage of Black or African American residents at 6.8 percent. However, when looking at raw numbers, Grayson County has the largest number of people of color.