[4] Bailey County history is highlighted in the Muleshoe Heritage Center located off U.S.

[6] As of the 2010 United States census, 7,165 people lived in the county.

As of the census[12] of 2000, 6,594 people, 2,348 households, and 1,777 families lived in the county.

Farwell Independent School District and Sudan Independent School District, which are based in nearby counties, extend into Bailey County and serve small portions of it.

[13] Three Way Independent School District formerly served a part of Bailey County.

[15] The county is in the service area of South Plains College.