Texas Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for Texas was 1,245,335 and represented 5.55% of the total Texas citizen population.

Among all Texas counties, Harris had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (740.45K), followed by Dallas (500.02K), and Tarrant (253.71K).

In terms of percentages, Jefferson had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (35.74%), followed by Houston (27.06%), and Waller (26.24%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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Texas Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Harris 740445 21.76
Dallas 500020 25.33
Tarrant 253705 15.62
Fort Bend 119610 23.21
Bexar 115560 7.29
Jefferson 83650 35.74
Travis 82095 9.14
Bell 62285 21.00
Collin 60390 8.48
Denton 51375 8.41
Galveston 39850 14.47
Smith 37700 19.27
Brazoria 36810 12.62
McLennan 33940 15.37
Williamson 25335 6.35
Gregg 24055 21.38
El Paso 21695 3.18
Bowie 21435 23.69
Brazos 19940 11.48
Lubbock 18695 6.96
Montgomery 17685 4.24
Walker 15120 23.69
Harrison 14855 23.58
Angelina 13090 16.01
Ellis 12890 9.15
Wichita 12820 10.19
Anderson 12310 22.32
Nueces 12175 3.74
Coryell 12150 16.46
Nacogdoches 11890 19.75
Potter 11270 10.34
Waller 10085 26.24
Kaufman 9555 9.73
Rusk 9470 18.70
Taylor 8785 6.90
Midland 8765 6.67
Liberty 8335 11.62
Guadalupe 7795 6.15
Cherokee 7650 16.45
Hunt 7515 9.22
Orange 7260 8.93
Navarro 6900 15.84
Grayson 6670 5.76
Lamar 6510 13.49
Houston 6140 27.06
Jasper 5950 17.10
Washington 5915 18.38
Bastrop 5765 8.44
Wharton 5700 14.87
Ector 5595 4.43
Cass 5210 17.31
Hays 5160 3.43
Polk 5040 11.64
Victoria 4945 5.87
Henderson 4915 6.50
Shelby 4420 18.77
Falls 4360 25.28
Grimes 4290 17.28
Tom Green 4165 3.92
Limestone 4095 19.16
Panola 3960 17.25
Matagorda 3830 11.17
Johnson 3800 2.65
Rockwall 3725 5.06
Robertson 3565 22.61
Upshur 3355 8.72
Freestone 3190 17.25
Hardin 3190 5.90
Titus 3115 11.35
Newton 2950 20.80
Morris 2910 23.31
Jones 2865 14.70
San Jacinto 2865 11.13
Madison 2840 21.83
Caldwell 2745 7.50
Bee 2740 8.82
Colorado 2730 14.02
Austin 2715 10.49
Hidalgo 2700 0.45
Hopkins 2635 8.02
Marion 2540 24.42
Chambers 2430 7.45
Tyler 2360 11.05
Fannin 2295 7.00
San Augustine 2270 25.80
Hill 2265 6.86
Milam 2265 9.53
Camp 2225 19.94
Red River 2210 17.73
Randall 2150 1.82
Wood 2040 5.00
Parker 1985 1.74
Burleson 1970 12.34
Lee 1805 11.52
DeWitt 1785 9.06
Comal 1770 1.69
Fayette 1755 7.60
Howard 1710 5.47
Hale 1625 4.78
Trinity 1510 10.74
Gonzales 1475 8.38
Brown 1430 3.85
Lavaca 1415 7.68
Karnes 1285 9.10
Cameron 1275 0.38
Leon 1270 7.87
Van Zandt 1245 2.43
San Patricio 1155 1.83
Kleberg 1120 3.72
Gray 1080 4.97
Wilbarger 1080 8.30
Jackson 1035 7.68
Medina 1000 2.25
Cooke 985 2.73
Sabine 945 8.96
Mitchell 930 10.36
Dawson 915 7.01
Burnet 870 2.13
Kerr 845 1.77
Pecos 815 5.91
Childress 805 11.76
Scurry 750 4.65
Wilson 680 1.63
Palo Pinto 660 2.45
Lampasas 655 3.46
Hockley 640 2.91
Val Verde 630 1.51
Wise 630 1.12
Terry 605 5.26
Nolan 585 3.99
Hutchinson 545 2.58
Live Oak 545 4.88
Lamb 535 4.08
Calhoun 525 2.60
Franklin 505 5.01
Frio 480 3.01
Ward 480 4.65
Swisher 425 5.66
Delta 415 8.12
Reeves 415 3.63
Hartley 410 7.26
Jack 405 4.69
Erath 400 1.12
Refugio 395 5.51
Willacy 390 1.98
Hardeman 345 8.57
Webb 330 0.17
Eastland 310 1.72
Rains 290 2.71
Hood 270 0.55
Atascosa 265 0.61
Goliad 265 3.73
Bosque 250 1.44
Knox 250 7.09
Young 245 1.40
Stephens 235 2.57
Haskell 230 4.15
Cottle 215 13.74
Runnels 215 2.11
Crosby 200 3.43
Coleman 185 2.11
Hall 185 6.16
Fisher 180 4.60
Gaines 180 1.21
Andrews 175 1.31
Donley 175 4.88
Winkler 175 2.76
Jim Wells 170 0.43
Moore 165 0.94
Castro 160 2.45
Llano 155 0.83
Aransas 150 0.67
Floyd 145 2.36
Bandera 140 0.70
Kendall 140 0.44
Uvalde 140 0.56
San Saba 135 2.32
Bailey 130 2.07
Crane 125 3.19
Garza 125 3.20
Wheeler 125 2.53
Martin 120 2.76
Brewster 115 1.29
Cochran 115 4.17
Dickens 115 4.98
Collingsworth 110 3.94
Parmer 110 1.26
Somervell 105 1.29
Lynn 100 1.77
McCulloch 90 1.13
Reagan 90 3.31
Blanco 85 0.86
Upton 85 2.84
Callahan 80 0.60
Gillespie 80 0.34
Jim Hogg 80 1.63
Dallam 75 1.27
La Salle 75 1.17
Yoakum 75 1.20
Comanche 65 0.49
Baylor 60 1.65
Clay 60 0.56
Duval 60 0.52
Starr 60 0.13
Hudspeth 55 2.09
Carson 50 0.81
Deaf Smith 50 0.30
Irion 45 2.87
Kinney 45 1.38
Maverick 45 0.11
Shackelford 45 1.37
Coke 40 1.23
Hamilton 40 0.48
Presidio 40 0.65
Stonewall 40 2.82
Sutton 40 1.06
Archer 35 0.41
Glasscock 35 2.99
Dimmit 30 0.31
Mills 30 0.65
Ochiltree 30 0.35
Menard 25 1.15
Montague 25 0.13
Motley 25 2.20
Armstrong 20 1.14
Oldham 20 0.99
Zavala 20 0.19
Concho 15 0.54
Culberson 15 0.67
Briscoe 10 0.65
Foard 10 0.80
Hansford 10 0.21
Lipscomb 10 0.34
Schleicher 10 0.32
Brooks 4 0.06
Edwards 4 0.21
Hemphill 4 0.12
Jeff Davis 4 0.18
Kimble 4 0.09
Real 4 0.12
Sherman 4 0.15
Sterling 4 0.36
Throckmorton 4 0.25
Zapata 4 0.04
Borden 0 0.00
Crockett 0 0.00
Kenedy 0 0.00
Kent 0 0.00
King 0 0.00
Loving 0 0.00
McMullen 0 0.00
Mason 0 0.00
Roberts 0 0.00
Terrell 0 0.00