Texas Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Texas citizen voting-age population was 17.18M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (9.24M) and constituted 53.82% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (4.85M) and constituted 28.26% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (2.23M), constituting 12.97% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Texas Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year (CVAP).

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Percentage of Texas Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Texas Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	9244995	53.82
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	4853900	28.26
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	2227620	12.97
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	579210	3.37
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	209635	1.22
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	50270	0.29
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	11995	0.07