Texas Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the Texas citizen population was 25.91M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen population (11.65M) and constituted 44.96% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen population (9.33M) and constituted 36.03% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (3.29M), constituting 12.68% of the total citizen population.

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

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

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Percentage of Texas Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021

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Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

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Texas Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021

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Ethnicity	Population	% of Citizen Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	11649435	44.96
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	9334105	36.03
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	3284790	12.68
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	1006610	3.89
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	560235	2.16
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	55885	0.22
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	18605	0.07