Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.50M people in Texas with American ancestry (5.20% of Texas population). Among all Texas counties, Loving County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (75.90%), followed by Newton County (55.01%), and Jasper County (45.91%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Texas.
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Related Topics: Texas ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Texas Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loving County | 75.90 |
| 2 | Newton County | 55.01 |
| 3 | Jasper County | 45.91 |
| 4 | Cass County | 43.45 |
| 5 | Red River County | 42.17 |
| 6 | Morris County | 40.78 |
| 7 | Bowie County | 36.94 |
| 8 | Marion County | 31.91 |
| 9 | Johnson County | 30.78 |
| 10 | Rains County | 28.88 |
| 11 | Van Zandt County | 24.05 |
| 12 | Sabine County | 22.01 |
| 13 | Somervell County | 21.03 |
| 14 | Titus County | 20.56 |
| 15 | Harrison County | 19.05 |
| 16 | Hood County | 18.98 |
| 17 | Smith County | 18.18 |
| 18 | Cherokee County | 18.12 |
| 19 | Rusk County | 18.00 |
| 20 | Lamar County | 17.46 |
| 21 | Panola County | 16.38 |
| 22 | Shelby County | 16.08 |
| 23 | San Augustine County | 15.71 |
| 24 | Tyler County | 15.21 |
| 25 | Upshur County | 13.88 |
| 26 | Walker County | 13.43 |
| 27 | Delta County | 13.33 |
| 28 | Borden County | 13.09 |
| 29 | Hockley County | 12.82 |
| 30 | San Jacinto County | 12.28 |
| 31 | Polk County | 12.27 |
| 32 | Henderson County | 12.17 |
| 33 | Shackelford County | 10.78 |
| 34 | Anderson County | 10.77 |
| 35 | Parker County | 10.69 |
| 36 | Gregg County | 10.59 |
| 37 | Fisher County | 10.32 |
| 38 | Llano County | 10.14 |
| 39 | Hopkins County | 10.08 |
| 40 | Wood County | 9.66 |
| 41 | Hamilton County | 9.45 |
| 42 | Terry County | 9.14 |
| 43 | Palo Pinto County | 9.09 |
| 44 | Young County | 9.04 |
| 45 | Terrell County | 8.99 |
| 46 | Angelina County | 8.93 |
| 47 | Montague County | 8.91 |
| 48 | Jeff Davis County | 8.81 |
| 49 | Hudspeth County | 8.76 |
| 50 | Brewster County | 8.53 |
| 50 | Burnet County | 8.53 |
| 51 | Franklin County | 8.51 |
| 52 | Nacogdoches County | 8.47 |
| 53 | Bell County | 8.46 |
| 54 | Camp County | 8.42 |
| 55 | Fannin County | 8.39 |
| 56 | Scurry County | 8.17 |
| 57 | Nolan County | 8.10 |
| 58 | Ellis County | 8.05 |
| 59 | Hardin County | 8.03 |
| 60 | Archer County | 7.97 |
| 61 | Hunt County | 7.91 |
| 62 | Coke County | 7.82 |
| 62 | Hansford County | 7.82 |
| 63 | Collin County | 7.80 |
| 64 | Comanche County | 7.67 |
| 65 | Stephens County | 7.64 |
| 66 | Winkler County | 7.63 |
| 67 | Eastland County | 7.58 |
| 68 | Knox County | 7.54 |
| 69 | McCulloch County | 7.47 |
| 70 | Childress County | 7.39 |
| 71 | Erath County | 7.37 |
| 72 | Chambers County | 7.27 |
| 73 | Aransas County | 7.23 |
| 74 | Clay County | 7.21 |
| 75 | Randall County | 7.16 |
| 76 | Grayson County | 7.13 |
| 77 | Callahan County | 7.05 |
| 78 | Andrews County | 6.99 |
| 79 | Carson County | 6.97 |
| 79 | Madison County | 6.97 |
| 80 | Hill County | 6.83 |
| 81 | Wichita County | 6.72 |
| 82 | Burleson County | 6.70 |
| 83 | Rockwall County | 6.69 |
| 84 | Cooke County | 6.52 |
| 85 | Freestone County | 6.50 |
| 86 | Jones County | 6.49 |
| 87 | Washington County | 6.47 |
| 88 | Bailey County | 6.46 |
| 89 | Kaufman County | 6.42 |
| 90 | Hutchinson County | 6.36 |
| 91 | Mills County | 6.22 |
| 92 | Jack County | 6.16 |
| 93 | Cochran County | 6.15 |
| 94 | Yoakum County | 6.07 |
| 95 | San Saba County | 6.04 |
| 96 | Hartley County | 6.00 |
| 96 | Wise County | 6.00 |
| 97 | Coryell County | 5.99 |
| 98 | Mason County | 5.98 |
| 99 | Gray County | 5.97 |
| 99 | Montgomery County | 5.97 |
| 100 | Sherman County | 5.94 |
| 101 | Ector County | 5.93 |
| 102 | Trinity County | 5.92 |
| 102 | Wilbarger County | 5.92 |
| 103 | Lampasas County | 5.89 |
| 104 | Navarro County | 5.87 |
| 105 | Brown County | 5.82 |
| 105 | Coleman County | 5.82 |
| 106 | La Salle County | 5.77 |
| 107 | Milam County | 5.75 |
| 108 | Orange County | 5.69 |
| 109 | Roberts County | 5.66 |
| 110 | Haskell County | 5.65 |
| 111 | Lee County | 5.50 |
| 112 | Blanco County | 5.49 |
| 112 | Martin County | 5.49 |
| 112 | Taylor County | 5.49 |
| 113 | Kendall County | 5.47 |
| 114 | Gaines County | 5.45 |
| 115 | Hardeman County | 5.41 |
| 116 | Kent County | 5.38 |
| 117 | Comal County | 5.35 |
| 118 | Baylor County | 5.33 |
| 119 | Lubbock County | 5.30 |
| 120 | Swisher County | 5.25 |
| 121 | Jackson County | 5.20 |
| 121 | Motley County | 5.20 |
| 122 | Cottle County | 5.19 |
| 123 | Bastrop County | 5.11 |
| 124 | Armstrong County | 5.10 |
| 124 | Dickens County | 5.10 |
| 124 | Hemphill County | 5.10 |
| 125 | Caldwell County | 4.95 |
| 125 | Midland County | 4.95 |
| 126 | Brazoria County | 4.83 |
| 127 | Denton County | 4.80 |
| 128 | Stonewall County | 4.79 |
| 129 | Houston County | 4.74 |
| 130 | Williamson County | 4.65 |
| 131 | Tarrant County | 4.64 |
| 132 | Hale County | 4.61 |
| 133 | Tom Green County | 4.60 |
| 134 | Liberty County | 4.53 |
| 135 | Guadalupe County | 4.51 |
| 136 | Castro County | 4.50 |
| 137 | Potter County | 4.48 |
| 138 | Donley County | 4.47 |
| 138 | Howard County | 4.47 |
| 138 | Leon County | 4.47 |
| 139 | Jim Hogg County | 4.46 |
| 140 | McMullen County | 4.39 |
| 141 | King County | 4.37 |
| 142 | Oldham County | 4.35 |
| 143 | Falls County | 4.33 |
| 144 | Live Oak County | 4.30 |
| 145 | Waller County | 4.25 |
| 145 | Wilson County | 4.25 |
| 146 | Bosque County | 4.22 |
| 147 | Kimble County | 4.21 |
| 147 | Medina County | 4.21 |
| 147 | Ochiltree County | 4.21 |
| 148 | Dallas County | 4.20 |
| 149 | Goliad County | 4.19 |
| 149 | Robertson County | 4.19 |
| 150 | Gillespie County | 4.17 |
| 151 | Colorado County | 4.16 |
| 152 | Parmer County | 4.15 |
| 153 | Wheeler County | 4.14 |
| 154 | Dallam County | 4.12 |
| 154 | Lamb County | 4.12 |
| 155 | Limestone County | 4.05 |
| 156 | Kerr County | 4.04 |
| 156 | Mitchell County | 4.04 |
| 157 | Lynn County | 3.99 |
| 158 | Grimes County | 3.94 |
| 159 | Uvalde County | 3.93 |
| 160 | DeWitt County | 3.83 |
| 161 | Austin County | 3.81 |
| 161 | Galveston County | 3.81 |
| 162 | Runnels County | 3.75 |
| 163 | McLennan County | 3.73 |
| 164 | Karnes County | 3.62 |
| 165 | Bandera County | 3.57 |
| 166 | Brazos County | 3.56 |
| 167 | Harris County | 3.50 |
| 168 | Lavaca County | 3.36 |
| 169 | Bexar County | 3.35 |
| 169 | Hays County | 3.35 |
| 170 | Calhoun County | 3.34 |
| 171 | Dawson County | 3.31 |
| 172 | Fort Bend County | 3.24 |
| 173 | Fayette County | 3.21 |
| 173 | Travis County | 3.21 |
| 174 | Gonzales County | 3.17 |
| 175 | Frio County | 3.13 |
| 176 | Collingsworth County | 3.12 |