Texas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Texas population aged 25 years and above was 18,619,469.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (12.33M) and constituted 66.21% of the Texas population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (2.23M) and constituted 11.98% of the population. The third highest racial group was Two Or More Races (1.72M), constituting 9.25% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 8.53M and constituted 45.80% of the Texas population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 6.50M and constituted 34.92% of the population.

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

You can see similar information for other states and the United States.

Texas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Two or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Texas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
Texas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 12327554 66.21
Black or African American Alone 2230914 11.98
Two Or More Races 1722586 9.25
Some Other Race Alone 1230261 6.61
Asian Alone 997083 5.36
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 94847 0.51
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 16224 0.09
Texas Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 8526897 45.80
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 6502849 34.92
All Other Ethnicities 3589723 19.28