Cameron County, Texas Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 421.02K population of Cameron County, TX residents comprised of 376.68K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (89.47%), and 44.34K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (10.53%).

Race: The Two Or More Races population was the largest racial group in Cameron County, TX, with a population of 170.26K (40.44%). The White Alone population was the second largest racial group in Cameron County, TX, with a population of 162.71K (38.65%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Cameron County, TX, with a population of 80.13K (19.03%). The smallest racial group in Cameron County, TX was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 149 (0.04%).

Ethnicity: The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the largest ethnic group in Cameron County, TX, with a population of 168.33K (39.98%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Cameron County, TX, with a population of 125.60K (29.83%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Cameron County, TX, with a population of 79.29K (18.83%). The smallest ethnic group in Cameron County, TX was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 69 (0.02%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Cameron County, Texas from the 2020 decennial census.

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Cameron County, TX Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
Total Population:421,017
89.47%10.53%
Hispanic (89.47%)
Non Hispanic (10.53%)
Cameron County, TX Racial Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:421,017
40.44%38.65%19.03%
Two or more races (40.44%)
White Alone (38.65%)
Some Other Race Alone (19.03%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.69%)
Asian Alone (0.67%)
Black or African American Alone (0.49%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)
Cameron County, TX Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:421,017
39.98%29.83%18.83%8.81%
Hispanic - Two or more races (39.98%)
Hispanic - White Alone (29.83%)
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone (18.83%)
Non-Hispanic - White Alone (8.81%)
All Other Ethnicities (0.87%)
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone (0.62%)
Hispanic - American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.60%)
Non-Hispanic - Two or more races (0.46%)
Cameron County, TX Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of County Population
Two Or More Races 170,263 40.44
White Alone 162,707 38.65
Some Other Race Alone 80,133 19.03
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,883 0.69
Asian Alone 2,806 0.67
Black or African American Alone 2,076 0.49
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 149 0.04
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Cameron County, TX Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Ethnicity
Population
% of County Population
Hispanic - Two or More Races 168,325 39.98
Hispanic - White Alone 125,600 29.83
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 79,287 18.83
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 37,107 8.81
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 2,596 0.62
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 2,518 0.60
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1,938 0.46
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 1,405 0.33
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 846 0.20
Hispanic - Black Alone 671 0.16
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 365 0.09
Hispanic - Asian Alone 210 0.05
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 80 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 69 0.02
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