Matagorda 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 36.26K population of Matagorda County, TX residents comprised of 15.46K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (42.63%), and 20.80K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (57.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Matagorda County, TX, with a population of 19.75K (54.48%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Matagorda County, TX, with a population of 5.93K (16.35%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Matagorda County, TX, with a population of 5.63K (15.53%). The smallest racial group in Matagorda County, TX was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 7 (0.02%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Matagorda County, TX, with a population of 15.36K (42.35%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Matagorda County, TX, with a population of 5.83K (16.07%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Matagorda County, TX, with a population of 4.83K (13.31%). The smallest ethnic group in Matagorda County, TX was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 0 (0.00%).

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

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Matagorda County, TX Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
Total Population:36,255
57.37%42.63%
Non Hispanic (57.37%)
Hispanic (42.63%)
Matagorda County, TX Racial Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:36,255
54.48%16.35%15.53%10.76%
White Alone (54.48%)
Some Other Race Alone (16.35%)
Two or more races (15.53%)
Black or African American Alone (10.76%)
Asian Alone (1.99%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.88%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)
Matagorda County, TX Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:36,255
42.35%16.07%13.31%12.13%10.30%
Non-Hispanic - White Alone (42.35%)
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone (16.07%)
Hispanic - Two or more races (13.31%)
Hispanic - White Alone (12.13%)
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (10.30%)
Non-Hispanic - Two or more races (2.21%)
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone (1.93%)
All Other Ethnicities (1.69%)
Matagorda County, TX Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of County Population
White Alone 19,753 54.48
Some Other Race Alone 5,928 16.35
Two Or More Races 5,629 15.53
Black or African American Alone 3,900 10.76
Asian Alone 720 1.99
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 318 0.88
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 7 0.02
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Matagorda County, TX Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Ethnicity
Population
% of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 15,355 42.35
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 5,825 16.07
Hispanic - Two or More Races 4,827 13.31
Hispanic - White Alone 4,398 12.13
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 3,734 10.30
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 802 2.21
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 700 1.93
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 219 0.60
Hispanic - Black Alone 166 0.46
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 103 0.28
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 99 0.27
Hispanic - Asian Alone 20 0.06
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 7 0.02
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00
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