Population By Race and Ethnicity in Bell County, TX in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 347,683 population of Bell County, Texas comprised of 86,740 people who identified as Hispanic (24.95%), and 260,943 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (75.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Bell County, Texas with a population of 229,694 (66.06%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 83,949 (24.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 15,977 (4.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Bell County, Texas in 2017, with a population of 158,276 (45.52%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 76,191 (21.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 71,418 (20.54%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Bell, Texas.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Bell County, TX in 2017

Total Population:347,683

Non Hispanic (75.05%)

Hispanic (24.95%)

Race in Bell County, TX in 2017

Total Population:347,683

White Alone (66.06%)

Black or African American Alone (24.15%)

Two or more races (4.6%)

Asian Alone (3.26%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.08%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.86%)

Ethnicity in Bell County, TX in 2017

Total Population:347,683

Non-Hispanic White Alone (45.52%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (21.91%)

Hispanic White Alone (20.54%)

All Other Ethnicities (5.56%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (3.5%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (2.97%)

Population By Race in Bell , TX in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	229,694	66.06%
Black or African American Alone	83,949	24.15%
Two Or More Races	15,977	4.6%
Asian Alone	11,321	3.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,762	1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2,980	0.86%

Population By Ethnicity in Bell , TX in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	158,276	45.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	76,191	21.91%
White Alone - Hispanic	71,418	20.54%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	12,160	3.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	10,322	2.97%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7,758	2.23%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	3,817	1.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	2,382	0.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,150	0.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,612	0.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	999	0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	598	0.17%