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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Population By Race in Bell , TX in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 83,949 24.15%
White Alone 229,694 66.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,762 1.08%
Asian Alone 11,321 3.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,980 0.86%
Two Or More Races 15,977 4.6%
Population By Ethnicity in Bell , TX in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,758 2.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 71,418 20.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,150 0.62%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 999 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 598 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,817 1.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 76,191 21.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 158,276 45.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,612 0.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,322 2.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,382 0.69%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 12,160 3.5%