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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 421,506 population of Cameron County, Texas comprised of 378,151 people who identified as Hispanic (89.71%), and 43,355 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (10.29%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cameron County, Texas with a population of 409,873 (97.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,313 (0.79%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,292 (0.78%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cameron County, Texas in 2017, with a population of 372,246 (88.31%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,627 (8.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,780 (0.66%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Cameron County, TX in 2017

Total Population:421,506

Hispanic (89.71%)

Non Hispanic (10.29%)

Race in Cameron County, TX in 2017

Total Population:421,506

White Alone (97.24%)

Black or African American Alone (0.79%)

Asian Alone (0.78%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.63%)

Two or more races (0.49%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Cameron County, TX in 2017

Total Population:421,506

Hispanic White Alone (88.31%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (8.93%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.17%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.66%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.41%)

Population By Race in Cameron , TX in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	409,873	97.24%
Black or African American Alone	3,313	0.79%
Asian Alone	3,292	0.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,669	0.63%
Two Or More Races	2,075	0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	284	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Cameron , TX in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	372,246	88.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	37,627	8.93%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,780	0.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,189	0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,740	0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,573	0.37%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	1,290	0.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	785	0.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	512	0.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	480	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	174	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	110	0.03%