Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cameron County, TX in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 421,446 population of Cameron County, Texas comprised of 378,547 people who identified as Hispanic (89.82%), and 42,899 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (10.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cameron County, Texas with a population of 409,626 (97.2%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,373 (0.8%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,318 (0.79%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cameron County, Texas in 2018, with a population of 372,599 (88.41%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,027 (8.79%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,857 (0.68%).

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

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Population By Race in Cameron , TX in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,318 0.79%
White Alone 409,626 97.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,692 0.64%
Asian Alone 3,373 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 298 0.07%
Two Or More Races 2,139 0.51%
Population By Ethnicity in Cameron , TX in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,743 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 372,599 88.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,213 0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 516 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 182 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,294 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,575 0.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 37,027 8.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 479 0.11%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,857 0.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 845 0.2%