Population By Race and Ethnicity in Cameron County, TX in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 421,480 population of Cameron County, Texas comprised of 377,172 people who identified as Hispanic (89.49%), and 44,308 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (10.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Cameron County, Texas with a population of 408,662 (96.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,738 (0.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,663 (0.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Cameron County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 370,939 (88.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,723 (8.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,083 (0.73%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 3,738 0.89%
White Alone 408,662 96.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,812 0.67%
Asian Alone 3,663 0.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 345 0.08%
Two Or More Races 2,260 0.54%
Population By Ethnicity in Cameron , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,784 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 370,939 88.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,328 0.55%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 580 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 202 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,339 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,954 0.46%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 37,723 8.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 484 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,083 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 143 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 921 0.22%