Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dallas County, TX in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 2,456,296 population of Dallas County, Texas comprised of 951,598 people who identified as Hispanic (38.74%), and 1,504,698 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (61.26%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dallas County, Texas with a population of 1,682,652 (68.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 564,794 (22.99%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 138,354 (5.63%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dallas County, Texas in 2012, with a population of 894,039 (36.4%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 788,613 (32.11%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 544,301 (22.16%).

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

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Population By Race in Dallas , TX in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 564,794 22.99%
White Alone 1,682,652 68.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 27,756 1.13%
Asian Alone 138,354 5.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,374 0.1%
Two Or More Races 40,366 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Dallas , TX in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 20,493 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 894,039 36.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20,271 0.83%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4,331 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,468 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,996 0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 544,301 22.16%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 788,613 32.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,485 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 134,023 5.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 906 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 29,370 1.2%