Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dallas County, TX in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 2,591,488 population of Dallas County, Texas comprised of 1,027,687 people who identified as Hispanic (39.66%), and 1,563,801 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (60.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dallas County, Texas with a population of 1,735,322 (66.96%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 609,335 (23.51%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 168,253 (6.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dallas County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 964,426 (37.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 770,896 (29.75%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 586,017 (22.61%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 609,335 23.51%
White Alone 1,735,322 66.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 28,450 1.1%
Asian Alone 168,253 6.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,760 0.11%
Two Or More Races 47,368 1.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Dallas , TX in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 23,318 0.9%
White Alone - Hispanic 964,426 37.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20,931 0.81%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 4,639 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,649 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,724 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 586,017 22.61%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 770,896 29.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,519 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 163,614 6.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,111 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 34,644 1.34%