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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 13,000 population of Dawson County, Texas comprised of 7,454 people who identified as Hispanic (57.34%), and 5,546 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (42.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dawson County, Texas with a population of 11,744 (90.34%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 777 (5.98%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 173 (1.33%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dawson County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 7,108 (54.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,636 (35.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 673 (5.18%).

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

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Population By Race in Dawson , TX in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 777 5.98%
White Alone 11,744 90.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 153 1.18%
Asian Alone 133 1.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20 0.15%
Two Or More Races 173 1.33%
Population By Ethnicity in Dawson , TX in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 104 0.8%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,108 54.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 121 0.93%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 29 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 81 0.62%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 673 5.18%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,636 35.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 104 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 92 0.71%