Population By Race and Ethnicity in Dawson County, TX in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 12,412 population of Dawson County, Texas comprised of 7,308 people who identified as Hispanic (58.88%), and 5,104 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (41.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Dawson County, Texas with a population of 10,970 (88.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 888 (7.15%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 226 (1.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Dawson County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 6,896 (55.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,074 (32.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 758 (6.11%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 888 7.15%
White Alone 10,970 88.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 182 1.47%
Asian Alone 129 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17 0.14%
Two Or More Races 226 1.82%
Population By Ethnicity in Dawson , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 130 1.05%
White Alone - Hispanic 6,896 55.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 143 1.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 30 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 98 0.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 758 6.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,074 32.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 39 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 99 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 128 1.03%