Population By Race and Ethnicity in Denton County, TX in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 834,649 population of Denton County, Texas comprised of 160,190 people who identified as Hispanic (19.19%), and 674,459 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.81%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Denton County, Texas with a population of 642,599 (76.99%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 85,984 (10.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 76,376 (9.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Denton County, Texas in 2017, with a population of 495,188 (59.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 147,411 (17.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 81,865 (9.81%).

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

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Population By Race in Denton , TX in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 85,984 10.3%
White Alone 642,599 76.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,057 0.85%
Asian Alone 76,376 9.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 874 0.11%
Two Or More Races 21,759 2.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Denton , TX in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,119 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 147,411 17.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,331 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,186 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 270 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,873 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 81,865 9.81%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 495,188 59.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,726 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 75,190 9.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 604 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 17,886 2.14%