Population By Race and Ethnicity in Denton County, TX in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 858,148 population of Denton County, Texas comprised of 166,193 people who identified as Hispanic (19.37%), and 691,955 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Denton County, Texas with a population of 653,301 (76.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 91,675 (10.68%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 82,187 (9.58%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Denton County, Texas in 2018, with a population of 500,699 (58.35%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 152,602 (17.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 87,262 (10.17%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 91,675 10.68%
White Alone 653,301 76.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,210 0.84%
Asian Alone 82,187 9.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 932 0.11%
Two Or More Races 22,843 2.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Denton , TX in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,413 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 152,602 17.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,497 0.41%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,281 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 301 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,099 0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 87,262 10.17%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 500,699 58.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,713 0.43%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 80,906 9.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 631 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,744 2.18%