Population By Race and Ethnicity in Denton County, TX in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 914,324 population of Denton County, Texas comprised of 180,272 people who identified as Hispanic (19.72%), and 734,052 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (80.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Denton County, Texas with a population of 682,315 (74.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 104,936 (11.48%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 92,823 (10.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Denton County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 517,605 (56.61%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 164,710 (18.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 99,704 (10.91%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 104,936 11.48%
White Alone 682,315 74.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,689 0.84%
Asian Alone 92,823 10.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,148 0.13%
Two Or More Races 25,413 2.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Denton , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,232 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 164,710 18.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,817 0.42%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,487 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 393 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,633 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 99,704 10.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 517,605 56.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,872 0.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 91,336 9.99%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 755 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,780 2.27%