Population By Race and Ethnicity in Denton County, TX in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 977,281 population of Denton County, Texas comprised of 196,088 people who identified as Hispanic (20.07%), and 781,193 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (79.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Denton County, Texas with a population of 709,549 (72.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 120,760 (12.36%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 109,337 (11.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Denton County, Texas in 2022, with a population of 530,909 (54.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 178,640 (18.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 114,734 (11.74%).

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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 120,760 12.36%
White Alone 709,549 72.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,119 0.83%
Asian Alone 109,337 11.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,251 0.13%
Two Or More Races 28,265 2.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Denton , TX in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 6,026 0.62%
White Alone - Hispanic 178,640 18.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,186 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,635 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 435 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,166 0.53%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 114,734 11.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 530,909 54.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,933 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 107,702 11.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 816 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 23,099 2.36%