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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 160,764 population of Ector County, Texas comprised of 103,916 people who identified as Hispanic (64.64%), and 56,848 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (35.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ector County, Texas with a population of 144,312 (89.77%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,631 (5.37%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,597 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ector County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 98,923 (61.53%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 45,389 (28.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,082 (4.41%).

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

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Population By Race in Ector , TX in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,631 5.37%
White Alone 144,312 89.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,471 1.54%
Asian Alone 2,291 1.43%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 462 0.29%
Two Or More Races 2,597 1.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Ector , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,549 0.96%
White Alone - Hispanic 98,923 61.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,833 1.14%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 411 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 189 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,011 0.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 7,082 4.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 45,389 28.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 638 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,880 1.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 273 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,586 0.99%