Population By Race and Ethnicity in El Paso County, TX in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 832,118 population of El Paso County, Texas comprised of 677,340 people who identified as Hispanic (81.4%), and 154,778 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (18.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in El Paso County, Texas with a population of 769,940 (92.53%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 31,739 (3.81%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,796 (1.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in El Paso County, Texas in 2012, with a population of 657,769 (79.05%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 112,171 (13.48%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 24,705 (2.97%).

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

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Population By Race in El Paso , TX in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 31,739 3.81%
White Alone 769,940 92.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 7,902 0.95%
Asian Alone 10,187 1.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,554 0.19%
Two Or More Races 10,796 1.3%
Population By Ethnicity in El Paso , TX in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,034 0.85%
White Alone - Hispanic 657,769 79.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,571 0.67%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,681 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 549 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4,736 0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 24,705 2.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 112,171 13.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,331 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,506 1.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,005 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,060 0.73%