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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in El Paso County, TX in 2012

Total Population:832,118

Hispanic (81.4%)

Non Hispanic (18.6%)

Race in El Paso County, TX in 2012

Total Population:832,118

White Alone (92.53%)

Black or African American Alone (3.81%)

Two or more races (1.3%)

Asian Alone (1.22%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.95%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.19%)

Ethnicity in El Paso County, TX in 2012

Total Population:832,118

Hispanic White Alone (79.05%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (13.48%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.97%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.64%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.02%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.85%)

Population By Race in El Paso , TX in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	769,940	92.53%
Black or African American Alone	31,739	3.81%
Two Or More Races	10,796	1.3%
Asian Alone	10,187	1.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	7,902	0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1,554	0.19%

Population By Ethnicity in El Paso , TX in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	657,769	79.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	112,171	13.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	24,705	2.97%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	8,506	1.02%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	7,034	0.85%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,060	0.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	5,571	0.67%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	4,736	0.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,331	0.28%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1,681	0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1,005	0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	549	0.07%