Population By Race and Ethnicity in El Paso County, TX in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 836,087 population of El Paso County, Texas comprised of 690,383 people who identified as Hispanic (82.57%), and 145,704 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (17.43%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in El Paso County, Texas with a population of 768,080 (91.87%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 33,817 (4.05%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,260 (1.47%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in El Paso County, Texas in 2017, with a population of 668,348 (79.94%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 99,732 (11.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 26,049 (3.12%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 33,817 4.05%
White Alone 768,080 91.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 8,699 1.04%
Asian Alone 11,429 1.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,802 0.22%
Two Or More Races 12,260 1.47%
Population By Ethnicity in El Paso , TX in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,768 0.93%
White Alone - Hispanic 668,348 79.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,297 0.75%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,878 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 613 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5,479 0.66%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 26,049 3.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 99,732 11.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,402 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,551 1.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,189 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,781 0.81%