Population By Race and Ethnicity in El Paso, TX in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 866,606 population of El Paso County, Texas comprised of 715,810 people who identified as Hispanic (82.6%), and 150,796 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (17.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in El Paso County, Texas with a population of 792,937 (91.5%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,259 (4.18%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,530 (1.56%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in El Paso County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 691,677 (79.81%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 101,260 (11.69%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 27,949 (3.23%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,259 4.18%
White Alone 792,937 91.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,405 1.09%
Asian Alone 12,442 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,033 0.24%
Two Or More Races 13,530 1.56%
Population By Ethnicity in El Paso , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,310 0.96%
White Alone - Hispanic 691,677 79.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 6,947 0.8%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,141 0.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 696 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,039 0.7%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 27,949 3.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 101,260 11.69%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,458 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,301 1.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,337 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,491 0.86%