Population By Race and Ethnicity in El Paso County, TX in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 868,086 population of El Paso County, Texas comprised of 719,760 people who identified as Hispanic (82.91%), and 148,326 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (17.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in El Paso County, Texas with a population of 793,271 (91.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 36,965 (4.26%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,789 (1.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in El Paso County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 694,772 (80.04%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 98,499 (11.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,359 (3.27%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 36,965 4.26%
White Alone 793,271 91.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,591 1.11%
Asian Alone 12,484 1.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,986 0.23%
Two Or More Races 13,789 1.59%
Population By Ethnicity in El Paso , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,606 0.99%
White Alone - Hispanic 694,772 80.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7,153 0.82%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,231 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 740 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,258 0.72%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,359 3.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 98,499 11.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,438 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,253 1.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,246 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,531 0.87%