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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 867,499 population of El Paso County, Texas comprised of 716,587 people who identified as Hispanic (82.6%), and 150,912 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 792,107 (91.31%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 37,258 (4.3%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 13,891 (1.6%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in El Paso County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 691,839 (79.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 100,268 (11.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 28,819 (3.32%).

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 2021

Total Population:867,499

Hispanic (82.6%)

Non Hispanic (17.4%)

Race in El Paso County, TX in 2021

Total Population:867,499

White Alone (91.31%)

Black or African American Alone (4.3%)

Two or more races (1.6%)

Asian Alone (1.46%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.11%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.23%)

Ethnicity in El Paso County, TX in 2021

Total Population:867,499

Hispanic White Alone (79.75%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (11.56%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.32%)

All Other Ethnicities (3.20%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.2%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.97%)

Population By Race in El Paso , TX in 2021

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	792,107	91.31%
Black or African American Alone	37,258	4.3%
Two Or More Races	13,891	1.6%
Asian Alone	12,648	1.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	9,588	1.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	2,007	0.23%

Population By Ethnicity in El Paso , TX in 2021

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	691,839	79.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	100,268	11.56%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	28,819	3.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	10,408	1.2%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	8,439	0.97%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,661	0.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	7,109	0.82%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	6,230	0.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	2,479	0.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	2,240	0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1,277	0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	730	0.08%