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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Population By Race in El Paso , TX in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 37,258 4.3%
White Alone 792,107 91.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9,588 1.11%
Asian Alone 12,648 1.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,007 0.23%
Two Or More Races 13,891 1.6%
Population By Ethnicity in El Paso , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,439 0.97%
White Alone - Hispanic 691,839 79.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 7,109 0.82%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,240 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 730 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 6,230 0.72%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 28,819 3.32%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 100,268 11.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,479 0.29%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,408 1.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,277 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,661 0.88%