Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ellis County, TX in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 168,367 population of Ellis County, Texas comprised of 43,535 people who identified as Hispanic (25.86%), and 124,832 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.14%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ellis County, Texas with a population of 145,047 (86.15%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 17,326 (10.29%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,041 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ellis County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 104,230 (61.91%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 40,817 (24.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 16,410 (9.75%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Ellis, Texas.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Ellis County, TX in 2016

Total Population:168,367

Non Hispanic (74.14%)

Hispanic (25.86%)

Race in Ellis County, TX in 2016

Total Population:168,367

White Alone (86.15%)

Black or African American Alone (10.29%)

Two or more races (1.81%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.86%)

Asian Alone (0.76%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.13%)

Ethnicity in Ellis County, TX in 2016

Total Population:168,367

Non-Hispanic White Alone (61.91%)

Hispanic White Alone (24.24%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (9.75%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.12%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.31%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.67%)

Population By Race in Ellis , TX in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	145,047	86.15%
Black or African American Alone	17,326	10.29%
Two Or More Races	3,041	1.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,452	0.86%
Asian Alone	1,280	0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	221	0.13%

Population By Ethnicity in Ellis , TX in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	104,230	61.91%
White Alone - Hispanic	40,817	24.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	16,410	9.75%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,205	1.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	1,131	0.67%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	916	0.54%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	836	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	749	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	703	0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	153	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	149	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	68	0.04%