Population By Race and Ethnicity in Ellis County, TX in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 173,434 population of Ellis County, Texas comprised of 45,549 people who identified as Hispanic (26.26%), and 127,885 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (73.74%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ellis County, Texas with a population of 148,268 (85.49%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 18,826 (10.86%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,258 (1.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ellis County, Texas in 2017, with a population of 105,588 (60.88%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 42,680 (24.61%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 17,833 (10.28%).

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

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Population By Race in Ellis , TX in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 18,826 10.86%
White Alone 148,268 85.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,464 0.84%
Asian Alone 1,378 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 240 0.14%
Two Or More Races 3,258 1.88%
Population By Ethnicity in Ellis , TX in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 993 0.57%
White Alone - Hispanic 42,680 24.61%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 776 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 153 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 64 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 883 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 17,833 10.28%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 105,588 60.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 688 0.4%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,225 0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 176 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,375 1.37%