Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fort Bend County, TX in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 715,260 population of Fort Bend County, Texas comprised of 170,953 people who identified as Hispanic (23.9%), and 544,307 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fort Bend County, Texas with a population of 405,313 (56.67%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 149,661 (20.92%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 140,683 (19.67%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fort Bend County, Texas in 2015, with a population of 248,172 (34.7%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 157,141 (21.97%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 143,722 (20.09%).

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

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Population By Race in Fort Bend , TX in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 149,661 20.92%
White Alone 405,313 56.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,174 0.58%
Asian Alone 140,683 19.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 626 0.09%
Two Or More Races 14,803 2.07%
Population By Ethnicity in Fort Bend , TX in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 5,939 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 157,141 21.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,642 0.37%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,864 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 317 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,050 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 143,722 20.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 248,172 34.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,532 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 138,819 19.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 309 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 11,753 1.64%