Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fort Bend County, TX in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 789,269 population of Fort Bend County, Texas comprised of 193,675 people who identified as Hispanic (24.54%), and 595,594 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (75.46%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fort Bend County, Texas with a population of 433,157 (54.88%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 167,120 (21.17%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 166,146 (21.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fort Bend County, Texas in 2018, with a population of 255,880 (32.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 177,277 (22.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 163,945 (20.77%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 167,120 21.17%
White Alone 433,157 54.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,834 0.61%
Asian Alone 166,146 21.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 681 0.09%
Two Or More Races 17,331 2.2%
Population By Ethnicity in Fort Bend , TX in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,096 0.9%
White Alone - Hispanic 177,277 22.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,139 0.4%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 2,201 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 349 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,613 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 160,024 20.27%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 255,880 32.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,695 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 163,945 20.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 332 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 13,718 1.74%