Population By Race and Ethnicity in Galveston County, TX in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 337,639 population of Galveston County, Texas comprised of 84,136 people who identified as Hispanic (24.92%), and 253,503 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (75.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Galveston County, Texas with a population of 270,809 (80.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 45,080 (13.35%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,783 (3.49%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Galveston County, Texas in 2018, with a population of 192,708 (57.08%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 78,101 (23.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 42,772 (12.67%).

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

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Population By Race in Galveston , TX in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45,080 13.35%
White Alone 270,809 80.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,700 0.8%
Asian Alone 11,783 3.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 347 0.1%
Two Or More Races 6,920 2.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Galveston , TX in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,308 0.68%
White Alone - Hispanic 78,101 23.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,509 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 465 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 142 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,611 0.48%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 42,772 12.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 192,708 57.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,191 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,318 3.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 205 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,309 1.57%