Population By Race and Ethnicity in Galveston County, TX in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 341,541 population of Galveston County, Texas comprised of 86,554 people who identified as Hispanic (25.34%), and 254,987 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.66%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Galveston County, Texas with a population of 273,801 (80.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 45,412 (13.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 12,069 (3.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Galveston County, Texas in 2019, with a population of 193,506 (56.66%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 80,295 (23.51%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 43,041 (12.6%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 45,412 13.3%
White Alone 273,801 80.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,753 0.81%
Asian Alone 12,069 3.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 351 0.1%
Two Or More Races 7,155 2.1%
Population By Ethnicity in Galveston , TX in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,371 0.69%
White Alone - Hispanic 80,295 23.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,543 0.45%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 500 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 170 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,675 0.49%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 43,041 12.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 193,506 56.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,210 0.35%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,569 3.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 181 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,480 1.6%