Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harris County, TX in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 4,179,279 population of Harris County, Texas comprised of 1,721,124 people who identified as Hispanic (41.18%), and 2,458,155 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (58.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harris County, Texas with a population of 2,972,044 (71.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 815,693 (19.52%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 273,480 (6.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harris County, Texas in 2011, with a population of 1,609,502 (38.51%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,362,542 (32.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 774,167 (18.52%).

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

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Population By Race in Harris , TX in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 815,693 19.52%
White Alone 2,972,044 71.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 47,297 1.13%
Asian Alone 273,480 6.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,312 0.13%
Two Or More Races 65,453 1.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Harris , TX in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 41,526 0.99%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,609,502 38.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 38,874 0.93%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8,971 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,036 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 19,215 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 774,167 18.52%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,362,542 32.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,423 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 264,509 6.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,276 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 46,238 1.11%