Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harris County, TX in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 4,556,559 population of Harris County, Texas comprised of 1,910,158 people who identified as Hispanic (41.92%), and 2,646,401 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (58.08%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harris County, Texas with a population of 3,191,154 (70.03%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 898,170 (19.71%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 330,087 (7.24%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harris County, Texas in 2015, with a population of 1,783,534 (39.14%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,407,620 (30.89%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 848,786 (18.63%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Harris County, TX in 2015
Total Population:4,556,559
58.08%41.92%
Non Hispanic (58.08%)
Hispanic (41.92%)
Race in Harris County, TX in 2015
Total Population:4,556,559
70.03%19.71%
White Alone (70.03%)
Black or African American Alone (19.71%)
Asian Alone (7.24%)
Two or more races (1.79%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.1%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)
Ethnicity in Harris County, TX in 2015
Total Population:4,556,559
39.14%30.89%18.63%
Hispanic White Alone (39.14%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (30.89%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (18.63%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (7.02%)
All Other Ethnicities (3.03%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.29%)
Population By Race in Harris , TX in 2015
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 3,191,154 70.03%
Black or African American Alone 898,170 19.71%
Asian Alone 330,087 7.24%
Two Or More Races 81,565 1.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 50,083 1.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,500 0.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Harris , TX in 2015
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic 1,783,534 39.14%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,407,620 30.89%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 848,786 18.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 320,040 7.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 58,562 1.29%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 49,384 1.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 41,032 0.9%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23,003 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10,047 0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 9,051 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,158 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,342 0.05%