Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harris County, TX in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 4,622,836 population of Harris County, Texas comprised of 1,955,219 people who identified as Hispanic (42.3%), and 2,667,617 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (57.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harris County, Texas with a population of 3,227,742 (69.82%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 914,847 (19.79%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 339,660 (7.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harris County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 1,825,254 (39.48%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,402,488 (30.34%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 863,634 (18.68%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 914,847 19.79%
White Alone 3,227,742 69.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 50,566 1.09%
Asian Alone 339,660 7.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,507 0.12%
Two Or More Races 84,514 1.83%
Population By Ethnicity in Harris , TX in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 51,213 1.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,825,254 39.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 41,573 0.9%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10,265 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,170 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23,744 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 863,634 18.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,402,488 30.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,993 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 329,395 7.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,337 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 60,770 1.32%