Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harris, TX in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 4,734,792 population of Harris County, Texas comprised of 2,039,194 people who identified as Hispanic (43.07%), and 2,695,598 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (56.93%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harris County, Texas with a population of 3,256,388 (68.78%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 970,418 (20.5%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 356,892 (7.54%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harris County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 1,899,810 (40.12%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,356,578 (28.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 914,298 (19.31%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 970,418 20.5%
White Alone 3,256,388 68.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 52,052 1.1%
Asian Alone 356,892 7.54%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,373 0.11%
Two Or More Races 93,669 1.98%
Population By Ethnicity in Harris , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 56,120 1.19%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,899,810 40.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 43,139 0.91%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10,822 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,127 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26,176 0.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 914,298 19.31%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,356,578 28.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,913 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 346,070 7.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,246 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 67,493 1.43%