Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harris County, TX in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 4,734,505 population of Harris County, Texas comprised of 2,081,683 people who identified as Hispanic (43.97%), and 2,652,822 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (56.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harris County, Texas with a population of 3,273,354 (69.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 957,401 (20.22%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 352,605 (7.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harris County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 1,938,561 (40.95%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,334,793 (28.19%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 899,330 (19%).

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 957,401 20.22%
White Alone 3,273,354 69.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 52,817 1.12%
Asian Alone 352,605 7.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,426 0.12%
Two Or More Races 92,902 1.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Harris , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 58,071 1.23%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,938,561 40.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44,133 0.93%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10,999 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,224 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26,695 0.56%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 899,330 19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,334,793 28.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,684 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 341,606 7.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,202 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 66,207 1.4%