Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harris County, TX in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 4,735,287 population of Harris County, Texas comprised of 2,097,057 people who identified as Hispanic (44.29%), and 2,638,230 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (55.71%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harris County, Texas with a population of 3,262,341 (68.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 965,167 (20.38%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 353,220 (7.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harris County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 1,950,200 (41.18%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,312,141 (27.71%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 905,318 (19.12%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 965,167 20.38%
White Alone 3,262,341 68.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 53,968 1.14%
Asian Alone 353,220 7.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,602 0.12%
Two Or More Races 94,989 2.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Harris , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 59,849 1.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,950,200 41.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 45,251 0.96%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,248 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,338 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27,171 0.57%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 905,318 19.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,312,141 27.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,717 0.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 341,972 7.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,264 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 67,818 1.43%