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

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 4,735,517 population of Harris County, Texas comprised of 2,053,872 people who identified as Hispanic (43.37%), and 2,681,645 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (56.63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harris County, Texas with a population of 3,244,834 (68.52%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 978,727 (20.67%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 357,365 (7.55%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harris County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 1,910,655 (40.35%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,334,179 (28.17%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 920,796 (19.44%).

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 978,727 20.67%
White Alone 3,244,834 68.52%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 53,163 1.12%
Asian Alone 357,365 7.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,573 0.12%
Two Or More Races 95,855 2.02%
Population By Ethnicity in Harris , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 57,931 1.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,910,655 40.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 44,248 0.93%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,057 0.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,271 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26,710 0.56%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 920,796 19.44%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,334,179 28.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,915 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 346,308 7.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,302 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 69,145 1.46%