Population By Race and Ethnicity in Harris County, TX in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 4,781,337 population of Harris County, Texas comprised of 2,090,700 people who identified as Hispanic (43.73%), and 2,690,637 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (56.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Harris County, Texas with a population of 3,257,787 (68.14%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,000,121 (20.92%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 362,674 (7.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Harris County, Texas in 2022, with a population of 1,940,349 (40.58%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,317,438 (27.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 939,084 (19.64%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Harris, Texas.

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Harris County, TX in 2022
Total Population:4,781,337
56.27%43.73%
Non Hispanic (56.27%)
Hispanic (43.73%)
Race in Harris County, TX in 2022
Total Population:4,781,337
68.14%20.92%
White Alone (68.14%)
Black or African American Alone (20.92%)
Asian Alone (7.59%)
Two or more races (2.08%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.16%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.12%)
Ethnicity in Harris County, TX in 2022
Total Population:4,781,337
40.58%27.55%19.64%
Hispanic White Alone (40.58%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (27.55%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (19.64%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (7.35%)
All Other Ethnicities (3.38%)
Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.5%)
Population By Race in Harris , TX in 2022
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 3,257,787 68.14%
Black or African American Alone 1,000,121 20.92%
Asian Alone 362,674 7.59%
Two Or More Races 99,388 2.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 55,581 1.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 5,786 0.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Harris , TX in 2022
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic 1,940,349 40.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,317,438 27.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 939,084 19.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 351,230 7.35%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 71,600 1.5%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 61,037 1.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 46,620 0.98%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27,788 0.58%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,444 0.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,961 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,462 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2,324 0.05%