Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hidalgo County, TX in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 779,091 population of Hidalgo County, Texas comprised of 706,581 people who identified as Hispanic (90.69%), and 72,510 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (9.31%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hidalgo County, Texas with a population of 759,036 (97.43%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,134 (1.04%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,417 (0.7%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hidalgo County, Texas in 2010, with a population of 698,300 (89.63%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 60,736 (7.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,329 (0.94%).

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

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Population By Race in Hidalgo , TX in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,417 0.7%
White Alone 759,036 97.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,557 0.46%
Asian Alone 8,134 1.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 229 0.03%
Two Or More Races 2,718 0.35%
Population By Ethnicity in Hidalgo , TX in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,576 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 698,300 89.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,022 0.39%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 805 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 170 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,708 0.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 2,841 0.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 60,736 7.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 535 0.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,329 0.94%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,010 0.13%