Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hidalgo County, TX in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 807,930 population of Hidalgo County, Texas comprised of 736,407 people who identified as Hispanic (91.15%), and 71,523 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (8.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hidalgo County, Texas with a population of 785,703 (97.25%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,628 (1.07%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,256 (0.77%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hidalgo County, Texas in 2012, with a population of 726,876 (89.97%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 58,827 (7.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,705 (0.95%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,256 0.77%
White Alone 785,703 97.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,993 0.49%
Asian Alone 8,628 1.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 292 0.04%
Two Or More Races 3,058 0.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Hidalgo , TX in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,034 0.38%
White Alone - Hispanic 726,876 89.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,471 0.43%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 923 0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 216 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,887 0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,222 0.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 58,827 7.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 522 0.07%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,705 0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 76 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,171 0.14%