Population By Race and Ethnicity in Hidalgo County, TX in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 838,741 population of Hidalgo County, Texas comprised of 770,147 people who identified as Hispanic (91.82%), and 68,594 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (8.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Hidalgo County, Texas with a population of 814,854 (97.15%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,026 (1.08%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,772 (0.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Hidalgo County, Texas in 2015, with a population of 759,480 (90.55%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 55,374 (6.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,971 (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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,772 0.81%
White Alone 814,854 97.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,369 0.52%
Asian Alone 9,026 1.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 345 0.04%
Two Or More Races 3,375 0.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Hidalgo , TX in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,393 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 759,480 90.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3,846 0.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,055 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 254 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,119 0.25%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,379 0.4%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 55,374 6.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 523 0.06%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,971 0.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,256 0.15%