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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Hidalgo County, TX in 2015

Total Population:838,741

Hispanic (91.82%)

Non Hispanic (8.18%)

Race in Hidalgo County, TX in 2015

Total Population:838,741

White Alone (97.15%)

Asian Alone (1.08%)

Black or African American Alone (0.81%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.52%)

Two or more races (0.4%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Hidalgo County, TX in 2015

Total Population:838,741

Hispanic White Alone (90.55%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (6.6%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.03%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.95%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.46%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.41%)

Population By Race in Hidalgo , TX in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	814,854	97.15%
Asian Alone	9,026	1.08%
Black or African American Alone	6,772	0.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	4,369	0.52%
Two Or More Races	3,375	0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	345	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Hidalgo , TX in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	759,480	90.55%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	55,374	6.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	7,971	0.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	3,846	0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	3,393	0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	3,379	0.4%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,119	0.25%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,256	0.15%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	1,055	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	523	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	254	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	91	0.01%