Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, TX in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 253,531 population of Jefferson County, Texas comprised of 58,699 people who identified as Hispanic (23.15%), and 194,832 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.85%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Texas with a population of 148,580 (58.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 87,168 (34.38%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,255 (4.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 96,442 (38.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 84,262 (33.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 52,138 (20.57%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , TX in 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 87,168 34.38%
White Alone 148,580 58.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,693 1.06%
Asian Alone 10,255 4.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 293 0.12%
Two Or More Races 4,542 1.79%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,906 1.15%
White Alone - Hispanic 52,138 20.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,924 0.76%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 434 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 170 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,127 0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 84,262 33.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 96,442 38.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 769 0.3%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 9,821 3.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 123 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,415 1.35%