Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jim Wells County, TX in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 40,952 population of Jim Wells County, Texas comprised of 32,969 people who identified as Hispanic (80.51%), and 7,983 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (19.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jim Wells County, Texas with a population of 39,492 (96.44%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 437 (1.07%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 409 (1%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jim Wells County, Texas in 2017, with a population of 32,229 (78.7%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,263 (17.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 325 (0.79%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jim Wells County, TX in 2017

Total Population:40,952

Hispanic (80.51%)

Non Hispanic (19.49%)

Race in Jim Wells County, TX in 2017

Total Population:40,952

White Alone (96.44%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.07%)

Black or African American Alone (1%)

Two or more races (0.83%)

Asian Alone (0.59%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Jim Wells County, TX in 2017

Total Population:40,952

Hispanic White Alone (78.7%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (17.74%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.72%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.79%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.6%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.45%)

Population By Race in Jim Wells , TX in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	39,492	96.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	437	1.07%
Black or African American Alone	409	1%
Two Or More Races	341	0.83%
Asian Alone	240	0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	33	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Jim Wells , TX in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	32,229	78.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	7,263	17.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	325	0.79%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	245	0.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	186	0.45%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	175	0.43%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	166	0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	164	0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	112	0.27%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	54	0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	22	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	11	0.03%