Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jim Wells County, TX in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 40,799 population of Jim Wells County, Texas comprised of 32,828 people who identified as Hispanic (80.46%), and 7,971 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (19.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jim Wells County, Texas with a population of 39,348 (96.44%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 434 (1.06%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 430 (1.05%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jim Wells County, Texas in 2018, with a population of 32,096 (78.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,252 (17.77%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 318 (0.78%).

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

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Population By Race in Jim Wells , TX in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 430 1.05%
White Alone 39,348 96.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 434 1.06%
Asian Alone 235 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 32 0.08%
Two Or More Races 320 0.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Jim Wells , TX in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 171 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 32,096 78.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 318 0.78%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 54 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 22 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 167 0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 259 0.64%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,252 17.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.28%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 181 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 10 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 153 0.38%