Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jim Wells County, TX in 2020

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 38,879 population of Jim Wells County, Texas comprised of 30,856 people who identified as Hispanic (79.36%), and 8,023 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (20.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jim Wells County, Texas with a population of 37,387 (96.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 451 (1.16%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 423 (1.09%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jim Wells County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 30,128 (77.49%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 7,259 (18.67%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 303 (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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 451 1.16%
White Alone 37,387 96.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 423 1.09%
Asian Alone 248 0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 26 0.07%
Two Or More Races 344 0.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Jim Wells , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 169 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 30,128 77.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 303 0.78%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 61 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 17 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 178 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 282 0.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 7,259 18.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 120 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 187 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 166 0.43%