Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jim Wells County, TX in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 38,923 population of Jim Wells County, Texas comprised of 31,293 people who identified as Hispanic (80.4%), and 7,630 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (19.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jim Wells County, Texas with a population of 37,374 (96.02%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 461 (1.18%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 438 (1.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jim Wells County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 30,522 (78.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,852 (17.6%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 304 (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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 461 1.18%
White Alone 37,374 96.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 438 1.13%
Asian Alone 254 0.65%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 28 0.07%
Two Or More Races 368 0.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Jim Wells , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 183 0.47%
White Alone - Hispanic 30,522 78.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 304 0.78%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 72 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 19 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 193 0.5%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 278 0.71%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 6,852 17.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 134 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 182 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 175 0.45%