Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lamar County, TX in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 49,869 population of Lamar County, Texas comprised of 3,309 people who identified as Hispanic (6.64%), and 46,560 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (93.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lamar County, Texas with a population of 40,693 (81.6%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,755 (13.55%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,259 (2.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lamar County, Texas in 2011, with a population of 37,846 (75.89%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,621 (13.28%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 2,847 (5.71%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Lamar County, TX in 2011

Total Population:49,869

Non Hispanic (93.37%)

Hispanic (6.64%)

Race in Lamar County, TX in 2011

Total Population:49,869

White Alone (81.6%)

Black or African American Alone (13.55%)

Two or more races (2.53%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.64%)

Asian Alone (0.67%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.02%)

Ethnicity in Lamar County, TX in 2011

Total Population:49,869

Non-Hispanic White Alone (75.89%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (13.28%)

Hispanic White Alone (5.71%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (2.32%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.59%)

Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.22%)

Population By Race in Lamar , TX in 2011

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	40,693	81.6%
Black or African American Alone	6,755	13.55%
Two Or More Races	1,259	2.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	816	1.64%
Asian Alone	334	0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	12	0.02%

Population By Ethnicity in Lamar , TX in 2011

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	37,846	75.89%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	6,621	13.28%
White Alone - Hispanic	2,847	5.71%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	1,157	2.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	607	1.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	322	0.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	209	0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	134	0.27%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	102	0.21%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	12	0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	7	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	5	0.01%