Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lamar County, TX in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 49,781 population of Lamar County, Texas comprised of 4,184 people who identified as Hispanic (8.4%), and 45,597 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.6%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lamar County, Texas with a population of 40,110 (80.57%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,711 (13.48%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,565 (3.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lamar County, Texas in 2019, with a population of 36,562 (73.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,530 (13.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,548 (7.13%).

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

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Population By Race in Lamar , TX in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,711 13.48%
White Alone 40,110 80.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 972 1.95%
Asian Alone 399 0.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 24 0.05%
Two Or More Races 1,565 3.14%
Population By Ethnicity in Lamar , TX in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 181 0.36%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,548 7.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 284 0.57%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 25 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 8 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 138 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,530 13.12%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,562 73.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 688 1.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 374 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,427 2.87%