Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lamar County, TX in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 50,305 population of Lamar County, Texas comprised of 4,629 people who identified as Hispanic (9.2%), and 45,676 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.8%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lamar County, Texas with a population of 40,391 (80.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,856 (13.63%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,640 (3.26%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lamar County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 36,458 (72.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,652 (13.22%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 3,933 (7.82%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,856 13.63%
White Alone 40,391 80.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 967 1.92%
Asian Alone 408 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 43 0.09%
Two Or More Races 1,640 3.26%
Population By Ethnicity in Lamar , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 204 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 3,933 7.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 298 0.59%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 30 0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 153 0.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,652 13.22%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,458 72.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 669 1.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 378 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 32 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,487 2.96%