Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lamar County, TX in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 51,127 population of Lamar County, Texas comprised of 5,089 people who identified as Hispanic (9.95%), and 46,038 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lamar County, Texas with a population of 40,923 (80.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 6,936 (13.57%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,747 (3.42%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lamar County, Texas in 2023, with a population of 36,619 (71.62%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,712 (13.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 4,304 (8.42%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 6,936 13.57%
White Alone 40,923 80.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,036 2.03%
Asian Alone 434 0.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 51 0.1%
Two Or More Races 1,747 3.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Lamar , TX in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 224 0.44%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,304 8.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 354 0.69%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 33 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 13 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 161 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 6,712 13.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 36,619 71.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 682 1.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 401 0.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 38 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,586 3.1%