Population By Race and Ethnicity in McLennan County, TX in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 247,573 population of McLennan County, Texas comprised of 64,195 people who identified as Hispanic (25.93%), and 183,378 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (74.07%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in McLennan County, Texas with a population of 197,919 (79.94%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 37,547 (15.17%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,894 (1.98%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in McLennan County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 139,555 (56.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 58,364 (23.57%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 35,295 (14.26%).

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

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Population By Race in McLennan , TX in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 37,547 15.17%
White Alone 197,919 79.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,738 1.11%
Asian Alone 4,203 1.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 272 0.11%
Two Or More Races 4,894 1.98%
Population By Ethnicity in McLennan , TX in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,252 0.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 58,364 23.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,970 0.8%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 358 0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 140 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,111 0.45%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 35,295 14.26%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 139,555 56.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 768 0.31%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,845 1.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 132 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,783 1.53%