Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nueces County, TX in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 340,251 population of Nueces County, Texas comprised of 206,986 people who identified as Hispanic (60.83%), and 133,265 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (39.17%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nueces County, Texas with a population of 312,414 (91.82%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 14,387 (4.23%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 6,142 (1.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nueces County, Texas in 2010, with a population of 200,694 (58.98%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 111,720 (32.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,172 (3.58%).

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

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Population By Race in Nueces , TX in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 14,387 4.23%
White Alone 312,414 91.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,699 0.79%
Asian Alone 6,142 1.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 395 0.12%
Two Or More Races 4,214 1.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Nueces , TX in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,215 0.65%
White Alone - Hispanic 200,694 58.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,807 0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 553 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 165 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,552 0.46%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,172 3.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 111,720 32.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 892 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,589 1.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 230 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,662 0.78%