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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 361,753 population of Nueces County, Texas comprised of 229,105 people who identified as Hispanic (63.33%), and 132,648 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (36.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nueces County, Texas with a population of 329,507 (91.09%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,590 (4.31%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,845 (2.17%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nueces County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 221,204 (61.15%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 108,303 (29.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,735 (3.52%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Nueces County, TX in 2016

Total Population:361,753

Hispanic (63.33%)

Non Hispanic (36.67%)

Race in Nueces County, TX in 2016

Total Population:361,753

White Alone (91.09%)

Black or African American Alone (4.31%)

Asian Alone (2.17%)

Two or more races (1.47%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.83%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.14%)

Ethnicity in Nueces County, TX in 2016

Total Population:361,753

Hispanic White Alone (61.15%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (29.94%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.52%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.51%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.98%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.91%)

Population By Race in Nueces , TX in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	329,507	91.09%
Black or African American Alone	15,590	4.31%
Asian Alone	7,845	2.17%
Two Or More Races	5,304	1.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3,006	0.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	501	0.14%

Population By Ethnicity in Nueces , TX in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	221,204	61.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	108,303	29.94%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	12,735	3.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	7,167	1.98%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	3,276	0.91%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,855	0.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	2,113	0.58%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	2,028	0.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	893	0.25%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	678	0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	274	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	227	0.06%