Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nueces County, TX in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 362,177 population of Nueces County, Texas comprised of 232,306 people who identified as Hispanic (64.14%), and 129,871 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (35.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nueces County, Texas with a population of 329,405 (90.95%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,554 (4.3%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,066 (2.23%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nueces County, Texas in 2018, with a population of 224,106 (61.88%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 105,299 (29.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,635 (3.49%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,554 4.3%
White Alone 329,405 90.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,088 0.85%
Asian Alone 8,066 2.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 552 0.15%
Two Or More Races 5,512 1.52%
Population By Ethnicity in Nueces , TX in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,919 0.81%
White Alone - Hispanic 224,106 61.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,202 0.61%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 702 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 252 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,125 0.59%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,635 3.49%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 105,299 29.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 886 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,364 2.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 300 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,387 0.94%