Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nueces, TX in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 353,398 population of Nueces County, Texas comprised of 217,666 people who identified as Hispanic (61.59%), and 135,732 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (38.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nueces County, Texas with a population of 319,093 (90.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,221 (4.59%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,703 (2.46%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nueces County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 209,620 (59.32%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 109,473 (30.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,435 (3.8%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,221 4.59%
White Alone 319,093 90.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,011 0.85%
Asian Alone 8,703 2.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 584 0.17%
Two Or More Races 5,786 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Nueces , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,786 0.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 209,620 59.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,090 0.59%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 672 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 259 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,239 0.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,435 3.8%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 109,473 30.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 921 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,031 2.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 325 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,547 1%