Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nueces County, TX in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 353,376 population of Nueces County, Texas comprised of 229,563 people who identified as Hispanic (64.96%), and 123,813 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (35.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nueces County, Texas with a population of 320,693 (90.75%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,168 (4.29%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,036 (2.27%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nueces County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 221,054 (62.56%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 99,639 (28.2%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,203 (3.45%).

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 15,168 4.29%
White Alone 320,693 90.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,091 0.88%
Asian Alone 8,036 2.27%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 586 0.17%
Two Or More Races 5,802 1.64%
Population By Ethnicity in Nueces , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,965 0.84%
White Alone - Hispanic 221,054 62.56%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,208 0.63%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 696 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 265 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,375 0.67%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,203 3.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 99,639 28.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 883 0.25%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,340 2.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 321 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,427 0.97%