Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nueces County, TX in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 353,292 population of Nueces County, Texas comprised of 218,943 people who identified as Hispanic (61.97%), and 134,349 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (38.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nueces County, Texas with a population of 318,962 (90.28%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,062 (4.55%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,749 (2.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nueces County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 210,803 (59.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 108,159 (30.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,220 (3.74%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,062 4.55%
White Alone 318,962 90.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,071 0.87%
Asian Alone 8,749 2.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 592 0.17%
Two Or More Races 5,856 1.66%
Population By Ethnicity in Nueces , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,842 0.8%
White Alone - Hispanic 210,803 59.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,141 0.61%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 664 0.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 259 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,234 0.63%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,220 3.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 108,159 30.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 930 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,085 2.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 333 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,622 1.02%