Population By Race and Ethnicity in Nueces County, TX in 2022

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 351,590 population of Nueces County, Texas comprised of 219,689 people who identified as Hispanic (62.48%), and 131,901 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (37.52%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nueces County, Texas with a population of 317,154 (90.21%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 16,034 (4.56%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,792 (2.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nueces County, Texas in 2022, with a population of 211,447 (60.14%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 105,707 (30.07%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 13,134 (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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 16,034 4.56%
White Alone 317,154 90.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,078 0.88%
Asian Alone 8,792 2.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 600 0.17%
Two Or More Races 5,932 1.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Nueces , TX in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,900 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 211,447 60.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,141 0.61%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 686 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 262 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,253 0.64%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 13,134 3.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 105,707 30.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 937 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,106 2.31%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 338 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,679 1.05%