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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 351,674 population of Nueces County, Texas comprised of 230,153 people who identified as Hispanic (65.44%), and 121,521 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (34.56%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Nueces County, Texas with a population of 318,705 (90.63%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 15,065 (4.28%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,174 (2.32%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Nueces County, Texas in 2022, with a population of 221,525 (62.99%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 97,180 (27.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 12,031 (3.42%).

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 15,065 4.28%
White Alone 318,705 90.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,156 0.9%
Asian Alone 8,174 2.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 619 0.18%
Two Or More Races 5,955 1.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Nueces , TX in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 3,034 0.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 221,525 62.99%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,253 0.64%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 697 0.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 270 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 2,374 0.68%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 12,031 3.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 97,180 27.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 903 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,477 2.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 349 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 3,581 1.02%