Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rusk County, TX in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 52,897 population of Rusk County, Texas comprised of 8,474 people who identified as Hispanic (16.02%), and 44,423 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rusk County, Texas with a population of 42,020 (79.44%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,154 (17.31%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 878 (1.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rusk County, Texas in 2015, with a population of 34,296 (64.83%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,950 (16.92%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,724 (14.6%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Rusk, Texas.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Rusk County, TX in 2015

Total Population:52,897

Non Hispanic (83.98%)

Hispanic (16.02%)

Race in Rusk County, TX in 2015

Total Population:52,897

White Alone (79.44%)

Black or African American Alone (17.31%)

Two or more races (1.66%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.96%)

Asian Alone (0.55%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Rusk County, TX in 2015

Total Population:52,897

Non-Hispanic White Alone (64.83%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.92%)

Hispanic White Alone (14.6%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.75%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.34%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.55%)

Population By Race in Rusk , TX in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	42,020	79.44%
Black or African American Alone	9,154	17.31%
Two Or More Races	878	1.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	509	0.96%
Asian Alone	293	0.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	43	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Rusk , TX in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	34,296	64.83%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	8,950	16.92%
White Alone - Hispanic	7,724	14.6%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	711	1.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	293	0.55%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	234	0.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	216	0.41%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	204	0.39%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	167	0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	59	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	27	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	16	0.03%