Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rusk County, TX in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 52,836 population of Rusk County, Texas comprised of 8,670 people who identified as Hispanic (16.41%), and 44,166 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rusk County, Texas with a population of 41,844 (79.2%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,148 (17.31%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 921 (1.74%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rusk County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 33,970 (64.29%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,934 (16.91%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,874 (14.9%).

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 2016

Total Population:52,836

Non Hispanic (83.59%)

Hispanic (16.41%)

Race in Rusk County, TX in 2016

Total Population:52,836

White Alone (79.2%)

Black or African American Alone (17.31%)

Two or more races (1.74%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.05%)

Asian Alone (0.6%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.1%)

Ethnicity in Rusk County, TX in 2016

Total Population:52,836

Non-Hispanic White Alone (64.29%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.91%)

Hispanic White Alone (14.9%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.86%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.43%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.61%)

Population By Race in Rusk , TX in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	41,844	79.2%
Black or African American Alone	9,148	17.31%
Two Or More Races	921	1.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	555	1.05%
Asian Alone	317	0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	51	0.1%

Population By Ethnicity in Rusk , TX in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	33,970	64.29%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	8,934	16.91%
White Alone - Hispanic	7,874	14.9%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	754	1.43%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	323	0.61%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	257	0.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	232	0.44%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	214	0.41%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	167	0.32%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	60	0.11%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	32	0.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	19	0.04%