Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rusk County, TX in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 54,148 population of Rusk County, Texas comprised of 9,072 people who identified as Hispanic (16.75%), and 45,076 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (83.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rusk County, Texas with a population of 42,720 (78.9%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,562 (17.66%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 932 (1.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rusk County, Texas in 2017, with a population of 34,456 (63.63%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 9,332 (17.23%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,264 (15.26%).

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

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Population By Race in Rusk , TX in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,562 17.66%
White Alone 42,720 78.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 546 1.01%
Asian Alone 340 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 48 0.09%
Two Or More Races 932 1.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Rusk , TX in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 230 0.43%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,264 15.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 304 0.56%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 70 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 29 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 175 0.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 9,332 17.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 34,456 63.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 242 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 270 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 19 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 757 1.4%