Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rusk, TX in 2020

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 52,252 population of Rusk County, Texas comprised of 9,647 people who identified as Hispanic (18.46%), and 42,605 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.54%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rusk County, Texas with a population of 41,366 (79.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,887 (17.01%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 989 (1.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rusk County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 32,629 (62.45%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,737 (16.72%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,623 (16.5%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,887 17.01%
White Alone 41,366 79.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 578 1.11%
Asian Alone 379 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 53 0.1%
Two Or More Races 989 1.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Rusk , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 264 0.51%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,737 16.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 340 0.65%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 77 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 30 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 199 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,623 16.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 32,629 62.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 238 0.46%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 302 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 23 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 790 1.51%