Population By Race and Ethnicity in Rusk County, TX in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 53,071 population of Rusk County, Texas comprised of 9,663 people who identified as Hispanic (18.21%), and 43,408 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.79%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Rusk County, Texas with a population of 41,836 (78.83%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 9,160 (17.26%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 1,035 (1.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Rusk County, Texas in 2021, with a population of 33,104 (62.38%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,884 (16.74%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,732 (16.45%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 9,160 17.26%
White Alone 41,836 78.83%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 591 1.11%
Asian Alone 388 0.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 61 0.12%
Two Or More Races 1,035 1.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Rusk , TX in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 276 0.52%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,732 16.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 342 0.64%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 80 0.15%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 31 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 202 0.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,884 16.74%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 33,104 62.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 249 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 308 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 833 1.57%