Population By Race and Ethnicity in Smith County, TX in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 214,824 population of Smith County, Texas comprised of 38,617 people who identified as Hispanic (17.98%), and 176,207 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (82.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Smith County, Texas with a population of 167,839 (78.13%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 38,842 (18.08%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,217 (1.5%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Smith County, Texas in 2012, with a population of 132,105 (61.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 37,768 (17.58%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 35,734 (16.63%).

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

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Population By Race in Smith , TX in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 38,842 18.08%
White Alone 167,839 78.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,768 0.82%
Asian Alone 3,016 1.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 142 0.07%
Two Or More Races 3,217 1.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Smith , TX in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,074 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 35,734 16.63%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,057 0.49%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 159 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 68 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 525 0.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 37,768 17.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 132,105 61.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 711 0.33%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,857 1.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 74 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,692 1.25%