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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Smith County, TX in 2012

Total Population:214,824

Non Hispanic (82.02%)

Hispanic (17.98%)

Race in Smith County, TX in 2012

Total Population:214,824

White Alone (78.13%)

Black or African American Alone (18.08%)

Two or more races (1.5%)

Asian Alone (1.4%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.82%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.07%)

Ethnicity in Smith County, TX in 2012

Total Population:214,824

Non-Hispanic White Alone (61.5%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (17.58%)

Hispanic White Alone (16.63%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.71%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.33%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.25%)

Population By Race in Smith , TX in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	167,839	78.13%
Black or African American Alone	38,842	18.08%
Two Or More Races	3,217	1.5%
Asian Alone	3,016	1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,768	0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	142	0.07%

Population By Ethnicity in Smith , TX in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	132,105	61.5%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	37,768	17.58%
White Alone - Hispanic	35,734	16.63%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	2,857	1.33%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,692	1.25%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	1,074	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	1,057	0.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	711	0.33%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	525	0.24%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	159	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	74	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	68	0.03%