Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tarrant County, TX in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 2,023,942 population of Tarrant County, Texas comprised of 572,968 people who identified as Hispanic (28.31%), and 1,450,974 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (71.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tarrant County, Texas with a population of 1,497,810 (74.01%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 341,891 (16.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 113,091 (5.59%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tarrant County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 966,542 (47.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 531,268 (26.25%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 325,690 (16.09%).

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

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Population By Race in Tarrant , TX in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 341,891 16.89%
White Alone 1,497,810 74.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 17,885 0.88%
Asian Alone 113,091 5.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4,696 0.23%
Two Or More Races 48,569 2.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Tarrant , TX in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16,201 0.8%
White Alone - Hispanic 531,268 26.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10,305 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,554 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,073 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,567 0.52%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 325,690 16.09%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 966,542 47.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,580 0.38%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 109,537 5.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3,623 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 38,002 1.88%