Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tarrant County, TX in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 2,056,197 population of Tarrant County, Texas comprised of 589,450 people who identified as Hispanic (28.67%), and 1,466,747 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (71.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tarrant County, Texas with a population of 1,509,506 (73.41%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 355,342 (17.28%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 117,769 (5.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tarrant County, Texas in 2017, with a population of 963,510 (46.86%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 545,996 (26.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 338,320 (16.45%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Tarrant County, TX in 2017

Total Population:2,056,197

Non Hispanic (71.33%)

Hispanic (28.67%)

Race in Tarrant County, TX in 2017

Total Population:2,056,197

White Alone (73.41%)

Black or African American Alone (17.28%)

Asian Alone (5.73%)

Two or more races (2.46%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.88%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.24%)

Ethnicity in Tarrant County, TX in 2017

Total Population:2,056,197

Non-Hispanic White Alone (46.86%)

Hispanic White Alone (26.55%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (16.45%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (5.55%)

All Other Ethnicities (2.67%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.92%)

Population By Race in Tarrant , TX in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	1,509,506	73.41%
Black or African American Alone	355,342	17.28%
Asian Alone	117,769	5.73%
Two Or More Races	50,554	2.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	18,143	0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	4,883	0.24%

Population By Ethnicity in Tarrant , TX in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	963,510	46.86%
White Alone - Hispanic	545,996	26.55%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	338,320	16.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	114,101	5.55%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	39,479	1.92%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	17,022	0.83%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	11,075	0.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	10,520	0.51%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	7,623	0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	3,714	0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	3,668	0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1,169	0.06%