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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Population By Race in Tarrant , TX in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 355,342 17.28%
White Alone 1,509,506 73.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 18,143 0.88%
Asian Alone 117,769 5.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4,883 0.24%
Two Or More Races 50,554 2.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Tarrant , TX in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17,022 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 545,996 26.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10,520 0.51%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,668 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,169 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 11,075 0.54%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 338,320 16.45%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 963,510 46.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,623 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 114,101 5.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3,714 0.18%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 39,479 1.92%