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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 11,573 population of Ward County, Texas comprised of 6,112 people who identified as Hispanic (52.81%), and 5,461 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (47.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Ward County, Texas with a population of 10,478 (90.54%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 617 (5.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 226 (1.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Ward County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 5,759 (49.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,719 (40.78%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 480 (4.15%).

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

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Population By Race in Ward , TX in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 617 5.33%
White Alone 10,478 90.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 178 1.54%
Asian Alone 66 0.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8 0.07%
Two Or More Races 226 1.95%
Population By Ethnicity in Ward , TX in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 137 1.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,759 49.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 112 0.97%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15 0.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 7 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 82 0.71%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 480 4.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 4,719 40.78%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 51 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 144 1.24%