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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 21,749 population of Willacy County, Texas comprised of 19,136 people who identified as Hispanic (87.99%), and 2,613 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (12.01%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Willacy County, Texas with a population of 20,738 (95.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 571 (2.63%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 175 (0.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Willacy County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 18,749 (86.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,989 (9.15%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 409 (1.88%).

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

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Population By Race in Willacy , TX in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 571 2.63%
White Alone 20,738 95.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 147 0.68%
Asian Alone 175 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12 0.06%
Two Or More Races 106 0.49%
Population By Ethnicity in Willacy , TX in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 162 0.75%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,749 86.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 119 0.55%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 38 0.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 57 0.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 409 1.88%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,989 9.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 28 0.13%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 137 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 49 0.23%