Population By Race and Ethnicity in Willacy County, TX in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 21,414 population of Willacy County, Texas comprised of 18,856 people who identified as Hispanic (88.06%), and 2,558 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (11.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Willacy County, Texas with a population of 20,377 (95.16%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 583 (2.72%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 189 (0.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Willacy County, Texas in 2018, with a population of 18,458 (86.2%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,919 (8.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 421 (1.97%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 583 2.72%
White Alone 20,377 95.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 145 0.68%
Asian Alone 189 0.88%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13 0.06%
Two Or More Races 107 0.5%
Population By Ethnicity in Willacy , TX in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 162 0.76%
White Alone - Hispanic 18,458 86.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 119 0.56%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 47 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 11 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 59 0.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 421 1.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,919 8.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 142 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 48 0.22%