Population By Race and Ethnicity in Willacy County, TX in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 21,280 population of Willacy County, Texas comprised of 18,797 people who identified as Hispanic (88.33%), and 2,483 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (11.67%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Willacy County, Texas with a population of 20,231 (95.07%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 583 (2.74%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 189 (0.89%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Willacy County, Texas in 2019, with a population of 18,383 (86.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,848 (8.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 415 (1.95%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Willacy County, TX in 2019

Total Population:21,280

Hispanic (88.33%)

Non Hispanic (11.67%)

Race in Willacy County, TX in 2019

Total Population:21,280

White Alone (95.07%)

Black or African American Alone (2.74%)

Asian Alone (0.89%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.7%)

Two or more races (0.53%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.08%)

Ethnicity in Willacy County, TX in 2019

Total Population:21,280

Hispanic White Alone (86.39%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (8.68%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (1.95%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.52%)

Hispanic Black or African American Alone (0.79%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.67%)

Population By Race in Willacy , TX in 2019

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	20,231	95.07%
Black or African American Alone	583	2.74%
Asian Alone	189	0.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	149	0.7%
Two Or More Races	112	0.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	16	0.08%

Population By Ethnicity in Willacy , TX in 2019

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	18,383	86.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	1,848	8.68%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	415	1.95%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	168	0.79%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	142	0.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	120	0.56%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	64	0.3%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	48	0.23%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	47	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	29	0.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	15	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	1	0.01%