Population By Race and Ethnicity in Willacy County, TX in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 20,150 population of Willacy County, Texas comprised of 17,858 people who identified as Hispanic (88.63%), and 2,292 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (11.38%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Willacy County, Texas with a population of 19,215 (95.36%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 492 (2.44%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 166 (0.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Willacy County, Texas in 2020, with a population of 17,463 (86.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,752 (8.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 332 (1.65%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 492 2.44%
White Alone 19,215 95.36%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 132 0.66%
Asian Alone 166 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.1%
Two Or More Races 124 0.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Willacy , TX in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 160 0.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,463 86.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 107 0.53%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 49 0.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 16 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 63 0.31%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 332 1.65%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,752 8.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 25 0.12%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 117 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 5 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 61 0.3%