Population By Race and Ethnicity in Willacy County, TX in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the 20,143 population of Willacy County, Texas comprised of 17,773 people who identified as Hispanic (88.23%), and 2,370 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (11.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Willacy County, Texas with a population of 19,105 (94.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 564 (2.8%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 169 (0.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Willacy County, Texas in 2022, with a population of 17,356 (86.16%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,749 (8.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 397 (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 2022
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 564 2.8%
White Alone 19,105 94.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 140 0.7%
Asian Alone 169 0.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 21 0.1%
Two Or More Races 144 0.72%
Population By Ethnicity in Willacy , TX in 2022
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 167 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 17,356 86.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 109 0.54%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 53 0.26%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 17 0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 71 0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 397 1.97%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,749 8.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 31 0.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 116 0.58%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 4 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 73 0.36%