Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yoakum County, TX in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 8,052 population of Yoakum County, Texas comprised of 4,913 people who identified as Hispanic (61.02%), and 3,139 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (38.98%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yoakum County, Texas with a population of 7,681 (95.39%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 139 (1.73%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 109 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yoakum County, Texas in 2012, with a population of 4,716 (58.57%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,965 (36.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 109 (1.35%).

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

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Population By Race in Yoakum , TX in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 109 1.35%
White Alone 7,681 95.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 139 1.73%
Asian Alone 34 0.42%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4 0.05%
Two Or More Races 85 1.06%
Population By Ethnicity in Yoakum , TX in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 43 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,716 58.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 109 1.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 66 0.82%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,965 36.82%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 30 0.37%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 26 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 51 0.63%