Population By Race and Ethnicity in Yoakum County, TX in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 8,626 population of Yoakum County, Texas comprised of 5,693 people who identified as Hispanic (66%), and 2,933 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yoakum County, Texas with a population of 8,189 (94.93%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 161 (1.87%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 125 (1.45%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yoakum County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 5,475 (63.47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,714 (31.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 126 (1.46%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 125 1.45%
White Alone 8,189 94.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 161 1.87%
Asian Alone 51 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.04%
Two Or More Races 97 1.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Yoakum , TX in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 46 0.53%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,475 63.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 126 1.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8 0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 36 0.42%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 79 0.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,714 31.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 35 0.41%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 61 0.71%