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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 14,420 population of Zapata County, Texas comprised of 13,588 people who identified as Hispanic (94.23%), and 832 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (5.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Zapata County, Texas with a population of 14,211 (98.55%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 67 (0.47%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 50 (0.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Zapata County, Texas in 2016, with a population of 13,472 (93.43%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 739 (5.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic with a population of 46 (0.32%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Zapata County, TX in 2016

Total Population:14,420

Hispanic (94.23%)

Non Hispanic (5.77%)

Race in Zapata County, TX in 2016

Total Population:14,420

White Alone (98.55%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.47%)

Black or African American Alone (0.35%)

Two or more races (0.33%)

Asian Alone (0.28%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.04%)

Ethnicity in Zapata County, TX in 2016

Total Population:14,420

Hispanic White Alone (93.43%)

Non-Hispanic White Alone (5.13%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.71%)

Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.32%)

Hispanic Two or more races (0.22%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.21%)

Population By Race in Zapata , TX in 2016

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	14,211	98.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	67	0.47%
Black or African American Alone	50	0.35%
Two Or More Races	47	0.33%
Asian Alone	40	0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	5	0.04%

Population By Ethnicity in Zapata , TX in 2016

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic	13,472	93.43%
White Alone - Non Hispanic	739	5.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	46	0.32%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	31	0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	30	0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	26	0.18%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	24	0.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	21	0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	16	0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	10	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	5	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%