Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2012

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the Black or African American Alone population in Texas was 3,214,865 and represented 12.33% of the total Texas population (26,084,120).

Among Texas counties, Harris County had the highest number of people who identified as Black or African American Alone (834,000), followed by Dallas County (564,794), and Tarrant County (294,239). King County had the lowest (0).

In the map below, we show the number and percentage of each county's Black or African American Alone population, as well as the gender percentages when you interact with the map. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.

You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in Texas.

Related Topics: Texas Census Vintage Data Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Texas Black or African American Alone Population By County in 2012

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County	Black Alone Population	% of County Population
Anderson	12561	21.63
Andrews	321	1.99
Angelina	13472	15.4
Aransas	378	1.61
Archer	73	0.83
Armstrong	16	0.82
Atascosa	487	1.05
Austin	2705	9.47
Bailey	107	1.5
Bandera	121	0.59
Bastrop	5949	7.96
Baylor	94	2.62
Bee	2703	8.32
Bell	72851	22.41
Bexar	145510	8.14
Blanco	100	0.94
Borden	2	0.33
Bosque	341	1.88
Bowie	22842	24.54
Brazoria	41850	12.91
Brazos	22389	11.18
Brewster	122	1.32
Briscoe	47	2.98
Brooks	65	0.9
Brown	1349	3.57
Burleson	2169	12.44
Burnet	846	1.95
Caldwell	2729	7.06
Calhoun	643	2.98
Callahan	190	1.41
Cameron	2975	0.72
Camp	2116	16.95
Carson	34	0.56
Cass	5166	17.2
Castro	203	2.46
Chambers	3108	8.52
Cherokee	7627	14.88
Childress	726	10.22
Clay	74	0.7
Cochran	128	4.23
Coke	22	0.69
Coleman	236	2.72
Collin	76287	9.14
Collingsworth	162	5.36
Colorado	2735	13.2
Comal	2224	1.94
Comanche	105	0.77
Concho	98	2.4
Cooke	1233	3.18
Coryell	13053	16.63
Cottle	146	9.83
Crane	157	3.47
Crockett	53	1.43
Crosby	252	4.18
Culberson	14	0.6
Dallam	132	1.87
Dallas	564794	22.99
Dawson	972	7.14
Deaf Smith	329	1.7
Delta	410	7.82
Denton	64247	9.09
DeWitt	1937	9.51
Dickens	111	4.78
Dimmit	139	1.33
Donley	185	5.08
Duval	142	1.23
Eastland	381	2.06
Ector	6854	4.74
Edwards	16	0.8
Ellis	14177	9.22
El Paso	31739	3.81
Erath	619	1.57
Falls	4435	25.24
Fannin	2287	6.81
Fayette	1630	6.61
Fisher	145	3.78
Floyd	232	3.65
Foard	64	4.89
Fort Bend	133956	21.44
Franklin	414	3.89
Freestone	3200	16.42
Frio	674	3.76
Gaines	392	2.14
Galveston	41574	13.81
Garza	455	7.1
Gillespie	121	0.48
Glasscock	20	1.56
Goliad	379	5.17
Gonzales	1514	7.6
Gray	1163	5.07
Grayson	7322	6.01
Gregg	25069	20.36
Grimes	4390	16.45
Guadalupe	10146	7.27
Hale	2108	5.82
Hall	246	7.53
Hamilton	62	0.75
Hansford	51	0.92
Hardeman	237	5.78
Hardin	3215	5.83
Harris	834000	19.57
Harrison	14268	21.53
Hartley	449	7.37
Haskell	267	4.54
Hays	6456	3.83
Hemphill	34	0.83
Henderson	5088	6.44
Hidalgo	6256	0.77
Hill	2467	7.02
Hockley	945	4.1
Hood	318	0.61
Hopkins	2504	7.09
Houston	6062	26.12
Howard	2438	6.87
Hudspeth	62	1.85
Hunt	7279	8.37
Hutchinson	577	2.62
Irion	16	1.01
Jack	363	4.04
Jackson	1047	7.34
Jasper	5949	16.59
Jeff Davis	35	1.52
Jefferson	86319	34.31
Jim Hogg	34	0.65
Jim Wells	360	0.86
Johnson	4458	2.91
Jones	2559	12.88
Karnes	1361	9.16
Kaufman	11209	10.52
Kendall	279	0.79
Kenedy	13	2.91
Kent	12	1.46
Kerr	1006	2.02
Kimble	24	0.53
King	0	0
Kinney	67	1.84
Kleberg	1372	4.28
Knox	216	5.79
Lamar	6721	13.53
Lamb	678	4.89
Lampasas	755	3.77
La Salle	74	1.03
Lavaca	1369	7.01
Lee	1839	11.14
Leon	1237	7.39
Liberty	8328	10.9
Limestone	4252	17.96
Lipscomb	59	1.71
Live Oak	553	4.74
Llano	194	1.01
Loving	1	1.16
Lubbock	22429	7.84
Lynn	140	2.42
McCulloch	217	2.63
McLennan	36130	15.09
McMullen	10	1.37
Madison	2786	20.28
Marion	2278	21.93
Martin	106	2.13
Mason	25	0.62
Matagorda	4189	11.47
Maverick	240	0.43
Medina	1169	2.5
Menard	17	0.77
Midland	9893	6.71
Milam	2466	10.23
Mills	46	0.95
Mitchell	1189	12.74
Montague	88	0.45
Montgomery	21790	4.5
Moore	722	3.22
Morris	2888	22.74
Motley	34	2.84
Nacogdoches	12079	18.34
Navarro	6820	14.16
Newton	2930	20.3
Nolan	741	4.96
Nueces	15031	4.32
Ochiltree	78	0.74
Oldham	74	3.62
Orange	7102	8.57
Palo Pinto	660	2.37
Panola	3844	16.02
Parker	2185	1.83
Parmer	139	1.36
Pecos	630	4.05
Polk	5243	11.52
Potter	13186	10.75
Presidio	65	0.85
Rains	284	2.6
Randall	3480	2.78
Reagan	99	2.85
Real	36	1.07
Red River	2233	17.55
Reeves	799	5.61
Refugio	485	6.68
Roberts	2	0.21
Robertson	3578	21.76
Rockwall	4908	5.93
Runnels	241	2.33
Rusk	9394	17.48
Sabine	767	7.29
San Augustine	2021	23
San Jacinto	2811	10.43
San Patricio	1221	1.87
San Saba	206	3.44
Schleicher	39	1.2
Scurry	857	5.01
Shackelford	46	1.37
Shelby	4590	17.61
Sherman	20	0.66
Smith	38842	18.08
Somervell	77	0.9
Starr	168	0.27
Stephens	233	2.42
Sterling	17	1.43
Stonewall	56	3.86
Sutton	31	0.79
Swisher	635	8.09
Tarrant	294239	15.63
Taylor	10424	7.77
Terrell	8	0.87
Terry	640	5.07
Throckmorton	10	0.62
Titus	3362	10.31
Tom Green	5141	4.54
Travis	98321	8.96
Trinity	1365	9.5
Tyler	2414	11.23
Upshur	3509	8.79
Upton	76	2.33
Uvalde	272	1.02
Val Verde	845	1.73
Van Zandt	1471	2.82
Victoria	5936	6.66
Walker	15724	22.92
Waller	11864	26.74
Ward	542	5.01
Washington	6085	17.94
Webb	1542	0.59
Wharton	5928	14.41
Wheeler	147	2.63
Wichita	14225	10.8
Wilbarger	1096	8.24
Willacy	557	2.51
Williamson	29969	6.57
Wilson	782	1.76
Winkler	215	2.92
Wise	778	1.29
Wood	2114	4.99
Yoakum	109	1.35
Young	264	1.45
Zapata	37	0.26
Zavala	139	1.16