Texas Race & Ethnicity by City
Cities With Data
1,780
in Texas
Most Diverse City
Cumings
Diversity Index: 0.703
Least Diverse City
Laredo
Diversity Index: 0.000
Avg. White %
65.5%
across all cities
Texas has 1,780 cities with detailed race and ethnicity data from the American Community Survey. The most racially diverse city is Cumings with a diversity index of 0.703, while the least diverse is Laredo (0.000). On average across cities, the racial composition is 65.5% White, 39.9% Hispanic, 6.4% Black, and 1.3% Asian. The diversity index uses Simpson's formula (1 minus the sum of squared proportions), where values closer to 1.0 indicate greater diversity and values closer to 0.0 indicate less diversity.
Largest Cities in Texas by Race & Ethnicity
Source: U.S. Census ACS| Rank | City | Population | Diversity Index | % White | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | 2,300,419 | 0.565 | 35.5% | 44.1% | 22.9% | 6.9% |
| 2 | San Antonio | 1,458,954 | 0.247 | 48.3% | 64.4% | 7.0% | 3.1% |
| 3 | Dallas | 1,299,553 | 0.545 | 41.9% | 41.9% | 23.7% | 3.7% |
| 4 | Austin | 967,862 | 0.494 | 59.9% | 32.2% | 7.5% | 8.6% |
| 5 | Fort Worth | 941,311 | 0.574 | 47.7% | 34.6% | 19.5% | 5.2% |
| 6 | El Paso | 678,147 | 0.008 | 39.3% | 81.3% | 3.6% | 1.4% |
| 7 | Arlington | 394,769 | 0.624 | 43.2% | 31.0% | 22.4% | 7.3% |
| 8 | Corpus Christi | 317,383 | 0.211 | 54.7% | 61.4% | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| 9 | Plano | 287,339 | 0.618 | 53.2% | 16.2% | 9.0% | 22.6% |
| 10 | Lubbock | 261,078 | 0.409 | 64.6% | 36.8% | 8.3% | 2.8% |
| 11 | Laredo | 255,949 | 0.000 | 37.6% | 95.2% | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| 12 | Irving | 255,036 | 0.576 | 36.7% | 43.0% | 12.9% | 22.6% |
| 13 | Garland | 245,298 | 0.540 | 37.5% | 45.0% | 15.3% | 11.2% |
| 14 | Frisco | 210,238 | 0.630 | 51.2% | 12.7% | 8.7% | 27.0% |
| 15 | McKinney | 202,314 | 0.559 | 60.6% | 17.0% | 12.3% | 13.0% |
| 16 | Amarillo | 200,945 | 0.393 | 68.0% | 33.7% | 7.4% | 4.2% |
| 17 | Grand Prairie | 198,564 | 0.542 | 32.9% | 47.2% | 24.6% | 6.5% |
| 18 | Brownsville | 188,023 | 0.000 | 45.5% | 94.2% | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| 19 | Killeen | 156,144 | 0.632 | 34.5% | 27.5% | 37.9% | 3.9% |
| 20 | Pasadena | 149,345 | 0.140 | 50.3% | 70.5% | 3.1% | 1.7% |
| 21 | Mesquite | 148,848 | 0.536 | 37.8% | 44.7% | 24.7% | 3.0% |
| 22 | Denton | 146,987 | 0.501 | 62.8% | 25.1% | 11.7% | 3.9% |
| 23 | McAllen | 143,789 | 0.000 | 43.1% | 86.5% | 0.9% | 2.9% |
| 24 | Waco | 141,925 | 0.538 | 54.0% | 29.9% | 20.4% | 2.0% |
| 25 | Midland | 133,998 | 0.405 | 58.8% | 44.3% | 8.6% | 2.1% |
| 26 | Carrollton | 132,741 | 0.564 | 52.1% | 31.8% | 9.2% | 16.4% |
| 27 | Lewisville | 128,313 | 0.610 | 48.7% | 29.3% | 13.8% | 13.8% |
| 28 | Abilene | 127,130 | 0.450 | 66.6% | 26.9% | 10.3% | 2.3% |
| 29 | Pearland | 125,983 | 0.642 | 45.5% | 25.4% | 18.1% | 17.0% |
| 30 | Round Rock | 124,288 | 0.525 | 58.3% | 29.1% | 11.2% | 7.3% |
| 31 | College Station | 122,280 | 0.487 | 67.0% | 18.4% | 8.8% | 9.6% |
| 32 | Richardson | 118,269 | 0.604 | 55.8% | 17.4% | 12.7% | 15.8% |
| 33 | The Woodlands | 116,916 | 0.438 | 70.2% | 19.5% | 4.1% | 7.3% |
| 34 | League City | 114,885 | 0.438 | 70.7% | 19.3% | 7.4% | 6.0% |
| 35 | Odessa | 114,080 | 0.276 | 51.9% | 61.2% | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| 36 | Beaumont | 113,710 | 0.623 | 33.9% | 20.8% | 44.9% | 3.5% |
| 37 | Sugar Land | 109,735 | 0.648 | 40.6% | 12.3% | 7.7% | 39.5% |
| 38 | Tyler | 107,718 | 0.517 | 60.2% | 23.6% | 23.4% | 2.5% |
| 39 | Allen | 107,684 | 0.614 | 55.7% | 11.8% | 10.6% | 19.6% |
| 40 | Edinburg | 102,561 | 0.000 | 39.9% | 85.8% | 1.9% | 2.5% |
| 41 | Wichita Falls | 102,558 | 0.430 | 70.1% | 22.4% | 12.9% | 2.7% |
| 42 | San Angelo | 99,507 | 0.331 | 66.6% | 42.2% | 4.3% | 1.4% |
| 43 | New Braunfels | 98,700 | 0.317 | 73.0% | 33.9% | 2.3% | 1.3% |
| 44 | Conroe | 96,976 | 0.450 | 64.4% | 31.1% | 11.6% | 2.8% |
| 45 | Atascocita | 93,926 | 0.598 | 45.6% | 30.7% | 24.9% | 3.4% |
| 46 | Temple | 86,358 | 0.480 | 62.4% | 29.1% | 13.2% | 2.2% |
| 47 | Mission | 86,234 | 0.000 | 37.6% | 88.2% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
| 48 | Bryan | 86,169 | 0.410 | 60.6% | 41.4% | 16.4% | 1.6% |
| 49 | Baytown | 84,538 | 0.442 | 45.8% | 50.8% | 15.8% | 2.3% |
| 50 | Longview | 82,765 | 0.545 | 58.0% | 21.0% | 22.3% | 1.6% |
Most Diverse Cities in Texas
Source: U.S. Census ACSThe table below ranks cities in Texas by their diversity index, from most diverse to least. A higher diversity index means the population is more evenly distributed across racial and ethnic groups. Cumings leads with a diversity index of 0.703, meaning there is a high probability that two randomly chosen residents belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
| Rank | City | Population | Diversity Index | % White | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumings | 2,343 | 0.703 | 32.5% | 14.7% | 33.2% | 19.6% |
| 2 | Stafford | 17,279 | 0.697 | 23.5% | 28.0% | 27.3% | 26.6% |
| 3 | Missouri City | 75,234 | 0.687 | 25.2% | 21.3% | 39.8% | 17.7% |
| 4 | Travis Ranch | 9,894 | 0.668 | 35.6% | 25.1% | 32.2% | 6.5% |
| 5 | Four Corners | 11,490 | 0.667 | 10.1% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 33.3% |
| 6 | Euless | 60,373 | 0.663 | 47.8% | 19.2% | 17.3% | 13.4% |
| 7 | Meadows Place | 4,689 | 0.653 | 48.4% | 18.8% | 15.5% | 16.9% |
| 8 | Paloma Creek South | 8,797 | 0.651 | 38.4% | 15.0% | 37.4% | 3.6% |
| 9 | Sugar Land | 109,735 | 0.648 | 40.6% | 12.3% | 7.7% | 39.5% |
| 10 | Rosser | 388 | 0.647 | 34.0% | 18.6% | 30.7% | 0.0% |
| 11 | Daingerfield | 2,492 | 0.643 | 39.3% | 24.0% | 31.2% | 0.0% |
| 12 | Pearland | 125,983 | 0.642 | 45.5% | 25.4% | 18.1% | 17.0% |
| 13 | Sachse | 29,075 | 0.642 | 51.7% | 14.2% | 13.5% | 19.6% |
| 14 | Manvel | 12,873 | 0.639 | 44.5% | 21.0% | 30.7% | 6.5% |
| 15 | Scottsville | 259 | 0.633 | 40.1% | 21.6% | 35.9% | 0.0% |
| 16 | Killeen | 156,144 | 0.632 | 34.5% | 27.5% | 37.9% | 3.9% |
| 17 | Trinity | 2,291 | 0.631 | 33.3% | 27.1% | 37.8% | 0.0% |
| 18 | Frisco | 210,238 | 0.630 | 51.2% | 12.7% | 8.7% | 27.0% |
| 19 | Little Elm | 51,426 | 0.630 | 50.7% | 21.1% | 19.6% | 10.4% |
| 20 | Red Oak | 15,909 | 0.626 | 41.7% | 21.3% | 36.9% | 1.7% |
Texas Average Racial Composition
Avg. White
65.5%
across all cities
Avg. Hispanic
39.9%
across all cities
Avg. Black
6.4%
across all cities
Avg. Asian
1.3%
across all cities
Averages are computed as the unweighted mean across all 1,780 cities with data. Population-weighted state-level figures may differ.