Blanco County Demographics

A map of Blanco County's Population by Race

Blanco County, Texas had a population of 11,374 in 2020. It was 76.6% White, 0.6% Black, 0.3% Asian, 18.4% Hispanic, 0.9% Native American/Other, and 3.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Blanco County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Blanco County is the 158th most populous county of the 254 counties in Texas.

Blanco County's White Population

8,707 residents of Blanco County identify as White, or 76.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Blanco County considerably larger than the White share of the population of Texas (39.7% White). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Blanco County is ranked #35 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Blanco County is more White than neighboring Hays County (50.4% White), Kendall County (71.7% White), Comal County (65.2% White), and Gillespie County (74.4% White). Blanco County is less White than neighboring Llano County (82.5% White).

Blanco County's Black Population

68 residents of Blanco County identify as Black, or 0.6%. This makes the Black share of the population of Blanco County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Texas (11.8% Black). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Blanco County is ranked #206 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Blanco County is more Black than neighboring Llano County (0.5% Black), and Gillespie County (0.3% Black). Blanco County is less Black than neighboring Hays County (3.7% Black), Kendall County (0.7% Black), and Comal County (2.2% Black).

Blanco County's Asian Population

38 residents of Blanco County identify as Asian, or 0.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Blanco County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Texas (5.4% Asian). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Blanco County is ranked #186 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Blanco County is less Asian than neighboring Hays County (2% Asian), Kendall County (0.8% Asian), Comal County (1.1% Asian), Llano County (0.6% Asian), and Gillespie County (0.5% Asian).

Blanco County's Hispanic Population

2,092 residents of Blanco County identify as Hispanic, or 18.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Blanco County considerably less than the Hispanic share of the population of Texas (39.3% Hispanic). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Blanco County is ranked #191 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Blanco County is more Hispanic than neighboring Llano County (11.8% Hispanic). Blanco County is less Hispanic than neighboring Hays County (38.5% Hispanic), Kendall County (22.6% Hispanic), Comal County (27% Hispanic), and Gillespie County (21.6% Hispanic).

Blanco County's Native American/Other Population

106 residents of Blanco County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.9%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Blanco County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Texas (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Blanco County is ranked #44 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Blanco County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Hays County (0.7% Native American/Other), Kendall County (0.8% Native American/Other), Comal County (0.8% Native American/Other), Llano County (0.8% Native American/Other), and Gillespie County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Blanco County's Multiracial Population

363 residents of Blanco County identify as Multiracial, or 3.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Blanco County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Texas (3% Multiracial). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Blanco County is ranked #106 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Blanco County is more Multiracial than neighboring Gillespie County (2.6% Multiracial). Blanco County is less Multiracial than neighboring Hays County (4.6% Multiracial), Comal County (3.6% Multiracial), and Llano County (3.8% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.