Brazos County Demographics

A map of Brazos County's Population by Race

Brazos County, Texas had a population of 233,849 in 2020. It was 52.6% White, 10.1% Black, 6.3% Asian, 27.0% Hispanic, 0.7% Native American/Other, and 3.4% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Brazos County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Brazos County is the 23rd most populous county of the 254 counties in Texas.

Brazos County's White Population

123,035 residents of Brazos County identify as White, or 52.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Brazos County larger than the White share of the population of Texas (39.7% White). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brazos County is ranked #156 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Brazos County is more White than neighboring Madison County (51.9% White). Brazos County is less White than neighboring Grimes County (57.8% White), Burleson County (63.8% White), Robertson County (56.7% White), and Washington County (61.5% White).

Brazos County's Black Population

23,569 residents of Brazos County identify as Black, or 10.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Brazos County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of Texas (11.8% Black). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brazos County is ranked #54 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Brazos County is less Black than neighboring Grimes County (13.1% Black), Burleson County (10.5% Black), Robertson County (18.5% Black), Washington County (15.5% Black), and Madison County (19.2% Black).

Brazos County's Asian Population

14,621 residents of Brazos County identify as Asian, or 6.3%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Brazos County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Texas (5.4% Asian). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brazos County is ranked #9 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Brazos County is more Asian than neighboring Grimes County (0.3% Asian), Burleson County (0.4% Asian), Robertson County (0.6% Asian), Washington County (1.5% Asian), and Madison County (0.8% Asian).

Brazos County's Hispanic Population

63,067 residents of Brazos County identify as Hispanic, or 27.0%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Brazos County less than the Hispanic share of the population of Texas (39.3% Hispanic). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brazos County is ranked #126 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Brazos County is more Hispanic than neighboring Grimes County (25.2% Hispanic), Burleson County (21% Hispanic), Robertson County (21.1% Hispanic), Washington County (17.9% Hispanic), and Madison County (25.4% Hispanic).

Brazos County's Native American/Other Population

1,721 residents of Brazos County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.7%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Brazos 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, Brazos County is ranked #105 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Brazos County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Grimes County (0.6% Native American/Other), Burleson County (0.6% Native American/Other), Robertson County (0.5% Native American/Other), Washington County (0.6% Native American/Other), and Madison County (0.4% Native American/Other).

Brazos County's Multiracial Population

7,836 residents of Brazos County identify as Multiracial, or 3.4%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Brazos County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Texas (3% Multiracial). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brazos County is ranked #93 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Brazos County is more Multiracial than neighboring Grimes County (3.1% Multiracial), Robertson County (2.6% Multiracial), Washington County (2.9% Multiracial), and Madison County (2.3% Multiracial). Brazos County is less Multiracial than neighboring Burleson County (3.7% Multiracial).

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