Brooks County Demographics

A map of Brooks County's Population by Race

Brooks County, Texas had a population of 7,076 in 2020. It was 10.2% White, 0.1% Black, 0.4% Asian, 88.2% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American/Other, and 0.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Brooks County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Brooks County is the 184th most populous county of the 254 counties in Texas.

Brooks County's White Population

724 residents of Brooks County identify as White, or 10.2%. This makes the White share of the population of Brooks County considerably less than the White share of the population of Texas (39.7% White). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brooks County is ranked #244 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Brooks County is more White than neighboring Jim Hogg County (8.6% White), Hidalgo County (6.1% White), and Starr County (1.8% White). Brooks County is less White than neighboring Kenedy County (20.9% White), and Kleberg County (21.7% White).

Brooks County's Black Population

8 residents of Brooks County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Brooks County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Texas (11.8% Black). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brooks County is ranked #245 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Brooks County is more Black than neighboring Kenedy County (0% Black), and Starr County (0% Black). Brooks County is less Black than neighboring Hidalgo County (0.4% Black), and Kleberg County (3.2% Black).

Brooks County's Asian Population

29 residents of Brooks County identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Brooks County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Texas (5.4% Asian). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brooks County is ranked #168 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Brooks County is more Asian than neighboring Kenedy County (0% Asian), and Starr County (0.2% Asian). Brooks County is less Asian than neighboring Jim Hogg County (0.5% Asian), Hidalgo County (1% Asian), and Kleberg County (2.5% Asian).

Brooks County's Hispanic Population

6,242 residents of Brooks County identify as Hispanic, or 88.2%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Brooks County considerably larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Texas (39.3% Hispanic). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brooks County is ranked #9 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Brooks County is more Hispanic than neighboring Kenedy County (74.6% Hispanic), and Kleberg County (70.6% Hispanic). Brooks County is less Hispanic than neighboring Jim Hogg County (88.5% Hispanic), Hidalgo County (91.9% Hispanic), and Starr County (97.7% Hispanic).

Brooks County's Native American/Other Population

21 residents of Brooks County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.3%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Brooks 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, Brooks County is ranked #235 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Brooks County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Starr County (0.2% Native American/Other). Brooks County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Jim Hogg County (0.6% Native American/Other), Kenedy County (2.9% Native American/Other), and Kleberg County (0.6% Native American/Other).

Brooks County's Multiracial Population

52 residents of Brooks County identify as Multiracial, or 0.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Brooks County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Texas (3% Multiracial). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Brooks County is ranked #240 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Brooks County is more Multiracial than neighboring Hidalgo County (0.3% Multiracial), and Starr County (0.2% Multiracial). Brooks County is less Multiracial than neighboring Jim Hogg County (1.7% Multiracial), Kenedy County (1.7% Multiracial), and Kleberg County (1.4% Multiracial).

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