Jim Hogg County Demographics

A map of Jim Hogg County's Population by Race

Jim Hogg County, Texas had a population of 4,838 in 2020. It was 8.6% White, 0.1% Black, 0.5% Asian, 88.5% Hispanic, 0.6% Native American/Other, and 1.7% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Jim Hogg County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Jim Hogg County is the 204th most populous county of the 254 counties in Texas.

Jim Hogg County's White Population

414 residents of Jim Hogg County identify as White, or 8.6%. This makes the White share of the population of Jim Hogg County considerably less than the White share of the population of Texas (39.7% White). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Jim Hogg County is ranked #248 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Jim Hogg County is more White than neighboring Zapata County (5.7% White), Starr County (1.8% White), and Hidalgo County (6.1% White). Jim Hogg County is less White than neighboring Brooks County (10.2% White), and Duval County (9.5% White).

Jim Hogg County's Black Population

5 residents of Jim Hogg County identify as Black, or 0.1%. This makes the Black share of the population of Jim Hogg County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Texas (11.8% Black). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Jim Hogg County is ranked #246 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Jim Hogg County is more Black than neighboring Starr County (0% Black). Jim Hogg County is less Black than neighboring Duval County (1.5% Black), and Hidalgo County (0.4% Black).

Jim Hogg County's Asian Population

26 residents of Jim Hogg County identify as Asian, or 0.5%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Jim Hogg County roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Texas (5.4% Asian). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Jim Hogg County is ranked #123 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Jim Hogg County is more Asian than neighboring Zapata County (0.1% Asian), Brooks County (0.4% Asian), and Starr County (0.2% Asian). Jim Hogg County is less Asian than neighboring Hidalgo County (1% Asian).

Jim Hogg County's Hispanic Population

4,281 residents of Jim Hogg County identify as Hispanic, or 88.5%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Jim Hogg County considerably larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Texas (39.3% Hispanic). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Jim Hogg County is ranked #8 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Jim Hogg County is more Hispanic than neighboring Brooks County (88.2% Hispanic), and Duval County (81% Hispanic). Jim Hogg County is less Hispanic than neighboring Zapata County (93.6% Hispanic), Starr County (97.7% Hispanic), and Hidalgo County (91.9% Hispanic).

Jim Hogg County's Native American/Other Population

28 residents of Jim Hogg County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.6%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Jim Hogg 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, Jim Hogg County is ranked #164 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Jim Hogg County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Zapata County (0.2% Native American/Other), Brooks County (0.3% Native American/Other), Starr County (0.2% Native American/Other), Duval County (0.2% Native American/Other), and Hidalgo County (0.3% Native American/Other).

Jim Hogg County's Multiracial Population

84 residents of Jim Hogg County identify as Multiracial, or 1.7%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Jim Hogg County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Texas (3% Multiracial). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Jim Hogg County is ranked #204 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Jim Hogg County is more Multiracial than neighboring Zapata County (0.3% Multiracial), Brooks County (0.7% Multiracial), Starr County (0.2% Multiracial), and Hidalgo County (0.3% Multiracial). Jim Hogg County is less Multiracial than neighboring Duval County (7.3% Multiracial).

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