Starr County Demographics

A map of Starr County's Population by Race

Starr County, Texas had a population of 65,920 in 2020. It was 1.8% White, 0.0% Black, 0.2% Asian, 97.7% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American/Other, and 0.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Starr County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Starr County is the 54th most populous county of the 254 counties in Texas.

Starr County's White Population

1,171 residents of Starr County identify as White, or 1.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Starr County considerably less than the White share of the population of Texas (39.7% White). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Starr County is ranked #254 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Starr County is less White than neighboring Jim Hogg County (8.6% White), Hidalgo County (6.1% White), Zapata County (5.7% White), Brooks County (10.2% White), and Duval County (9.5% White).

Starr County's Black Population

31 residents of Starr County identify as Black, or 0.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Starr County slightly less than the Black share of the population of Texas (11.8% Black). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Starr County is ranked #250 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Starr County is less Black than neighboring Jim Hogg County (0.1% Black), Hidalgo County (0.4% Black), Zapata County (0.1% Black), Brooks County (0.1% Black), and Duval County (1.5% Black).

Starr County's Asian Population

100 residents of Starr County identify as Asian, or 0.2%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Starr County slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Texas (5.4% Asian). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Starr County is ranked #227 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Starr County is more Asian than neighboring Zapata County (0.1% Asian). Starr County is less Asian than neighboring Jim Hogg County (0.5% Asian), Hidalgo County (1% Asian), Brooks County (0.4% Asian), and Duval County (0.5% Asian).

Starr County's Hispanic Population

64,393 residents of Starr County identify as Hispanic, or 97.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Starr County considerably larger than the Hispanic share of the population of Texas (39.3% Hispanic). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Starr County is ranked #1 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Starr County is more Hispanic than neighboring Jim Hogg County (88.5% Hispanic), Hidalgo County (91.9% Hispanic), Zapata County (93.6% Hispanic), Brooks County (88.2% Hispanic), and Duval County (81% Hispanic).

Starr County's Native American/Other Population

106 residents of Starr County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Starr 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, Starr County is ranked #252 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Starr County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Jim Hogg County (0.6% Native American/Other), Hidalgo County (0.3% Native American/Other), and Brooks County (0.3% Native American/Other).

Starr County's Multiracial Population

119 residents of Starr County identify as Multiracial, or 0.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Starr County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Texas (3% Multiracial). Of the 254 counties in Texas, Starr County is ranked #254 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Starr County is less Multiracial than neighboring Jim Hogg County (1.7% Multiracial), Hidalgo County (0.3% Multiracial), Zapata County (0.3% Multiracial), Brooks County (0.7% Multiracial), and Duval County (7.3% Multiracial).

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