Galveston County’s multiracial population up 497% in a decade, per 2020 census

More county residents identified as Black or African American, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native in 2020, per Census data. Asian residents still make up less than 5% of the population in Galveston County, as was the case in 2010, but the county is 16th statewide in terms of percentage of Asian residents.

An additional 10.3% of residents identified as Black or African American alone in 2020. The county ranks in the top 50 counties statewide in terms of percentage of Black or African American people, per Census data.

While their representation in the county nearly doubled from 2010 to 2020, Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders make up less than 0.25% of the county’s population. Another 54.6% of residents identified as American Indians or Alaska Natives, but this subgroup makes up less than 1% of the population.

Statewide, major metropolitan areas across Texas were among the fastest growing in the nation over the past decade, with five of the 14 cities that grew by more than 100,000 in the last 10 years coming from Texas, according to Census data.

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