2025

Counties in Texas ranked by Native American Population

This list ranks the 244 counties in Texas based on their American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these counties over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 counties with the largest Native American population in Texas

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  • 1
    Harris County
    Native American population in Harris County is 97,734
    1.71% of Harris County population is Native American
  • 2
    Bexar County
    Native American population in Bexar County is 58,412
    2.21% of Bexar County population is Native American
  • 3
    Dallas County
    Native American population in Dallas County is 51,322
    1.67% of Dallas County population is Native American
  • 4
    Tarrant County
    Native American population in Tarrant County is 38,458
    1.55% of Tarrant County population is Native American
  • 5
    Travis County
    Native American population in Travis County is 28,664
    1.88% of Travis County population is Native American

List of 244 counties in Texas by Native American Population

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Rank by Native American Population
County
Native American Population
% of Total County Population
% of Total Texas Native American Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Harris County 97,734 1.71% 16.67%
2 Bexar County 58,412 2.21% 9.96%
3 Dallas County 51,322 1.67% 8.75%
4 Tarrant County 38,458 1.55% 6.56%
5 Travis County 28,664 1.88% 4.89%
6 Denton County 19,971 1.85% 3.41%
7 El Paso County 17,630 1.46% 3.01%
8 17,072 1.37% 2.91%
9 12,709 1.29% 2.17%
10 12,036 1.61% 2.05%
11 9,761 2.22% 1.66%
12 9,701 1.29% 1.65%
13 7,207 0.55% 1.23%
14 6,670 2.86% 1.14%
15 6,440 2.07% 1.10%
16 6,311 1.54% 1.08%
17 5,758 1.28% 0.98%
18 5,454 1.49% 0.93%
19 4,723 1.00% 0.81%
20 4,503 4.53% 0.77%
21 4,394 2.82% 0.75%
22 4,198 0.71% 0.72%
23 4,041 4.00% 0.69%
24 3,868 1.45% 0.66%
25 3,768 1.71% 0.64%
26 3,718 2.96% 0.63%
27 3,491 1.87% 0.60%
28 3,482 1.64% 0.59%
29 3,462 1.12% 0.59%
30 3,389 1.19% 0.58%
30 3,389 1.67% 0.58%
31 3,310 2.04% 0.56%
32 3,305 1.67% 0.56%
33 3,240 1.85% 0.55%
34 3,101 1.52% 0.53%
35 2,909 1.12% 0.50%
36 2,888 2.02% 0.49%
37 2,413 1.47% 0.41%
38 2,362 1.81% 0.40%
39 2,352 2.04% 0.40%
40 2,313 1.58% 0.39%
41 2,248 3.33% 0.38%
42 2,243 1.64% 0.38%
43 2,012 3.49% 0.34%
44 1,977 2.25% 0.34%
45 1,951 3.16% 0.33%
46 1,930 1.35% 0.33%
47 1,791 1.61% 0.31%
48 1,755 1.88% 0.30%
49 1,714 2.76% 0.29%
50 1,696 2.53% 0.29%
51 1,464 1.88% 0.25%
52 1,446 0.35% 0.25%
53 1,382 2.56% 0.24%
54 1,368 1.40% 0.23%
55 1,322 2.28% 0.23%
56 1,284 1.70% 0.22%
57 1,251 2.07% 0.21%
58 1,225 1.89% 0.21%
59 1,215 1.32% 0.21%
60 1,182 1.03% 0.20%
61 1,166 2.05% 0.20%
62 1,151 2.90% 0.20%
63 1,124 3.19% 0.19%
64 1,123 1.85% 0.19%
65 1,115 2.75% 0.19%
66 1,106 4.34% 0.19%
67 1,099 1.67% 0.19%
68 1,094 1.23% 0.19%
69 1,078 2.74% 0.18%
70 1,065 1.47% 0.18%
71 1,037 2.27% 0.18%
72 1,015 4.30% 0.17%
73 1,012 3.87% 0.17%
74 985 2.08% 0.17%
75 972 2.55% 0.17%
76 959 1.57% 0.16%
77 938 1.45% 0.16%
78 915 1.30% 0.16%
79 900 1.67% 0.15%
80 899 1.01% 0.15%
81 862 1.37% 0.15%
82 847 1.70% 0.14%
83 828 3.60% 0.14%
84 783 1.64% 0.13%
85 767 2.89% 0.13%
86 710 1.81% 0.12%
87 704 2.91% 0.12%
88 694 1.92% 0.12%
89 669 2.29% 0.11%
90 664 2.94% 0.11%
91 661 2.59% 0.11%
92 653 5.01% 0.11%
93 649 5.19% 0.11%
93 649 2.06% 0.11%
93 649 2.36% 0.11%
94 641 2.96% 0.11%
95 638 5.83% 0.11%
96 625 1.42% 0.11%
97 617 1.54% 0.11%
98 605 3.20% 0.10%
99 594 3.90% 0.10%
100 562 3.02% 0.10%
101 548 1.74% 0.09%
102 543 1.41% 0.09%
103 541 1.83% 0.09%
104 533 2.14% 0.09%
105 523 1.17% 0.09%
106 486 3.15% 0.08%
107 478 2.33% 0.08%
108 476 1.14% 0.08%
109 470 2.09% 0.08%
110 469 1.57% 0.08%
111 461 2.35% 0.08%
112 424 1.92% 0.07%
113 423 0.72% 0.07%
114 418 1.49% 0.07%
115 417 4.62% 0.07%
116 414 1.00% 0.07%
117 392 2.32% 0.07%
118 384 0.71% 0.07%
118 384 3.58% 0.07%
119 370 1.06% 0.06%
120 369 2.72% 0.06%
121 366 1.35% 0.06%
122 364 4.18% 0.06%
123 358 1.87% 0.06%
124 357 1.66% 0.06%
125 352 1.08% 0.06%
126 351 1.44% 0.06%
127 330 1.48% 0.06%
128 327 2.74% 0.06%
129 326 1.61% 0.06%
130 320 1.67% 0.05%
131 312 2.13% 0.05%
132 310 1.46% 0.05%
133 307 2.78% 0.05%
134 302 1.12% 0.05%
135 295 1.72% 0.05%
136 292 1.69% 0.05%
137 291 8.52% 0.05%
138 288 2.87% 0.05%
139 280 1.18% 0.05%
140 279 1.17% 0.05%
141 271 1.75% 0.05%
142 268 1.18% 0.05%
143 266 2.88% 0.05%
143 266 2.53% 0.05%
144 257 2.48% 0.04%
145 254 1.07% 0.04%
146 242 2.19% 0.04%
146 242 1.82% 0.04%
147 239 3.95% 0.04%
148 234 1.73% 0.04%
148 234 1.59% 0.04%
149 232 0.48% 0.04%
150 228 0.87% 0.04%
151 222 5.46% 0.04%
152 216 1.42% 0.04%
153 212 1.37% 0.04%
154 208 1.74% 0.04%
154 208 2.96% 0.04%
155 207 2.06% 0.04%
156 206 1.84% 0.04%
157 198 3.80% 0.03%
158 195 0.85% 0.03%
159 194 0.99% 0.03%
160 192 0.81% 0.03%
161 188 1.16% 0.03%
161 188 2.11% 0.03%
162 187 3.17% 0.03%
163 186 2.32% 0.03%
164 177 1.38% 0.03%
165 172 1.86% 0.03%
165 172 0.18% 0.03%
166 171 3.30% 0.03%
167 169 1.00% 0.03%
168 168 0.92% 0.03%
169 166 5.02% 0.03%
170 163 1.21% 0.03%
171 154 1.24% 0.03%
172 153 2.55% 0.03%
173 150 1.58% 0.03%
174 148 1.74% 0.03%
175 146 2.50% 0.02%
176 144 2.79% 0.02%
177 142 1.20% 0.02%
178 141 1.43% 0.02%
179 140 0.55% 0.02%
180 137 3.24% 0.02%
181 130 1.62% 0.02%
182 128 3.82% 0.02%
183 126 1.00% 0.02%
183 126 0.81% 0.02%
184 122 0.44% 0.02%
185 119 1.44% 0.02%
185 119 1.86% 0.02%
186 117 3.16% 0.02%
186 117 1.84% 0.02%
187 111 1.38% 0.02%
188 103 4.53% 0.02%
189 97 1.06% 0.02%
190 94 1.41% 0.02%
191 90 0.95% 0.02%
192 89 1.53% 0.02%
193 88 2.17% 0.02%
194 81 2.20% 0.01%
195 80 1.60% 0.01%
196 78 0.52% 0.01%
197 76 1.28% 0.01%
198 74 0.88% 0.01%
199 73 4.47% 0.01%
200 72 2.11% 0.01%
200 72 1.13% 0.01%
201 61 1.93% 0.01%
202 47 3.48% 0.01%
203 43 1.13% 0.01%
204 42 1.15% 0.01%
205 41 1.14% 0.01%
206 40 2.85% 0.01%
207 39 1.79% 0.01%
208 37 0.70% 0.01%
209 36 0.94% 0.01%
210 33 0.96% 0.01%
211 32 1.85% 0.01%
211 32 0.93% 0.01%
212 28 1.05% -
213 26 3.13% -
214 23 0.54% -
215 22 1.12% -
216 19 2.33% -
216 19 1.31% -
217 17 0.51% -
218 15 0.39% -
218 15 0.89% -
219 13 0.57% -
220 7 0.07% -
221 6 0.20% -
222 4 0.26% -
222 4 0.31% -
223 2 0.13% -
224 1 0.03% -

List of counties with no Native American Population in Texas

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following counties in Texas have no recorded Native American population*:
  • Stonewall County
  • Bailey County
* These counties were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks counties in Texas by their American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Native American Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Native American, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Native American alone, while others identify as Native American along with another race (such as Native American and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Native American .
  • We’ve used the “Native American alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Native American population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Native American alone or in combination in counties. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total County Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Native American .
  2. % of Total Texas Native American Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Native American population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Native American populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Counties that don’t have any reported Native American population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Native American populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.