Most Hispanic/Latino cities in Texas research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to analyze Texas’s most recent Census data to determine the most Hispanic/Latino cities based on the percentage of Hispanic/Latino residents.
98.7% Hispanic · #1 most Hispanic in Texas
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Hidalgo County, TexasHidalgo is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,198 at the 2010 census.
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98.3% Hispanic · #2 most Hispanic in Texas
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Hidalgo County, TexasElsa is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,660 at the 2010 census. It is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission and Reynosa-McAllen metropolitan areas.
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96.8% Hispanic · #3 most Hispanic in Texas
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Hidalgo County, TexasAlton is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,341 at the 2010 census.
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96.6% Hispanic · #4 most Hispanic in Texas
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Starr County, TexasRoma is a city in Starr County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,765 at the 2010 census. The city is located along the Rio Grande, across from Ciudad Miguel Alemn in Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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96.5% Hispanic · #5 most Hispanic in Texas
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Nueces County, TexasData | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
96.5% Hispanic · #6 most Hispanic in Texas
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Hidalgo County, TexasSan Juan is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. The population in July 2010 was 33,970 since then the population of San Juan increased since 2000 by +29.5%. It is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission and Reynosa-McAllen metropolitan areas.
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96.0% Hispanic · #7 most Hispanic in Texas
Rio Grande City is a city in and the county seat of Starr County, Texas. The population was 13,834 at the 2010 census. The city is 41 miles west of McAllen. The city also holds the March record high for the United States at 108 degrees Fahrenheit. The city is connected to Camargo, Tamaulipas, via the Rio Grande City-Camargo International Bridge.
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95.2% Hispanic · #8 most Hispanic in Texas
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El Paso County, TexasSocorro is a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States on the north bank of the Rio Grande southeast of El Paso and on the border of Mexico. El Paso adjoins it on the west and the smaller city of San Elizario on the southeast; small unincorporated areas of El Paso County separate it from the nearby municipalities of Horizon City to the north and Clint to the east. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 27,152. By the 2010 census, the number had grown to 32,013. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is El Paso County’s second-largest municipality, after El Paso. It has a council manager type of government with five city council members. Socorro is the 93rd largest community in the state of Texas.
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95.1% Hispanic · #9 most Hispanic in Texas
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Webb County, TexasLaredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091, making it the tenth-most populous city in the state of Texas and third-most populated on the Mexico-United States border, after San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas. Its metropolitan area is the 178th-largest in the U.S. and includes all of Webb County, with a population of 250,304. Laredo is also part of the cross-border Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area with an estimated population of 636,516.
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94.7% Hispanic · #10 most Hispanic in Texas
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Hidalgo County, TexasPharr is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 70,400. Pharr is connected by bridge to the Mexican city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas. It is part of the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission and Reynosa-McAllen metropolitan areas.
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Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In Texas With The Largest Hispanic Population For 2026
We used Saturday Night Science to compare data on race from the US Census for every city in Texas.
Texas’s most recently available data comes from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as Hispanic or Latino.
We limited our analysis to places in Texas with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 324 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of Hispanic or Latino residents in each Texas city. The percentages ranked from 98.7% to 4.4%.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the Hispanic or Latino population, with a higher percentage being more Hispanic or Latino. Hidalgo was the most Hispanic or Latino, while Highland Park was the least Hispanic or Latino city.
We updated this article for 2026. This article represents our eleventh time ranking the cities in Texas with the largest Hispanic/Latino population.
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Cities In Texas By Hispanic Population
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| Rank | City | Population | Hispanic Population | % Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hidalgo | 14,498 | 14,313 | 98.7% |
| 2 | Elsa | 5,697 | 5,602 | 98.3% |
| 3 | Alton | 20,214 | 19,568 | 96.8% |
| 4 | Roma | 11,545 | 11,151 | 96.6% |
| 5 | Robstown | 10,236 | 9,881 | 96.5% |
| 6 | San Juan | 36,149 | 34,886 | 96.5% |
| 7 | Rio Grande City | 15,396 | 14,778 | 96.0% |
| 8 | Socorro | 37,123 | 35,344 | 95.2% |
| 9 | Laredo | 257,619 | 244,911 | 95.1% |
| 10 | Pharr | 80,333 | 76,062 | 94.7% |
| 11 | Eagle Pass | 28,339 | 26,700 | 94.2% |
| 12 | Brownsville | 189,177 | 177,847 | 94.0% |
| 13 | Crystal City | 6,159 | 5,777 | 93.8% |
| 14 | San Benito | 24,709 | 22,951 | 92.9% |
| 15 | Palmview | 15,921 | 14,692 | 92.3% |
| 16 | Mercedes | 16,733 | 15,416 | 92.1% |
| 17 | South Houston | 16,033 | 14,750 | 92.0% |
| 18 | Donna | 16,833 | 15,439 | 91.7% |
| 19 | Horizon City | 23,668 | 21,461 | 90.7% |
| 20 | Jacinto City | 9,432 | 8,548 | 90.6% |
| 21 | La Feria | 6,891 | 6,222 | 90.3% |
| 22 | Galena Park | 10,487 | 9,420 | 89.8% |
| 23 | Pearsall | 9,045 | 8,063 | 89.1% |
| 24 | Los Fresnos | 8,291 | 7,327 | 88.4% |
| 25 | Weslaco | 42,229 | 37,110 | 87.9% |
| 26 | Mission | 87,038 | 76,397 | 87.8% |
| 27 | McAllen | 145,385 | 126,523 | 87.0% |
| 28 | Raymondville | 10,185 | 8,863 | 87.0% |
| 29 | Edinburg | 104,550 | 90,694 | 86.7% |
| 30 | Del Rio | 34,668 | 29,575 | 85.3% |
| 31 | Alamo | 20,255 | 17,169 | 84.8% |
| 32 | Hereford | 14,840 | 12,540 | 84.5% |
| 33 | Alice | 17,707 | 14,849 | 83.9% |
| 34 | Harlingen | 72,087 | 59,314 | 82.3% |
| 35 | El Paso | 680,130 | 552,274 | 81.2% |
| 36 | Port Isabel | 5,111 | 4,039 | 79.0% |
| 37 | Uvalde | 15,417 | 12,074 | 78.3% |
| 38 | Fort Stockton | 8,278 | 6,332 | 76.5% |
| 39 | Sinton | 5,584 | 4,220 | 75.6% |
| 40 | Beeville | 13,412 | 9,966 | 74.3% |
| 41 | Kermit | 5,689 | 4,219 | 74.2% |
| 42 | Kingsville | 24,994 | 18,245 | 73.0% |
| 43 | Muleshoe | 5,667 | 4,081 | 72.0% |
| 44 | Floresville | 8,007 | 5,685 | 71.0% |
| 45 | Pasadena | 149,433 | 105,892 | 70.9% |
| 46 | Lamesa | 8,393 | 5,750 | 68.5% |
| 47 | River Oaks | 7,584 | 4,977 | 65.6% |
| 48 | Plainview | 19,711 | 12,865 | 65.3% |
| 49 | Brownfield | 8,738 | 5,683 | 65.0% |
| 50 | San Antonio | 1,479,835 | 955,906 | 64.6% |
| 51 | Gonzales | 7,200 | 4,517 | 62.7% |
| 52 | Odessa | 115,322 | 72,314 | 62.7% |
| 53 | Port Lavaca | 11,358 | 7,117 | 62.7% |
| 54 | Corpus Christi | 317,419 | 196,942 | 62.0% |
| 55 | Kirby | 8,117 | 4,992 | 61.5% |
| 56 | Perryton | 8,585 | 5,261 | 61.3% |
| 57 | Hondo | 8,713 | 5,252 | 60.3% |
| 58 | Littlefield | 5,822 | 3,502 | 60.2% |
| 59 | Everman | 6,106 | 3,667 | 60.1% |
| 60 | Monahans | 7,452 | 4,473 | 60.0% |
| 61 | Freeport | 10,621 | 6,288 | 59.2% |
| 62 | Levelland | 12,466 | 7,326 | 58.8% |
| 63 | Seguin | 33,754 | 19,752 | 58.5% |
| 64 | Luling | 5,531 | 3,233 | 58.5% |
| 65 | Rosenberg | 40,646 | 23,741 | 58.4% |
| 66 | Yoakum | 5,846 | 3,396 | 58.1% |
| 67 | Dumas | 14,452 | 8,393 | 58.1% |
| 68 | Clute | 10,715 | 6,203 | 57.9% |
| 69 | Pleasanton | 11,011 | 6,309 | 57.3% |
| 70 | Dalhart | 7,902 | 4,520 | 57.2% |
| 71 | Bay City | 17,730 | 10,096 | 56.9% |
| 72 | Leon Valley | 11,446 | 6,500 | 56.8% |
| 73 | Humble | 16,521 | 9,199 | 55.7% |
| 74 | Mount Pleasant | 16,136 | 8,847 | 54.8% |
| 75 | Andrews | 13,468 | 7,338 | 54.5% |
| 76 | Slaton | 5,761 | 3,122 | 54.2% |
| 77 | Helotes | 9,630 | 5,184 | 53.8% |
| 78 | Victoria | 65,625 | 35,210 | 53.7% |
| 79 | Big Spring | 23,975 | 12,766 | 53.2% |
| 80 | Balch Springs | 27,255 | 14,489 | 53.2% |
| 81 | Lockhart | 15,326 | 8,056 | 52.6% |
| 82 | Kyle | 56,823 | 29,459 | 51.8% |
| 83 | Baytown | 85,205 | 44,015 | 51.7% |
| 84 | Seagoville | 19,352 | 9,919 | 51.3% |
| 85 | Bellmead | 10,566 | 5,408 | 51.2% |
| 86 | Alpine | 6,014 | 2,985 | 49.6% |
| 87 | Seminole | 7,184 | 3,562 | 49.6% |
| 88 | Snyder | 11,241 | 5,532 | 49.2% |
| 89 | Richmond | 12,582 | 6,160 | 49.0% |
| 90 | El Campo | 12,202 | 5,874 | 48.1% |
| 91 | Cameron | 5,416 | 2,598 | 48.0% |
| 92 | Willis | 6,878 | 3,279 | 47.7% |
| 93 | Cuero | 8,165 | 3,866 | 47.3% |
| 94 | Elgin | 11,563 | 5,420 | 46.9% |
| 95 | Grand Prairie | 201,883 | 94,084 | 46.6% |
| 96 | Hempstead | 6,137 | 2,860 | 46.6% |
| 97 | Aransas Pass | 8,972 | 4,148 | 46.2% |
| 98 | Midland | 136,640 | 62,712 | 45.9% |
| 99 | Garland | 246,844 | 112,837 | 45.7% |
| 100 | Ennis | 22,588 | 10,295 | 45.6% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 324 cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: Hispanic or Latino Populations Across Texas
According to the most recent data, this is an accurate list if you’re looking for a breakdown of Latino populations for each place across Texas.
The most Hispanic/Latino cities in Texas are Hidalgo, Elsa, Alton, Roma, Robstown, San Juan, Rio Grande City, Socorro, Laredo, and Pharr.
