How many people live in ?

Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 13,800 people living in Zapata County, TX. That makes Zapata County the 146th-most populous county in Texas. It is home to 0.04% of people living in the state.

13.8K

population of Zapata County, TX (2024)

0.04%

County share of the Texas population (2024)

About 13,800 people lived in Zapata County, TX in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Zapata County, TX’s age demographics?

About 1,900 Zapata County, TX residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 13.7% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 14% of Texas’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 4,200 Zapata County residents, or 30.5% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 24.6% of Texas’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Zapata County, TX's population is aged under 18 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Zapata County, TX’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Hispanic residents make up 93.8% of the Zapata County, TX population, higher than the national share of 20%.
In contrast, Zapata County’s non-Hispanic white population accounts for 4.6%, below the 57.5% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 0.64% of the county, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Zapata County, TX has a higher share of a Hispanic population than Texas as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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