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Hidalgo County, TX Demographics

Hidalgo County, TX is the 8th most populous of 254 counties in Texas, with 870,781 residents across 1,571 square miles. That is about 554 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 870,781
Land area 1,571 sq mi
Density 554 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Hidalgo County compares to the US

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Central Location: Hidalgo County, TX

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Hidalgo County, TX

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 238.03 10,046 4.3 2,329
Census Tract 235.29 9,994 8.6 1,157
Census Tract 239.06 9,627 4.1 2,369
Census Tract 235.30 9,528 26.0 366
Census Tract 235.18 8,064 4.2 1,902
Census Tract 241.28 8,033 2.5 3,220
Census Tract 241.09 8,009 3.6 2,236
Census Tract 231.03 7,751 4.9 1,573
Census Tract 235.23 7,605 6.4 1,183
Census Tract 221.11 7,243 2.9 2,512
Census Tract 246 7,235 59.0 123
Census Tract 242.11 7,105 10.9 651
Census Tract 224.02 6,999 4.9 1,430
Census Tract 235.24 6,858 9.2 746
Census Tract 239.08 6,833 1.6 4,182
Census Tract 204.06 6,752 5.1 1,314
Census Tract 238.06 6,736 2.5 2,715
Census Tract 241.08 6,652 6.5 1,017
Census Tract 217.04 6,584 2.5 2,641
Census Tract 241.15 6,523 4.0 1,617
Census Tract 220.06 6,431 1.6 4,136
Census Tract 222.04 6,431 9.0 715
Census Tract 235.27 6,425 5.8 1,100
Census Tract 236.02 6,391 5.7 1,125
Census Tract 217.05 6,235 1.3 4,713
Census Tract 213.07 6,219 1.3 4,858
Census Tract 239.05 6,196 2.4 2,636
Census Tract 240.04 6,151 1.5 4,092
Census Tract 223.01 6,111 1.8 3,416
Census Tract 242.12 6,000 102.9 58
Census Tract 214.08 5,958 2.8 2,123
Census Tract 240.02 5,933 1.0 5,999
Census Tract 203.07 5,887 1.9 3,109
Census Tract 230 5,811 4.1 1,414
Census Tract 225.02 5,643 3.4 1,645
Census Tract 235.28 5,636 4.1 1,378
Census Tract 219.06 5,598 3.8 1,491
Census Tract 223.02 5,541 2.7 2,078
Census Tract 235.21 5,506 5.5 1,000
Census Tract 220.10 5,500 2.1 2,639
Census Tract 241.19 5,440 0.9 5,839
Census Tract 218.03 5,328 1.6 3,425
Census Tract 214.01 5,282 1.5 3,604
Census Tract 235.34 5,274 2.2 2,421
Census Tract 213.12 5,254 0.6 8,279
Census Tract 218.08 5,133 1.1 4,481
Census Tract 202.05 5,108 1.2 4,326
Census Tract 241.27 5,079 5.3 952
Census Tract 244.03 5,049 2.0 2,511
Census Tract 244.06 4,986 6.0 831
Census Tract 241.26 4,982 2.1 2,334
Census Tract 222.03 4,918 1.3 3,816
Census Tract 224.01 4,895 1.9 2,537
Census Tract 229 4,826 5.3 918
Census Tract 213.11 4,816 14.3 337
Census Tract 242.10 4,791 3.2 1,515
Census Tract 241.18 4,786 2.7 1,745
Census Tract 217.03 4,752 1.3 3,781
Census Tract 204.03 4,712 1.0 4,907
Census Tract 203.03 4,707 1.2 4,085
Census Tract 219.05 4,702 3.7 1,260
Census Tract 235.16 4,657 9.1 513
Census Tract 241.22 4,642 7.3 633
Census Tract 231.05 4,598 5.8 789
Census Tract 219.03 4,596 1.8 2,575
Census Tract 202.10 4,577 1.1 4,219
Census Tract 239.03 4,575 1.0 4,593
Census Tract 231.04 4,573 10.1 453
Census Tract 237 4,554 1.3 3,384
Census Tract 202.06 4,541 1.5 3,029
Census Tract 242.06 4,533 19.7 231
Census Tract 207.27 4,503 1.0 4,441
Census Tract 241.21 4,470 31.6 142
Census Tract 242.04 4,460 15.8 282
Census Tract 219.04 4,408 2.5 1,761
Census Tract 235.25 4,390 5.8 758
Census Tract 202.11 4,383 0.9 4,944
Census Tract 241.07 4,374 3.7 1,171
Census Tract 228.01 4,371 26.7 164
Census Tract 218.10 4,361 1.4 3,067
Census Tract 207.24 4,352 1.3 3,404
Census Tract 201.07 4,346 0.9 4,766
Census Tract 235.17 4,345 43.6 100
Census Tract 235.26 4,333 2.2 1,926
Census Tract 218.09 4,331 1.7 2,582
Census Tract 244.05 4,328 10.1 427
Census Tract 221.07 4,311 1.3 3,286
Census Tract 212.03 4,284 3.8 1,136
Census Tract 222.05 4,258 3.3 1,295
Census Tract 245.01 4,220 8.5 497
Census Tract 220.05 4,193 1.1 3,936
Census Tract 238.04 4,188 1.9 2,200
Census Tract 213.06 4,186 13.4 312
Census Tract 244.04 4,148 15.6 266
Census Tract 202.08 4,081 1.3 3,139
Census Tract 228.02 4,062 46.3 88
Census Tract 241.16 4,053 3.0 1,355
Census Tract 235.22 4,025 1.9 2,065
Census Tract 207.32 3,945 1.3 3,061
Census Tract 220.09 3,944 1.9 2,106

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