Mitchell County, Texas

According to the 2000 Census, Mitchell County, Texas has a population of 9,698 people. Of those, 7,227 (75%) are White, 1,242 (13%) are Black, and 3,009 (31%) are Latino[1]. However, 2,534 (or 26% of the 9,698 people) are not residents by choice but are people in prison.

Even though prisoners cannot participate in the local community, the Census Bureau nevertheless counts them as residents of the county where they are incarcerated.

A more accurate description would not include the prisoners. This would give Mitchell County a population of 7,164 with a demographic that is 79% White, 4% Black, and 31% Latino.

Reported in
Census 2000
Incarcerated
population
Actual
population
Total 9,698 2,534 7,164
White 7,227 1,556 5,671
Black 1,242 962 280
Latino 3,009 781 2,228


Notes:

[1]The numbers for Whites, Blacks and Latinos may not add up to the total number because we have not included racial groups other than Whites and Blacks and because the Census Bureau considers "Latino" to be an ethnicity, not a race. Most of the people reported as being Latino are also counted as being White or Black.



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