Editing Dimmit County, Texas (section)

===2020 census===
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|+'''Dimmit County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Dimmit County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US48127&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dimmit County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48127&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dimmit County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48127&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2| website =[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,350
|1,217
|style='background: #ffffe6; |898
|13.17%
|12.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.42%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|67
|81
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72
|0.65%
|0.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.84%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|23
|7
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.22%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|68
|51
|style='background: #ffffe6; |68
|0.66%
|0.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.79%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |12
|0.00%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|32
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60
|0.31%
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.70%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8,708
|8,616
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,487
|84.97%
|86.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.91%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''10,248'''
|'''9,996'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''8,615'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 8,615 people, 3,178 households, and 2,427 families residing in the county.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, 10,248 people, 3,308 households, and 2,646 families were residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 4,112 housing units averaged {{convert|3|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 76.95% White, 0.88% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 18.3% from other races, and 2.51% from two or more races. About 84.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 3,308 households, 42.0% had children under 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 17.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were not families. About 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 age or older. The average household size was 3.06, and the average family size was 3.48.

In the county, the age distribution was 33.2% under 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $21,917, and for a family was $24,579. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $15,370 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $9,765. About 33.20% of the population and 29.70% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Of the total population, 40.30% of those under the age of 18 and 31.50% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The county's [[Per capita income|''per capita'' income]] makes it one of the [[List of lowest-income places in the United States|poorest counties in the United States]].