1970 11,196,730 +16.9% 1980 14,229,191 +27.1% 1990 16,986,510 +19.4% 2000 20,851,820 +22.8% 2010 25,145,561 +20.6% 2011 25,674,681 +2.1% Race and ethnicity According to the 2010 United States census , the racial and ethnic composition of Texas was the following: White : 70.4% ( Non-Hispanic Whites : 45.3%) Black or African American : 11.8%