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El Paso County

U.S. county

El Paso skyline

Seal

Location within the U.S. state of Texas

Texas's location within the U.S.

Country

United States

State

Texas

Founded

1871

Seat

El Paso

Largest city

El Paso

Area

• Total

1,015 sq mi (2,630 km²)

• Land

1,013 sq mi (2,620 km²)

• Water

2.3 sq mi (6 km²) 0.2%

Population

(2020)

• Total

865,657

• Density

852.9/sq mi (329.29/km²)

Time zone

UTC−7 (Mountain)

• Summer (DST)

UTC−6 (MDT)

Congressional districts

16th, 23rd

El Paso County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 865,657, making it the ninth-most populous county in the state of Texas. Its seat is the city of El Paso, the sixth-most populous city in Texas and the 22nd-most populous city in the United States. The county was created in 1850 and later organized in 1871.

El Paso is short for "El Paso del Norte", which is Spanish for "The Pass of the North". It is named for the pass the Rio Grande creates through the mountains on either side of the river. The county is northeast of the Mexico–United States border.

El Paso County is included in the El Paso metropolitan area. Along with Hudspeth County, it is one of two counties in Texas in the Mountain Time Zone (all other Texas counties use Central Time). El Paso County is one of nine counties that comprise the Trans-Pecos region of West Texas.

Geography
- Adjacent counties and municipalities
- National protected area
Demographics
- 2020 census
- 2010 Census
Communities
Education
See also

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,015 square miles (2,630 km²), of which 1,013 square miles (2,620 km²) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) (0.2%) is water.

Adjacent counties and municipalities

Doña Ana County, New Mexico – northwest
Otero County, New Mexico – northeast
Hudspeth County, Texas – east
Guadalupe, Chihuahua, Mexico – south
Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico – southwest
Práxedis G. Guerrero, Chihuahua, Mexico – southeast

National protected area

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	4,051	—
1870	3,671	−9.4%
1880	3,845	4.7%
1890	15,678	307.8%
1900	24,886	58.7%
1910	52,599	111.4%
1920	101,877	93.7%
1930	131,597	29.2%
1940	131,067	−0.4%
1950	194,968	48.8%
1960	314,070	61.1%
1970	359,291	14.4%
1980	479,899	33.6%
1990	591,610	23.3%
2000	679,622	14.9%
2010	800,647	17.8%
2020	865,657	8.1%
U.S. Decennial Census 1850–2010 2010 2020

2020 census

**El Paso County, Texas - Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010	Pop 2020	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	105,246	98,219	13.15%	11.35%
Black or African American alone (NH)	20,649	24,415	2.58%	2.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2,269	2,365	0.28%	0.27%
Asian alone (NH)	7,551	10,692	0.94%	1.24%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	805	1,527	0.10%	0.18%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	602	2,422	0.08%	0.28%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	5,391	10,666	0.67%	1.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	658,134	715,351	82.20%	82.64%
Total	800,647	865,657	100.00%	100.00%

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 can be of any race.

2010 Census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 800,647 people living in the county. 82.1% were White of largely Hispanic descent, 10.5% of other races, 3.1% African American or Black, 2.5% of two or more races, 1.0% Asian, 0.8% Native American and 0.1% Pacific Islander. 82.2% were Latino (of any race).