District Of Columbia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on August 20, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the District Of Columbia population aged 25 years and above was 487,726.

Race: The White Alone racial group had the highest population aged 25 years and above (212.96K) and constituted 43.66% of the District Of Columbia population aged 25yrs+. The Black or African American Alone racial group had the second highest population (208.50K) and constituted 42.75% of the population. The third highest racial group was Two Or More Races (23.75K), constituting 4.87% of the population.

Ethnicity: The population of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was 195.63K and constituted 40.11% of the District Of Columbia population aged 25yrs+. The population of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was 48.64K and constituted 9.97% of the population.

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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District Of Columbia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
White Alone
Black Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
District Of Columbia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
All Others
District Of Columbia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Race in 2021
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Race Population % of Total Pop.
White Alone 212961 43.66
Black or African American Alone 208500 42.75
Two Or More Races 23752 4.87
Asian Alone 21651 4.44
Some Other Race Alone 19077 3.91
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1471 0.30
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 314 0.06
District Of Columbia Population Aged 25 Years and Above By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Population % of Total Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone 195627 40.11
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 48638 9.97
All Other Ethnicities 243461 49.92