District of Columbia Population By Race in Census 2020

Updated on March 12, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, among District of Columbia population of 689,545 people, 41.45% (285,810) identified their race as Black or African American Alone, 39.62% (273,194) identified their race as White Alone, and 8.13% (56,077) identified their race as Two Or More Races.

The first chart below shows the population by race and the second chart shows the percentage of the District of Columbia population for each race. You can also find the information in a table below.

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You can also see links at the bottom of the page for similar information for each District of Columbia county.

District of Columbia Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
Percentage of District of Columbia Population By Race in Census 2020
Black or African American Alone
White Alone
Two Or More Races
Some Other Race Alone
Asian Alone
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone
District of Columbia Population By Race in Census 2020
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Race Population % of State Population
Black or African American Alone 285810 41.45
White Alone 273194 39.62
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3193 0.46
Asian Alone 33545 4.87
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 432 0.06
Some Other Race Alone 37294 5.41
Two Or More Races 56077 8.13