United States Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 8, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the United States population of 331.45M residents comprised of 62.08M residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (18.73%), and 269.37M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (81.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in the United States, with a population of 204.28M (61.63%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in the United States, with a population of 41.10M (12.40%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in the United States, with a population of 33.85M (10.21%). The smallest racial group in the United States was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 689.97K (0.21%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in the United States, with a population of 191.70M (57.84%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in the United States, with a population of 39.94M (12.05%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in the United States, with a population of 26.23M (7.91%). The smallest ethnic group was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 67.95K (0.02%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in the United States from the 2020 decennial census.

You can also find the population by race and ethnicity for each state using links at the bottom of this page.

Related Topics: US Census 2020 Topic List.
US Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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US Racial Groups in Census 2020
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US Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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US Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of Total US Population
Black or African American Alone 41104200 12.40
White Alone 204277273 61.63
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3727135 1.12
Asian Alone 19886049 6.00
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 689966 0.21
Some Other Race Alone 27915715 8.42
Two Or More Races 33848943 10.21
US Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of Total US Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 191697647 57.84
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 39940338 12.05
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 26225882 7.91
Hispanic - Two or More Races 20299960 6.13
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 19618719 5.92
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 13548983 4.09
Hispanic - White Alone 12579626 3.80
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 2251699 0.68
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1689833 0.51
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1475436 0.45
Hispanic - Black Alone 1163862 0.35
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 622018 0.19
Hispanic - Asian Alone 267330 0.08
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 67948 0.02