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
Total Population:331,449,281
81.27%18.73%
Non Hispanic (81.27%)
Hispanic (18.73%)
US Racial Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:331,449,281
61.63%12.40%10.21%8.42%
White Alone (61.63%)
Black or African American Alone (12.40%)
Two or more races (10.21%)
Some Other Race Alone (8.42%)
Asian Alone (6.00%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (1.12%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.21%)
US Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Total Population:331,449,281
57.84%12.05%7.91%
Non-Hispanic - White Alone (57.84%)
Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (12.05%)
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone (7.91%)
Hispanic - Two or more races (6.13%)
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone (5.92%)
Non-Hispanic - Two or more races (4.09%)
Hispanic - White Alone (3.80%)
All Other Ethnicities (2.27%)
US Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
Race
Population
% of Total US Population
White Alone 204,277,273 61.63
Black or African American Alone 41,104,200 12.40
Two Or More Races 33,848,943 10.21
Some Other Race Alone 27,915,715 8.42
Asian Alone 19,886,049 6.00
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,727,135 1.12
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 689,966 0.21
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US Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
Ethnicity
Population
% of Total US Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 191,697,647 57.84
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 39,940,338 12.05
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 26,225,882 7.91
Hispanic - Two or More Races 20,299,960 6.13
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 19,618,719 5.92
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 13,548,983 4.09
Hispanic - White Alone 12,579,626 3.80
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 2,251,699 0.68
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1,689,833 0.51
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1,475,436 0.45
Hispanic - Black Alone 1,163,862 0.35
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 622,018 0.19
Hispanic - Asian Alone 267,330 0.08
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 67,948 0.02
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