Merced city, California Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 86.33K population of Merced city, CA residents comprised of 48.62K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (56.31%), and 37.72K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (43.69%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Merced city, CA, with a population of 30.92K (35.81%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Merced city, CA, with a population of 23.38K (27.08%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Merced city, CA, with a population of 15.35K (17.77%). The smallest racial group in Merced city, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 218 (0.25%).

Ethnicity: The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Merced city, CA, with a population of 22.93K (26.56%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Merced city, CA, with a population of 20.39K (23.61%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Merced city, CA, with a population of 12.44K (14.41%). The smallest ethnic group in Merced city, CA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 60 (0.07%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Merced city, California from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in California and also for the state of California.

Merced city, CA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Merced city, CA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Merced city, CA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Merced city, CA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 4662 5.40
White Alone 30915 35.81
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2193 2.54
Asian Alone 9624 11.15
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 218 0.25
Some Other Race Alone 23375 27.08
Two Or More Races 15346 17.77
Merced city, CA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 22931 26.56
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 20386 23.61
Hispanic - Two or More Races 12436 14.41
Hispanic - White Alone 10529 12.20
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 9234 10.70
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 4191 4.85
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 2910 3.37
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1800 2.09
Hispanic - Black Alone 471 0.55
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 444 0.51
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 393 0.46
Hispanic - Asian Alone 390 0.45
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 158 0.18
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 60 0.07