Salem city, Oregon 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 175.54K population of Salem city, OR residents comprised of 41.30K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (23.53%), and 134.23K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.47%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Salem city, OR, with a population of 121.27K (69.08%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Salem city, OR, with a population of 21.18K (12.07%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Salem city, OR, with a population of 19.14K (10.90%). The smallest racial group in Salem city, OR was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 2.37K (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Salem city, OR, with a population of 111.43K (63.48%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Salem city, OR, with a population of 18.30K (10.43%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Salem city, OR, with a population of 11.55K (6.58%). The smallest ethnic group in Salem city, OR was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 80 (0.05%).

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

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

Salem city, OR Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Salem city, OR Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Salem city, OR Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Salem city, OR Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 3049 1.74
White Alone 121266 69.08
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2924 1.67
Asian Alone 5598 3.19
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2373 1.35
Some Other Race Alone 19141 10.90
Two Or More Races 21184 12.07
Salem city, OR Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 111430 63.48
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 18303 10.43
Hispanic - Two or More Races 11546 6.58
Hispanic - White Alone 9836 5.60
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 9638 5.49
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 5446 3.10
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 2812 1.60
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 2293 1.31
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1776 1.01
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1148 0.65
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 838 0.48
Hispanic - Black Alone 237 0.14
Hispanic - Asian Alone 152 0.09
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 80 0.05