Riverside, California Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 2.42M population of Riverside, CA residents comprised of 1.20M residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (49.72%), and 1.22M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (50.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riverside, CA, with a population of 995.63K (41.17%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Riverside, CA, with a population of 637.24K (26.35%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Riverside, CA, with a population of 405.67K (16.78%). The smallest racial group in Riverside, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 8.12K (0.34%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Riverside, CA, with a population of 788.24K (32.60%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Riverside, CA, with a population of 624.88K (25.84%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Riverside, CA, with a population of 320.76K (13.26%). The smallest ethnic group in Riverside, CA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 1.35K (0.06%).

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

You can see similar information for other California counties and also for the state of California.

Riverside, CA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Riverside, CA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Riverside, CA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Riverside, CA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 156477 6.47
White Alone 995627 41.17
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 43808 1.81
Asian Alone 171243 7.08
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 8116 0.34
Some Other Race Alone 637243 26.35
Two Or More Races 405671 16.78
Riverside, CA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 788235 32.60
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 624878 25.84
Hispanic - Two or More Races 320759 13.26
Hispanic - White Alone 207392 8.58
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 164889 6.82
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 146762 6.07
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 84912 3.51
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 31848 1.32
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 12365 0.51
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 11960 0.50
Hispanic - Black Alone 9715 0.40
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 6767 0.28
Hispanic - Asian Alone 6354 0.26
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1349 0.06