District of Columbia 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, District of Columbia's population of 689.55K residents comprised of 77.65K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (11.26%), and 611.89K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (88.74%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in District of Columbia, with a population of 285.81K (41.45%). The White Alone population was the second largest racial group in District of Columbia, with a population of 273.19K (39.62%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in District of Columbia, with a population of 56.08K (8.13%). The smallest racial group in District of Columbia was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 432 (0.06%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the largest ethnic group in District of Columbia, with a population of 282.07K (40.91%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in District of Columbia, with a population of 261.77K (37.96%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in District of Columbia, with a population of 33.54K (4.86%). The smallest ethnic group in District of Columbia was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 83 (0.01%).

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

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.

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District of Columbia Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020

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Race	Population	% of State Population
Black or African American Alone	285810	41.45
White Alone	273194	39.62
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3193	0.46
Asian Alone	33545	4.87
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	432	0.06
Some Other Race Alone	37294	5.41
Two Or More Races	56077	8.13

District of Columbia Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020

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Ethnicity	Population	% of State Population
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone	282066	40.91
Non-Hispanic - White Alone	261771	37.96
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	33541	4.86
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone	33192	4.81
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races	29485	4.28
Hispanic - Two or More Races	26592	3.86
Hispanic - White Alone	11423	1.66
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone	3753	0.54
Hispanic - Black Alone	3744	0.54
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	1916	0.28
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native	1277	0.19
Hispanic - Asian Alone	353	0.05
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	349	0.05
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander	83	0.01