Population By Race and Ethnicity in Maricopa County, AZ in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 4,174,423 population of Maricopa County, Arizona comprised of 1,272,813 people who identified as Hispanic (30.49%), and 2,901,610 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (69.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Maricopa County, Arizona with a population of 3,500,088 (83.85%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 246,967 (5.92%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 181,489 (4.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Maricopa County, Arizona in 2015, with a population of 2,353,993 (56.39%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,146,095 (27.46%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 214,951 (5.15%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Maricopa, Arizona.

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Population By Race in Maricopa , AZ in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 246,967 5.92%
White Alone 3,500,088 83.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 115,750 2.77%
Asian Alone 181,489 4.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,526 0.28%
Two Or More Races 118,603 2.84%
Population By Ethnicity in Maricopa , AZ in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 32,016 0.77%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,146,095 27.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 47,294 1.13%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,890 0.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,768 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31,750 0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 214,951 5.15%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,353,993 56.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 68,456 1.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 169,599 4.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7,758 0.19%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 86,853 2.08%