Population By Race and Ethnicity in Maricopa County, AZ in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 4,329,227 population of Maricopa County, Arizona comprised of 1,340,178 people who identified as Hispanic (30.96%), and 2,989,049 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (69.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Maricopa County, Arizona with a population of 3,600,583 (83.17%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 268,026 (6.19%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 197,992 (4.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Maricopa County, Arizona in 2017, with a population of 2,397,117 (55.37%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,203,466 (27.8%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 233,308 (5.39%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 268,026 6.19%
White Alone 3,600,583 83.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 121,644 2.81%
Asian Alone 197,992 4.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12,267 0.28%
Two Or More Races 128,715 2.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Maricopa , AZ in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 34,718 0.8%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,203,466 27.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 50,587 1.17%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12,712 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4,098 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 34,597 0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 233,308 5.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,397,117 55.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 71,057 1.64%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 185,280 4.28%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8,169 0.19%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 94,118 2.17%