Population By Race and Ethnicity in Maricopa County, AZ in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 4,445,059 population of Maricopa County, Arizona comprised of 1,360,069 people who identified as Hispanic (30.6%), and 3,084,990 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (69.4%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Maricopa County, Arizona with a population of 3,652,998 (82.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 295,234 (6.64%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 213,965 (4.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Maricopa County, Arizona in 2020, with a population of 2,435,759 (54.8%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,217,239 (27.38%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 259,137 (5.83%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 295,234 6.64%
White Alone 3,652,998 82.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 127,227 2.86%
Asian Alone 213,965 4.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13,047 0.29%
Two Or More Races 142,588 3.21%
Population By Ethnicity in Maricopa , AZ in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 36,097 0.81%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,217,239 27.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 52,646 1.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13,184 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4,142 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 36,761 0.83%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 259,137 5.83%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,435,759 54.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 74,581 1.68%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 200,781 4.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8,905 0.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 105,827 2.38%