Population By Race and Ethnicity in Maricopa County, AZ in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 4,499,438 population of Maricopa County, Arizona comprised of 1,386,209 people who identified as Hispanic (30.81%), and 3,113,229 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (69.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Maricopa County, Arizona with a population of 3,686,138 (81.92%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 303,460 (6.74%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 219,219 (4.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Maricopa County, Arizona in 2021, with a population of 2,446,572 (54.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 1,239,566 (27.55%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 266,029 (5.91%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 303,460 6.74%
White Alone 3,686,138 81.92%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 129,789 2.89%
Asian Alone 219,219 4.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 13,364 0.3%
Two Or More Races 147,468 3.28%
Population By Ethnicity in Maricopa , AZ in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 37,431 0.83%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,239,566 27.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 53,522 1.19%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13,551 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4,228 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37,911 0.84%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 266,029 5.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,446,572 54.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 76,267 1.7%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 205,668 4.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 9,136 0.2%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 109,557 2.44%