Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pima County, AZ in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 1,017,083 population of Pima County, Arizona comprised of 376,288 people who identified as Hispanic (37%), and 640,795 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (63%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pima County, Arizona with a population of 865,384 (85.09%); American Indian and Alaska Native Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 43,639 (4.29%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 42,185 (4.15%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pima County, Arizona in 2016, with a population of 530,212 (52.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 335,172 (32.95%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 34,229 (3.37%).

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

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Population By Race in Pima , AZ in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 42,185 4.15%
White Alone 865,384 85.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 43,639 4.29%
Asian Alone 33,419 3.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,378 0.23%
Two Or More Races 30,078 2.96%
Population By Ethnicity in Pima , AZ in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 7,956 0.78%
White Alone - Hispanic 335,172 32.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18,571 1.83%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 3,067 0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 896 0.09%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,626 1.05%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 34,229 3.37%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 530,212 52.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 25,068 2.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 30,352 2.98%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,482 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 19,452 1.91%