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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 207,162 population of Yuma County, Arizona comprised of 130,994 people who identified as Hispanic (63.23%), and 76,168 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (36.77%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yuma County, Arizona with a population of 189,207 (91.33%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,573 (2.69%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,724 (2.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yuma County, Arizona in 2016, with a population of 123,958 (59.84%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 65,249 (31.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,946 (1.91%).

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

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Population By Race in Yuma , AZ in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,573 2.69%
White Alone 189,207 91.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,724 2.28%
Asian Alone 3,225 1.56%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 515 0.25%
Two Or More Races 3,918 1.89%
Population By Ethnicity in Yuma , AZ in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,627 0.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 123,958 59.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,673 1.29%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 790 0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 274 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,672 0.81%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,946 1.91%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 65,249 31.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,051 0.99%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,435 1.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 241 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,246 1.08%