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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 209,244 population of Yuma County, Arizona comprised of 133,357 people who identified as Hispanic (63.73%), and 75,887 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (36.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Yuma County, Arizona with a population of 190,980 (91.27%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,622 (2.69%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,814 (2.3%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Yuma County, Arizona in 2017, with a population of 126,075 (60.25%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 64,905 (31.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,964 (1.89%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,622 2.69%
White Alone 190,980 91.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4,814 2.3%
Asian Alone 3,247 1.55%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 569 0.27%
Two Or More Races 4,012 1.92%
Population By Ethnicity in Yuma , AZ in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,658 0.79%
White Alone - Hispanic 126,075 60.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 2,742 1.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 829 0.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 297 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,756 0.84%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 3,964 1.89%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 64,905 31.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 2,072 0.99%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,418 1.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 272 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,256 1.08%