Population By Race and Ethnicity in Merced County, CA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 266,133 population of Merced County, California comprised of 154,483 people who identified as Hispanic (58.05%), and 111,650 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (41.95%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Merced County, California with a population of 218,195 (81.99%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 21,374 (8.03%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,940 (4.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Merced County, California in 2015, with a population of 140,920 (52.95%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 77,275 (29.04%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 19,631 (7.38%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Merced County, CA in 2015
Total Population:266,133
58.05%41.95%
Hispanic (58.05%)
Non Hispanic (41.95%)
Race in Merced County, CA in 2015
Total Population:266,133
81.99%8.03%
White Alone (81.99%)
Asian Alone (8.03%)
Black or African American Alone (4.11%)
Two or more races (3.03%)
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.45%)
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.39%)
Ethnicity in Merced County, CA in 2015
Total Population:266,133
52.95%29.04%
Hispanic White Alone (52.95%)
Non-Hispanic White Alone (29.04%)
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (7.38%)
All Other Ethnicities (5.51%)
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (3.12%)
Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (2.01%)
Population By Race in Merced , CA in 2015
Race
Population
Percentage
White Alone 218,195 81.99%
Asian Alone 21,374 8.03%
Black or African American Alone 10,940 4.11%
Two Or More Races 8,072 3.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,516 2.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1,036 0.39%
Population By Ethnicity in Merced , CA in 2015
Ethnicity
Population
Percentage
White Alone - Hispanic 140,920 52.95%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 77,275 29.04%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 19,631 7.38%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,295 3.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 5,349 2.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 4,708 1.77%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 3,364 1.26%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,645 0.99%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 1,743 0.66%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,167 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 574 0.22%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 462 0.17%