Population By Race and Ethnicity in Riverside County, CA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 2,233,840 population of Riverside County, California comprised of 1,028,436 people who identified as Hispanic (46.04%), and 1,205,404 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (53.96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riverside County, California with a population of 1,809,788 (81.02%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 155,862 (6.98%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 145,566 (6.52%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Riverside County, California in 2011, with a population of 935,871 (41.9%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 873,917 (39.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 134,357 (6.02%).

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

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Population By Race in Riverside , CA in 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 155,862 6.98%
White Alone 1,809,788 81.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 41,221 1.85%
Asian Alone 145,566 6.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9,357 0.42%
Two Or More Races 72,046 3.23%
Population By Ethnicity in Riverside , CA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 21,505 0.96%
White Alone - Hispanic 935,871 41.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 30,046 1.35%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13,125 0.59%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,212 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 24,677 1.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 134,357 6.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 873,917 39.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 11,175 0.5%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 132,441 5.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6,145 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 47,369 2.12%