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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 2,344,648 population of Riverside County, California comprised of 1,119,508 people who identified as Hispanic (47.75%), and 1,225,140 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (52.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riverside County, California with a population of 1,881,019 (80.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 166,768 (7.11%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 160,316 (6.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Riverside County, California in 2015, with a population of 1,015,884 (43.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 865,135 (36.9%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 146,244 (6.24%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 166,768 7.11%
White Alone 1,881,019 80.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 44,611 1.9%
Asian Alone 160,316 6.84%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 10,308 0.44%
Two Or More Races 81,626 3.48%
Population By Ethnicity in Riverside , CA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 24,333 1.04%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,015,884 43.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 33,054 1.41%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14,072 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,491 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 28,674 1.22%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 142,435 6.08%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 865,135 36.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 11,557 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 146,244 6.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6,817 0.29%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 52,952 2.26%