Population By Race and Ethnicity in Riverside County, CA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 2,443,221 population of Riverside County, California comprised of 1,206,029 people who identified as Hispanic (49.36%), and 1,237,192 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (50.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riverside County, California with a population of 1,941,818 (79.48%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 177,519 (7.27%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 175,614 (7.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Riverside County, California in 2018, with a population of 1,093,205 (44.74%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 848,613 (34.73%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 160,501 (6.57%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 177,519 7.27%
White Alone 1,941,818 79.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 47,562 1.95%
Asian Alone 175,614 7.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,073 0.45%
Two Or More Races 89,635 3.67%
Population By Ethnicity in Riverside , CA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 26,319 1.08%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,093,205 44.74%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 35,783 1.47%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15,113 0.62%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,768 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 31,841 1.3%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 151,200 6.19%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 848,613 34.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 11,779 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 160,501 6.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7,305 0.3%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 57,794 2.37%