Population By Race and Ethnicity in Riverside County, CA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 2,465,569 population of Riverside County, California comprised of 1,231,463 people who identified as Hispanic (49.95%), and 1,234,106 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (50.05%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riverside County, California with a population of 1,953,477 (79.23%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 180,575 (7.32%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 179,722 (7.29%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Riverside County, California in 2019, with a population of 1,115,825 (45.26%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 837,652 (33.97%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 164,300 (6.66%).

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 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 180,575 7.32%
White Alone 1,953,477 79.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 48,568 1.97%
Asian Alone 179,722 7.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,391 0.46%
Two Or More Races 91,836 3.73%
Population By Ethnicity in Riverside , CA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 26,995 1.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,115,825 45.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36,762 1.49%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15,422 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,856 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 32,603 1.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 153,580 6.23%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 837,652 33.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 11,806 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 164,300 6.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7,535 0.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 59,233 2.4%