Population By Race and Ethnicity in Riverside County, CA in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 2,422,993 population of Riverside County, California comprised of 1,208,519 people who identified as Hispanic (49.88%), and 1,214,474 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (50.12%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riverside County, California with a population of 1,910,224 (78.84%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 181,686 (7.5%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 180,055 (7.43%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Riverside County, California in 2020, with a population of 1,094,938 (45.19%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 815,286 (33.65%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 166,387 (6.87%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 180,055 7.43%
White Alone 1,910,224 78.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 47,615 1.97%
Asian Alone 181,686 7.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,450 0.47%
Two Or More Races 91,963 3.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Riverside , CA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 26,383 1.09%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,094,938 45.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36,066 1.49%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15,299 0.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,804 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 32,029 1.32%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 153,672 6.34%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 815,286 33.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 11,549 0.48%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 166,387 6.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7,646 0.32%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 59,934 2.47%