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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 2,422,847 population of Riverside County, California comprised of 1,229,635 people who identified as Hispanic (50.75%), and 1,193,212 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.25%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riverside County, California with a population of 1,914,316 (79.01%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 178,836 (7.38%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 178,585 (7.37%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Riverside County, California in 2020, with a population of 1,113,480 (45.96%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 800,836 (33.05%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 163,314 (6.74%).

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 178,585 7.37%
White Alone 1,914,316 79.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 48,165 1.99%
Asian Alone 178,836 7.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,403 0.47%
Two Or More Races 91,542 3.78%
Population By Ethnicity in Riverside , CA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27,236 1.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,113,480 45.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36,791 1.52%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15,522 0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,899 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 32,707 1.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 151,349 6.25%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 800,836 33.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 11,374 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 163,314 6.74%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7,504 0.31%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 58,835 2.43%