Population By Race and Ethnicity in Riverside County, CA in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 2,453,399 population of Riverside County, California comprised of 1,241,256 people who identified as Hispanic (50.59%), and 1,212,143 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.41%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riverside County, California with a population of 1,928,470 (78.6%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 186,660 (7.61%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 183,536 (7.48%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Riverside County, California in 2021, with a population of 1,123,530 (45.8%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 804,940 (32.81%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 170,418 (6.95%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 183,536 7.48%
White Alone 1,928,470 78.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 48,336 1.97%
Asian Alone 186,660 7.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,842 0.48%
Two Or More Races 94,555 3.85%
Population By Ethnicity in Riverside , CA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 27,437 1.12%
White Alone - Hispanic 1,123,530 45.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 36,775 1.5%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16,242 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 4,055 0.17%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 33,217 1.35%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 156,099 6.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 804,940 32.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 11,561 0.47%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 170,418 6.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 7,787 0.32%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 61,338 2.5%