Population By Race and Ethnicity in Riley County, KS in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 74,826 population of Riley County, Kansas comprised of 6,307 people who identified as Hispanic (8.43%), and 68,519 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (91.57%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riley County, Kansas with a population of 62,395 (83.39%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,154 (6.89%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,881 (5.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Riley County, Kansas in 2018, with a population of 57,109 (76.32%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,286 (7.06%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,779 (6.39%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Riley, Kansas.

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Population By Race in Riley , KS in 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,154 6.89%
White Alone 62,395 83.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 503 0.67%
Asian Alone 3,881 5.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 217 0.29%
Two Or More Races 2,676 3.58%
Population By Ethnicity in Riley , KS in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 375 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,286 7.06%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 164 0.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 119 0.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 43 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 320 0.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,779 6.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 57,109 76.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 339 0.45%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,762 5.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 174 0.23%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,356 3.15%