Population By Race and Ethnicity in Riley County, KS in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 71,402 population of Riley County, Kansas comprised of 6,880 people who identified as Hispanic (9.64%), and 64,522 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.36%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Riley County, Kansas with a population of 59,490 (83.32%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 5,117 (7.17%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,261 (4.57%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Riley County, Kansas in 2023, with a population of 53,790 (75.33%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,700 (7.98%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 4,690 (6.57%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 5,117 7.17%
White Alone 59,490 83.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 583 0.82%
Asian Alone 3,261 4.57%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 241 0.34%
Two Or More Races 2,710 3.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Riley , KS in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 427 0.6%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,700 7.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 232 0.33%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 120 0.17%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 40 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 361 0.51%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 4,690 6.57%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 53,790 75.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 351 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,141 4.4%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 201 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,349 3.29%