Imperial, California Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 179.70K population of Imperial, CA residents comprised of 153.03K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (85.16%), and 26.68K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (14.84%).

Race: The Some Other Race Alone population was the largest racial group in Imperial, CA, with a population of 70.53K (39.25%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in Imperial, CA, with a population of 49.80K (27.71%). The White Alone population was the third largest racial group in Imperial, CA, with a population of 47.54K (26.45%). The smallest racial group in Imperial, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 165 (0.09%).

Ethnicity: The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Imperial, CA, with a population of 70.01K (38.96%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the second largest ethnic group in Imperial, CA, with a population of 48.21K (26.83%). The Hispanic - White Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Imperial, CA, with a population of 30.72K (17.10%). The smallest ethnic group in Imperial, CA was Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 82 (0.05%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Imperial, California from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other California counties and also for the state of California.

Imperial, CA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Imperial, CA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Imperial, CA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Imperial, CA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 4362 2.43
White Alone 47537 26.45
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 4266 2.37
Asian Alone 3049 1.70
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 165 0.09
Some Other Race Alone 70528 39.25
Two Or More Races 49795 27.71
Imperial, CA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 70009 38.96
Hispanic - Two or More Races 48208 26.83
Hispanic - White Alone 30724 17.10
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 16813 9.36
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 3846 2.14
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 2682 1.49
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 2244 1.25
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1587 0.88
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1584 0.88
Hispanic - Asian Alone 805 0.45
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 519 0.29
Hispanic - Black Alone 516 0.29
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 83 0.05
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 82 0.05