Even though 5th Edition D&D is considerable easier then other editions the more Wizards of the Coast adds through expansions and adventures can be overwhelming if you just want to see everything in one place. So here is a list of Races across the books
Sources:
PBR: Players Basic Rules, Chapter 2: RacesSRD: System Reference Document, 5e, "Races" at pp.3-7
PHB: Player's Handbook, Chapter 2: Races
DMG: Dungeon Master's Guide, "Creating New Character Options" at pp.285-287
PotA: Princes of the Apocalypse, Appendix A: Genasi
EE: Elemental Evil Player's Guide, Chapter 1: Races
SCAG: Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide
VOLO: Volo's Guide to Monsters
UA: Unearthed Arcana articles, the name of the specific article when listed
ZEN: Zendikar D&D Expansion, Races of Zendikar are at pg.7
Aasimar: Protector, Scourge, Fallen (DMG pg.286 (base only), VOLO)
Deep Gnome/Svirfneblin (EE, SCAG)
Dragonborn (SRD, PHB)
Dwarf: Mountain or Hill (PBR, SRD only Hill, PHB)
Dwarf: Duergar (SCAG)
Elf: High, Wood, or Drow (PBR, SRD only High, PHB)
Firbolg (VOLO)
Genasi (PotA, EE)
Gnome (SRD, PHB)
Goblin (VOLO)
Goliath (EE, VOLO)
Halfling: Lightfoot or Stout (PBR, SRD only Lightfoot, PHB)
Halfling: Ghostwise (SCAG)
Half-Elf (SRD, PHB)
Half-Elf: Variant (SCAG)
Half-Orc (SRD, PHB)
Hobgoblin (VOLO)
Human: standard or variant (PBR, SRD only standard, PHB)
Kenku (VOLO)
Kobold (VOLO)
Lizardfolk (VOLO)
Orc (VOLO)
Tabaxi (VOLO)
Tiefling (SRD, PHB)
Tiefling: Variant (other than Winged) (SCAG)
Triton (VOLO)
Yuan-Ti Pureblood (VOLO)
All races published by WotC:
All of the above, plus:
Aarakocra (EE)
Anthropomorphic Mice (DMG)
Changeling: (UA: "Eberron")
Elf: Eladrin (DMG)
Elf: Tajuru, Joraga, Mul daya (ZEN)
Goblin (ZEN)
Human: standard or variant (PBR, SRD only standard, PHB, ZEN)
Kor (ZEN)
Merfolk (ZEN)
Minotaur (UA: "Waterborne Adventures")
Revenant (UA: "Gothic Heroes")
Shifter: (UA: "Eberron")
Tiefling: Winged Variant (SCAG)
Tiefling: Infernal and Abyssal variants (UA: "That Old Black Magic")
Vampire (ZEN)
Warforged: (UA: "Eberron")
I plan on making future posts about each of these and linking those posts from this one. Let me know if there are any missing races and what you would like to see next.
