California Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for California was 1,245,335 and represented 3.90% of the total California citizen population.

Among all California counties, Los Angeles had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (795.32K), followed by Alameda (178.83K), and San Bernardino (166.71K).

In terms of percentages, Solano had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (15.30%), followed by Alameda (13.82%), and Sacramento (10.65%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic Black Alone.

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California Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Los Angeles 795315 9.97
Alameda 178825 13.82
San Bernardino 166705 9.29
San Diego 141750 5.21
Sacramento 136875 10.65
Riverside 128395 6.70
Contra Costa 91360 9.81
Solano 57280 15.30
San Joaquin 46420 7.75
San Francisco 45725 6.57
Fresno 44190 5.56
Kern 44165 6.13
Orange 44145 1.73
Santa Clara 40000 2.72
San Mateo 18715 3.08
Stanislaus 13015 2.89
Ventura 12855 1.79
Monterey 11470 3.51
Kings 10045 7.72
Merced 8805 4.12
Santa Barbara 6940 1.94
Sonoma 6740 1.55
Marin 6390 2.83
Tulare 5570 1.51
San Luis Obispo 5395 2.12
Imperial 5065 3.61
Madera 4800 3.80
Yolo 4320 2.44
Placer 4070 1.22
Butte 2880 1.36
Lassen 2840 8.59
Santa Cruz 2515 1.09
Napa 2420 2.06
Yuba 2020 3.01
Shasta 1565 0.90
Humboldt 1560 1.20
Sutter 1490 1.81
Lake 1415 2.32
El Dorado 1260 0.73
Tuolumne 1120 2.08
Del Norte 1070 3.91
Amador 940 2.56
Mendocino 650 0.81
Siskiyou 530 1.22
Calaveras 470 1.05
San Benito 445 0.93
Tehama 360 0.60
Nevada 285 0.30
Plumas 210 1.09
Glenn 205 0.82
Colusa 155 0.87
Inyo 145 0.84
Mariposa 140 0.78
Modoc 130 1.42
Trinity 120 0.89
Mono 40 0.32
Sierra 35 1.16
Alpine 0 0.00