California Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for California was 1,271,600 and represented 3.81% of the total California citizen population.

Among all California counties, Los Angeles had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (789.43K), followed by Alameda (171.81K), and San Bernardino (168.74K).

In terms of percentages, Solano had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (14.80%), followed by Alameda (12.57%), and Sacramento (10.33%).

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 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Los Angeles 789430 9.49
Alameda 171805 12.57
San Bernardino 168740 9.01
San Diego 148905 5.18
Sacramento 139195 10.33
Riverside 135830 6.63
Contra Costa 91450 9.32
Solano 58090 14.80
San Joaquin 47135 7.53
Orange 45575 1.71
Fresno 45345 5.43
Kern 44950 5.97
San Francisco 42590 5.78
Santa Clara 42050 2.72
San Mateo 17205 2.69
Ventura 13260 1.79
Stanislaus 12965 2.76
Monterey 10600 3.15
Kings 9010 6.84
Merced 8245 3.70
Santa Barbara 7350 1.97
Sonoma 5985 1.33
Tulare 5865 1.53
Marin 5700 2.44
San Luis Obispo 5100 1.94
Placer 5045 1.42
Madera 4645 3.59
Yolo 4440 2.41
Imperial 4190 2.82
Butte 3070 1.43
Lassen 2795 9.16
Napa 2765 2.26
Yuba 2180 3.15
Santa Cruz 2140 0.89
Sutter 1670 1.99
Shasta 1665 0.95
El Dorado 1570 0.90
Lake 1390 2.29
Humboldt 1365 1.04
Tuolumne 945 1.79
Amador 840 2.34
Siskiyou 695 1.63
Del Norte 645 2.40
Mendocino 500 0.62
San Benito 460 0.90
Nevada 435 0.46
Tehama 400 0.66
Calaveras 255 0.59
Colusa 210 1.16
Mariposa 195 1.15
Inyo 175 1.01
Glenn 160 0.66
Trinity 145 1.14
Modoc 90 1.05
Mono 55 0.46
Plumas 25 0.14
Alpine 10 0.86
Sierra 4 0.14