Kern County, California Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity 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 citizen voting-age population for Kern County, CA was 504.22K. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (247.85K) and constituted 49.16% of the total.

The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (189.23K) and constituted 37.53% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (32.39K), constituting 6.42% of the total citizen voting-age population.

The charts and tables below shows the citizen voting-age population and percentages by race and ethnicity.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Years (CVAP).

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Kern County, California Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

Kern County, California Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	247850	49.16
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	189230	37.53
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	32385	6.42
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	21145	4.19
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	9080	1.80
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	3805	0.76
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	710	0.14