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 California citizen voting-age population was 24.58M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (12.02M) and constituted 48.90% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (6.89M) and constituted 28.03% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Asian Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (3.23M), constituting 13.15% 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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California Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

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

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Percentage of California Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2016

Non-Hispanic White Alone

Hispanic or Latino of All Races

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone

Non-Hispanic Black Alone

Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races

Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaska Native Alone

Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone

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

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	12021750	48.90
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	6891470	28.03
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	3232945	13.15
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	1644650	6.69
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	588740	2.40
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	108530	0.44
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	94510	0.38