California Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for California was 1,276,885 and represented 3.79% of the total California citizen population.

Among all California counties, Los Angeles had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (787.81K), followed by Alameda (169.42K), and San Bernardino (167.61K).

In terms of percentages, Solano had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (14.89%), followed by Alameda (12.26%), 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 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Los Angeles 787810 9.39
Alameda 169415 12.26
San Bernardino 167605 8.86
San Diego 149315 5.13
Sacramento 140525 10.33
Riverside 139210 6.68
Contra Costa 90785 9.13
Solano 59395 14.89
San Joaquin 47645 7.50
Orange 47350 1.75
Fresno 45020 5.32
Kern 44885 5.89
San Francisco 42900 5.71
Santa Clara 42385 2.71
San Mateo 16755 2.58
Stanislaus 13435 2.84
Ventura 13300 1.78
Monterey 10545 3.10
Kings 8810 6.68
Merced 8015 3.55
Santa Barbara 7215 1.92
Sonoma 6215 1.37
Tulare 5985 1.54
Marin 5440 2.31
Placer 5270 1.46
San Luis Obispo 4860 1.84
Madera 4745 3.62
Yolo 4590 2.46
Imperial 4090 2.72
Butte 3160 1.46
Napa 2870 2.31
Lassen 2695 8.94
Yuba 2410 3.45
Santa Cruz 2175 0.90
Shasta 1910 1.10
Sutter 1675 1.98
El Dorado 1595 0.90
Lake 1420 2.32
Humboldt 1395 1.06
Tuolumne 925 1.75
Amador 740 2.04
Siskiyou 665 1.57
Mendocino 540 0.67
Nevada 505 0.53
Del Norte 495 1.87
San Benito 435 0.84
Tehama 420 0.70
Calaveras 260 0.60
Colusa 185 1.01
Mariposa 185 1.09
Inyo 170 0.98
Glenn 165 0.68
Plumas 160 0.87
Trinity 105 0.83
Modoc 70 0.82
Mono 50 0.42
Alpine 20 1.67
Sierra 4 0.14