California Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity 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 California citizen voting-age population was 24.97M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (11.99M) and constituted 48.02% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (7.16M) and constituted 28.67% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Asian Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (3.35M), constituting 13.41% 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 2017

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

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Percentage of California Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2017

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 2017

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	11990425	48.02
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	7159720	28.67
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	3347230	13.41
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	1657205	6.64
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	611010	2.45
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	109165	0.44
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	95350	0.38