California Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for California was 1,281,810 and represented 3.77% of the total California citizen population.

Among all California counties, Los Angeles had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (784.54K), followed by San Bernardino (167.30K), and Alameda (166.69K).

In terms of percentages, Solano had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (14.71%), followed by Alameda (11.95%), and Sacramento (10.37%).

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 2018
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Los Angeles 784540 9.31
San Bernardino 167300 8.77
Alameda 166690 11.95
San Diego 150495 5.12
Riverside 143115 6.75
Sacramento 142480 10.37
Contra Costa 91505 9.12
Solano 59250 14.71
San Joaquin 49305 7.66
Orange 48200 1.77
Kern 44885 5.85
Fresno 44135 5.18
San Francisco 42415 5.59
Santa Clara 41790 2.66
San Mateo 16305 2.50
Stanislaus 14265 2.99
Ventura 13475 1.79
Monterey 10480 3.09
Kings 8770 6.61
Merced 8085 3.57
Santa Barbara 7590 2.02
Sonoma 6185 1.36
Tulare 5760 1.47
Placer 5700 1.56
Marin 5675 2.42
Yolo 5095 2.71
Madera 4850 3.66
San Luis Obispo 4805 1.80
Imperial 3875 2.55
Butte 3205 1.46
Napa 2750 2.23
Lassen 2700 8.98
Yuba 2355 3.32
Santa Cruz 2330 0.96
Shasta 2065 1.19
Sutter 1775 2.08
Lake 1455 2.39
El Dorado 1430 0.80
Humboldt 1310 1.00
Tuolumne 880 1.66
Del Norte 770 2.91
Amador 725 1.97
Siskiyou 610 1.43
Nevada 560 0.58
Mendocino 490 0.61
San Benito 440 0.84
Tehama 420 0.70
Calaveras 300 0.68
Colusa 275 1.52
Plumas 195 1.07
Glenn 170 0.70
Inyo 160 0.93
Modoc 155 1.84
Mariposa 140 0.83
Trinity 85 0.68
Mono 35 0.28
Alpine 10 0.88
Sierra 4 0.14