California Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the California citizen population was 34.42M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen population (14.00M) and constituted 40.66% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen population (12.33M) and constituted 35.83% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Asian Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (4.52M), constituting 13.13% of the total citizen population.

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

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Percentage of California Citizen Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2020

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 Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2020

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Ethnicity	Population	% of Citizen Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	13994825	40.66
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	12330050	35.83
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	4517525	13.13
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	2106370	6.12
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	1209715	3.52
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	133520	0.39
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	123885	0.36