California Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the California citizen voting-age population was 25.92M. The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest citizen voting-age population (11.60M) and constituted 44.77% of the total. The Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had the second highest citizen voting-age population (8.10M) and constituted 31.24% of the total. The Non-Hispanic Asian Alone ethnicity group had the third highest (3.62M), constituting 13.96% 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 2021

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

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Percentage of California Citizen Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity in 2021

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 2021

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Ethnicity	Voting-age Population	% of Citizen Voting-age Pop.
Non-Hispanic White Alone	11602735	44.77
Hispanic or Latino of All Races	8095275	31.24
Non-Hispanic Asian Alone	3618310	13.96
Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone	1672405	6.45
Non-Hispanic Two Or More Races	731595	2.82
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	100255	0.39
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	95645	0.37