California Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone Citizen Population By County in 2022 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2022, the Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population for California was 1,317,960 and represented 3.82% of the total California citizen population.

Among all California counties, Los Angeles had the highest Non-Hispanic Black Alone citizen population (751.03K), followed by San Bernardino (163.13K), and Alameda (160.05K).

In terms of percentages, Solano had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic Black Alone (14.15%), followed by Alameda (11.29%), and Sacramento (10.07%).

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 2022
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Los Angeles 751030 8.92
San Bernardino 163125 8.32
Alameda 160050 11.29
Riverside 147110 6.70
San Diego 145700 4.89
Sacramento 145345 10.07
Contra Costa 96045 9.25
Solano 58755 14.15
San Joaquin 52335 7.60
Orange 47930 1.72
Kern 44565 5.58
Fresno 42765 4.75
San Francisco 40830 5.49
Santa Clara 40595 2.61
San Mateo 16030 2.48
Stanislaus 14845 3.01
Ventura 13980 1.85
Monterey 9250 2.65
Kings 8970 6.62
Santa Barbara 7740 2.02
Merced 7705 3.23
Placer 6410 1.65
Sonoma 6290 1.41
Tulare 6025 1.48
Marin 5565 2.35
Yolo 5310 2.75
Imperial 4095 2.67
San Luis Obispo 3910 1.45
Madera 3905 2.86
Butte 3665 1.78
Yuba 2720 3.51
Lassen 2585 8.47
Napa 2360 1.92
Santa Cruz 2265 0.93
Sutter 1820 2.05
Shasta 1730 0.98
Humboldt 1660 1.26
Lake 1505 2.33
El Dorado 1305 0.71
Tuolumne 885 1.64
Del Norte 735 2.78
Amador 690 1.74
Siskiyou 670 1.56
Tehama 625 1.01
Mendocino 555 0.65
San Benito 550 0.95
Nevada 400 0.40
Trinity 375 2.45
Calaveras 345 0.77
Colusa 280 1.54
Plumas 225 1.16
Modoc 165 1.96
Mariposa 135 0.83
Inyo 120 0.66
Glenn 75 0.29
Mono 25 0.21
Sierra 4 0.14
Alpine 0 0.00