Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 155.08K people in California with African ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population with African ancestry (23.52K), followed by Stockton city (6.41K), and San Diego city (5.52K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Los Angeles city
Stockton city
San Diego city
Oakland city
Fairfield city
Long Beach city
Vacaville city
Sacramento city
San Jose city
Fresno city
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Los Angeles city 23521
2 Stockton city 6409
3 San Diego city 5519
4 Oakland city 4670
5 Fairfield city 4048
6 Long Beach city 3186
7 Vacaville city 2805
8 Sacramento city 2763
9 San Jose city 2639
10 Fresno city 2600
11 Bakersfield city 2337
12 San Francisco city 1964
13 Inglewood city 1943
14 Lancaster city 1708
15 Hawthorne city 1622
16 San Bernardino city 1616
17 Riverside city 1601
18 Suisun City city 1555
19 Victorville city 1499
20 Vallejo city 1485
21 Chula Vista city 1312
22 Moreno Valley city 1276
23 Carson city 1230
24 Compton city 1188
25 Anaheim city 1150
26 Richmond city 1078
27 Calipatria city 956
28 Soledad city 884
29 Rancho Cucamonga city 864
30 Elk Grove city 828
31 Santa Clarita city 827
32 Hayward city 772
33 Palmdale city 755
34 Oceanside city 737
35 Eastvale city 727
36 Castro Valley CDP 708
37 Mountain House CDP 701
38 Rancho Cordova city 670
39 Ontario city 665
40 El Centro city 651
41 Antioch city 630
42 Rialto city 629
43 San Leandro city 623
44 Pittsburg city 620
45 Blythe city 583
46 Berkeley city 582
47 Brentwood city 578
48 Highland city 559
48 Pomona city 559
49 Alameda city 552
50 Arden-Arcade CDP 548
51 Pleasant Hill city 539
52 Lakewood city 531
53 Santa Monica city 530
54 Yuba City city 524
55 Murrieta city 516
56 Gardena city 511
57 Pasadena city 491
58 Fontana city 463
59 Westmont CDP 453
60 Davis city 451
61 Roseville city 447
62 Temescal Valley CDP 444
63 West Sacramento city 431
64 El Cajon city 429
65 Ceres city 415
66 Irvine city 407
66 Twentynine Palms city 407
67 Cupertino city 388
68 La Mesa city 387
69 Modesto city 379
70 West Athens CDP 378
71 Hesperia city 377
72 Mountain View city 371
73 Beaumont city 370
73 Manteca city 370
74 Clovis city 364
74 Yucaipa city 364
75 Palm Springs city 362
76 Corona city 354
77 Santa Clara city 349
78 View Park-Windsor Hills CDP 348
79 Lemon Grove city 346
80 Huntington Beach city 344
80 Tracy city 344
81 Altadena CDP 338
81 Concord city 338
82 Santa Ana city 336
83 Menifee city 334
84 Fullerton city 330
85 Union City city 328
86 Vista city 322
87 Carmichael CDP 321
88 Camp Pendleton South CDP 314
89 Coronado city 312
90 West Covina city 302
91 Chino city 298
92 Bellflower city 294
93 Escondido city 283
93 Foothill Farms CDP 283
94 Citrus Heights city 278
95 Glendale city 276
96 Rosemont CDP 273
97 Ladera Heights CDP 272
98 Santa Maria city 268
98 Temecula city 268
99 Yucca Valley town 261
100 Santa Rosa city 260
101 Fremont city 259
102 Norwalk city 256
103 West Rancho Dominguez CDP 254
104 Tustin city 252
105 Downey city 248
106 Santa Cruz city 236
107 Seaside city 234
107 Thousand Oaks city 234
108 Duarte city 233
109 Loma Linda city 229
110 Country Club CDP 219
111 Hanford city 213
111 Newark city 213
112 Palm Desert city 211
113 San Rafael city 206
114 Redondo Beach city 205
115 Oxnard city 204
116 Santa Barbara city 203
117 Montclair city 201
118 French Valley CDP 199
119 Aliso Viejo city 198
119 Merced city 198
120 Apple Valley town 197
120 Redlands city 197
121 East Rancho Dominguez CDP 195
122 Orange city 194
122 San Pablo city 194
123 Colton city 192
123 Lawndale city 192
124 Olivehurst CDP 190
124 Quincy CDP 190
125 Lake Elsinore city 188
126 Newport Beach city 185
127 Florence-Graham CDP 182
127 San Ramon city 182
128 Pleasanton city 180
129 Alondra Park CDP 179
129 University of California-Davis CDP 179
130 Cerritos city 177
130 Claremont city 177
130 Diamond Bar city 177
131 Allendale CDP 176
132 Glendora city 173
133 Imperial city 172
133 Petaluma city 172
133 Ripley CDP 172
134 La Presa CDP 171
134 Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County) 171
135 Costa Mesa city 168
135 Culver City city 168
136 Willowbrook CDP 164
137 Adelanto city 160
137 Dublin city 160
138 Upland city 157
139 Sunnyvale city 156
140 El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) 155
140 Florin CDP 155
141 Ashland CDP 154
141 Bay Point CDP 154
142 Baldwin Park city 149
143 Salinas city 148
143 Visalia city 148
144 Lemoore city 145
144 Milpitas city 145
145 Chico city 143
146 Dana Point city 142
146 Fruitridge Pocket CDP 142
146 Hartley CDP 142
147 Arcadia city 141
148 Eucalyptus Hills CDP 138
149 Camp Pendleton Mainside CDP 137
150 Marina city 136
151 Jurupa Valley city 135
151 Santee city 135
152 Agoura Hills city 132
152 Lynwood city 132
152 National City city 132
153 Monrovia city 131
154 Chino Hills city 130
154 Parkway CDP 130
155 Perris city 129
156 Rocklin city 127
156 Signal Hill city 127
157 Daly City city 126
158 Tulare city 125
159 Lincoln city 124
160 Vineyard CDP 123
161 Yosemite Lakes CDP 122
162 Rolling Hills Estates city 121
162 South San Francisco city 121
163 East Los Angeles CDP 120
163 Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 120