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.
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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
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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 |