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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 299.83K people in California with Subsaharan African ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population with Subsaharan African ancestry (42.81K), followed by San Diego city (16.15K), and Oakland city (13.38K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Subsaharan 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 Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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San Diego city
Oakland city
San Jose city
Stockton city
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Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Subsaharan African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Los Angeles city 42807
2 San Diego city 16153
3 Oakland city 13375
4 San Jose city 8660
5 Stockton city 7969
6 Sacramento city 6305
7 San Francisco city 5777
8 Fairfield city 4636
9 Long Beach city 4541
10 Inglewood city 4116
11 Hawthorne city 4040
12 Moreno Valley city 3850
13 Fresno city 3644
14 Bakersfield city 3218
15 Vacaville city 3042
16 Riverside city 2741
17 Carson city 2704
18 Elk Grove city 2669
19 San Bernardino city 2402
20 Rancho Cucamonga city 2379
21 Anaheim city 2182
22 Castro Valley CDP 2163
23 Lancaster city 2044
24 Richmond city 1951
25 Vallejo city 1933
26 Hayward city 1746
27 San Leandro city 1728
28 Chula Vista city 1653
29 Suisun City city 1602
30 Victorville city 1579
31 Alameda city 1531
32 Berkeley city 1519
33 Fontana city 1434
34 Santa Clarita city 1433
35 Gardena city 1426
36 Irvine city 1409
37 Antioch city 1380
38 Pittsburg city 1331
39 Santa Clara city 1328
40 Arden-Arcade CDP 1310
41 Santa Rosa city 1301
42 Santa Monica city 1288
43 Pasadena city 1247
44 Ontario city 1245
45 Compton city 1224
45 Modesto city 1224
46 Rancho Cordova city 1175
47 Oceanside city 1168
48 Mountain View city 1150
49 Palmdale city 1120
50 Pomona city 1011
51 Rialto city 989
52 La Mesa city 979
53 Eastvale city 978
54 Calipatria city 965
55 Brentwood city 957
55 Soledad city 957
56 Clovis city 939
57 French Valley CDP 936
58 Lemon Grove city 919
59 Bellflower city 905
60 Tracy city 904
61 Fremont city 895
62 Chino Hills city 869
63 Concord city 868
64 Upland city 867
65 Sunnyvale city 819
66 Altadena CDP 803
67 Lathrop city 796
68 Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 771
69 Corona city 762
70 Huntington Beach city 758
71 Hercules city 755
72 Murrieta city 744
73 El Cajon city 735
74 Lakewood city 728
75 Davis city 727
76 Mountain House CDP 701
77 Novato city 681
78 San Ramon city 680
79 Santa Ana city 673
80 View Park-Windsor Hills CDP 668
81 Roseville city 663
82 El Centro city 661
83 Culver City city 659
84 Vista city 657
85 Dublin city 649
86 Carlsbad city 648
86 Fullerton city 648
87 Blythe city 644
88 Carmichael CDP 642
89 Yuba City city 628
90 Union City city 611
91 Highland city 609
92 Temescal Valley CDP 600
93 Pleasant Hill city 599
94 Lawndale city 593
95 Simi Valley city 590
96 Lynwood city 586
97 Westmont CDP 583
98 Redlands city 575
99 National City city 567
100 Menifee city 562
101 Glendale city 560
102 Escondido city 556
103 Newark city 552
104 Hesperia city 548
105 Torrance city 547
106 Ladera Heights CDP 542
107 La Presa CDP 538
108 Ashland CDP 520
109 West Athens CDP 517
110 Newport Beach city 511
111 Livermore city 509
112 Chino city 501
113 Twentynine Palms city 491
114 West Sacramento city 470
115 Claremont city 466
116 Florin CDP 465
117 Cupertino city 462
118 Ceres city 455
119 Thousand Oaks city 439
120 Rosemont CDP 434
121 Downey city 428
122 Antelope CDP 427
123 Foothill Farms CDP 426
123 Hanford city 426
124 Coronado city 421
125 Beaumont city 419
125 Manteca city 419
126 West Covina city 415
127 Santa Cruz city 412
128 Redondo Beach city 411
129 Aliso Viejo city 409
130 Visalia city 407
131 Norwalk city 405
132 San Mateo city 401
133 Cerritos city 400
134 Foster City city 392
135 Palm Springs city 389
136 Santa Barbara city 385
137 Chico city 378
138 Granite Bay CDP 376
138 Lake Forest city 376
139 Santa Maria city 370
140 Yucaipa city 364
141 Glendora city 363
141 Lake Elsinore city 363
142 Tustin city 359
143 Temecula city 358
144 Orange city 355
145 Oakley city 351
146 Citrus Heights city 347
146 Daly City city 347
147 Dana Point city 343
148 Walnut Creek city 338
149 Palm Desert city 336
149 San Luis Obispo city 336
150 Camarillo city 334
151 Petaluma city 332
151 Seaside city 332
152 Camp Pendleton South CDP 324
153 Montclair city 319
154 Costa Mesa city 316
155 Patterson city 305
156 El Cerrito city 296
157 Pacheco CDP 295
158 Loma Linda city 293
159 Emeryville city 292
159 Rancho Santa Margarita city 292
160 Burbank city 290
161 Redwood City city 285
161 San Rafael city 285
162 Campbell city 284
162 Garden Grove city 284
163 Pinole city 283
164 Pleasanton city 281
165 Ladera Ranch CDP 278
166 North Highlands CDP 275
167 Colton city 272
168 Morgan Hill city 270
169 West Rancho Dominguez CDP 265
170 Duarte city 264
171 Yucca Valley town 261
172 Placentia city 255
173 Redding city 254
174 Lomita city 249
175 Buena Park city 243
175 University of California-Davis CDP 243
176 Merced city 237
177 Santee city 236
178 San Pablo city 234
179 Agoura Hills city 233
180 Alondra Park CDP 232
181 East Palo Alto city 228
181 Tulare city 228
182 Apple Valley town 227
183 Rancho Palos Verdes city 226
184 Oxnard city 225
185 Country Club CDP 219