Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (0.39% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Suisun City city had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (5.28%), followed by Soledad city (3.52%), and Fairfield city (3.40%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

Suisun City city

Soledad city

Fairfield city

Blythe city

View Park-Windsor Hills CDP

Mountain House CDP

Vacaville city

Camp Pendleton South CDP

Stockton city

Hawthorne city

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

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Suisun City city	5.28
2	Soledad city	3.52
3	Fairfield city	3.40
4	Blythe city	3.22
5	View Park-Windsor Hills CDP	3.08
6	Mountain House CDP	3.03
7	Vacaville city	2.74
8	Camp Pendleton South CDP	2.08
9	Stockton city	2.02
10	Hawthorne city	1.85
11	Inglewood city	1.80
12	Temescal Valley CDP	1.61
13	Pleasant Hill city	1.56
14	Coronado city	1.51
15	Twentynine Palms city	1.50
16	El Centro city	1.47
17	East Rancho Dominguez CDP	1.35
18	Carson city	1.29
19	El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County)	1.27
20	Lemon Grove city	1.26
20	Westmont CDP	1.26
21	Compton city	1.24
22	Yucca Valley town	1.21
23	Vallejo city	1.19
24	Olivehurst CDP	1.17
25	West Rancho Dominguez CDP	1.15
26	Victorville city	1.13
27	Rosemont CDP	1.12
28	Signal Hill city	1.08
29	Castro Valley CDP	1.07
29	Duarte city	1.07
29	Oakland city	1.07
30	Eastvale city	1.06
31	Highland city	0.99
31	Lancaster city	0.99
32	Loma Linda city	0.93
32	Richmond city	0.93
33	Brentwood city	0.91
34	Imperial city	0.86
34	Rancho Cordova city	0.86
35	Ceres city	0.85
36	Gardena city	0.84
37	Pittsburg city	0.82
37	Quartz Hill CDP	0.82
38	Palm Springs city	0.81
38	Parkway CDP	0.81
39	West Sacramento city	0.80
40	Altadena CDP	0.78
41	Foothill Farms CDP	0.76
42	Yuba City city	0.75
43	San Bernardino city	0.73
44	Seaside city	0.72
45	Alameda city	0.71
45	Beaumont city	0.71
46	Long Beach city	0.68
46	San Leandro city	0.68
46	Willowbrook CDP	0.68
47	Davis city	0.67
47	Yucaipa city	0.67
48	Agoura Hills city	0.65
48	Ashland CDP	0.65
49	Cupertino city	0.64
49	Lakewood city	0.64
50	La Mesa city	0.63
51	Bay Point CDP	0.62
52	Marina city	0.61
52	Moreno Valley city	0.61
52	Rialto city	0.61
52	San Pablo city	0.61
53	Lawndale city	0.60
53	Los Angeles city	0.60
54	Bakersfield city	0.59
55	Arden-Arcade CDP	0.57
55	Lomita city	0.57
55	Santa Monica city	0.57
56	Garden Acres CDP	0.56
57	Antioch city	0.55
57	Bostonia CDP	0.55
57	Clearlake city	0.55
58	Chowchilla city	0.54
58	Lemoore city	0.54
59	Montclair city	0.53
59	Sacramento city	0.53
60	Dixon city	0.52
61	Rio Linda CDP	0.51
61	Riverside city	0.51
62	Fairview CDP	0.50
62	French Valley CDP	0.50
62	Los Alamitos city	0.50
62	Rancho Cucamonga city	0.50
63	Berkeley city	0.49
63	Claremont city	0.49
64	Chula Vista city	0.48
64	Corcoran city	0.48
64	Fresno city	0.48
64	Hayward city	0.48
64	Winton CDP	0.48
65	Elk Grove city	0.47
65	Red Bluff city	0.47
66	American Canyon city	0.46
66	Murrieta city	0.46
66	Union City city	0.46
67	Manteca city	0.45
67	Mountain View city	0.45
67	Newark city	0.45
67	Palmdale city	0.45
68	La Presa CDP	0.44
68	La Riviera CDP	0.44
68	Pinole city	0.44
69	Adelanto city	0.43
69	Dana Point city	0.43
69	Emeryville city	0.43
69	Galt city	0.43
69	Hercules city	0.43
70	Carmichael CDP	0.42
70	El Segundo city	0.42
70	Oceanside city	0.42
71	Capitola city	0.41
71	Culver City city	0.41
71	El Cajon city	0.41
71	El Cerrito city	0.41
71	Lathrop city	0.41
71	Palm Desert city	0.41
72	Del Aire CDP	0.40
72	East Palo Alto city	0.40
72	San Diego city	0.40
73	Aliso Viejo city	0.38
73	Hesperia city	0.38
73	Ontario city	0.38
73	Santa Cruz city	0.38
73	Vincent CDP	0.38
74	Albany city	0.37
74	Bellflower city	0.37
74	Hanford city	0.37
74	Pomona city	0.37
74	Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County)	0.37
74	Tracy city	0.37
75	Cerritos city	0.36
75	Colton city	0.36
75	Santa Clarita city	0.36
76	Monrovia city	0.35
76	Oroville city	0.35
76	Pasadena city	0.35
77	Magalia CDP	0.34
77	Reedley city	0.34
77	Rosedale CDP	0.34
77	San Rafael city	0.34
77	Susanville city	0.34
77	West Carson CDP	0.34
78	Anaheim city	0.33
78	Chino city	0.33
78	Glendora city	0.33
78	Linda CDP	0.33
78	Menifee city	0.33
78	Rancho San Diego CDP	0.33
78	University of California-Santa Barbara CDP	0.33
78	Vista city	0.33
79	Citrus Heights city	0.32
79	Diamond Bar city	0.32
79	Tustin city	0.32
80	Clovis city	0.31
80	Roseville city	0.31
81	Florin CDP	0.30
81	Isla Vista CDP	0.30
81	Port Hueneme city	0.30
81	Salida CDP	0.30
81	Santa Fe Springs city	0.30
81	Vineyard CDP	0.30
82	California City city	0.29
82	Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP	0.29
82	Petaluma city	0.29
82	Redondo Beach city	0.29
83	Barstow city	0.28
83	Desert Hot Springs city	0.28
83	Florence-Graham CDP	0.28
83	Grover Beach city	0.28
83	Stevenson Ranch CDP	0.28
83	West Covina city	0.28
84	Concord city	0.27
84	Goleta city	0.27
84	Lake Elsinore city	0.27
84	Mead Valley CDP	0.27
84	Redlands city	0.27
84	Santa Clara city	0.27
85	Apple Valley town	0.26
85	Discovery Bay CDP	0.26
85	Orangevale CDP	0.26
85	San Jose city	0.26
85	West Hollywood city	0.26
86	Arcadia city	0.25
86	Lincoln city	0.25
86	Lompoc city	0.25
86	Norwalk city	0.25
86	Santa Maria city	0.25
86	Temecula city	0.25
87	Atascadero city	0.24
87	Calabasas city	0.24
87	Prunedale CDP	0.24
88	Dublin city	0.23
88	Fullerton city	0.23