Ranking of California Counties 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 counties, Solano County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (2.32%), followed by Imperial County (1.60%), and San Joaquin County (1.13%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties 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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Related Topics: California ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solano County | 2.32 |
| 2 | Imperial County | 1.60 |
| 3 | San Joaquin County | 1.13 |
| 4 | Plumas County | 0.97 |
| 5 | Sutter County | 0.60 |
| 6 | Alameda County | 0.57 |
| 7 | Lassen County | 0.52 |
| 7 | Yolo County | 0.52 |
| 8 | Los Angeles County | 0.48 |
| 8 | San Bernardino County | 0.48 |
| 9 | Sacramento County | 0.46 |
| 10 | Contra Costa County | 0.44 |
| 11 | Yuba County | 0.39 |
| 12 | Riverside County | 0.38 |
| 12 | San Diego County | 0.38 |
| 13 | Monterey County | 0.36 |
| 14 | Del Norte County | 0.34 |
| 14 | Fresno County | 0.34 |
| 14 | Kings County | 0.34 |
| 15 | Kern County | 0.30 |
| 16 | Marin County | 0.25 |
| 17 | San Francisco County | 0.23 |
| 17 | Santa Clara County | 0.23 |
| 18 | Madera County | 0.22 |
| 18 | Santa Cruz County | 0.22 |
| 19 | Santa Barbara County | 0.21 |
| 20 | Colusa County | 0.20 |
| 21 | Lake County | 0.18 |
| 21 | Placer County | 0.18 |
| 21 | Stanislaus County | 0.18 |
| 22 | Merced County | 0.16 |
| 23 | Butte County | 0.15 |
| 23 | Orange County | 0.15 |
| 23 | San Luis Obispo County | 0.15 |
| 24 | Sonoma County | 0.13 |
| 25 | Mendocino County | 0.11 |
| 25 | Mono County | 0.11 |
| 25 | Siskiyou County | 0.11 |
| 25 | Tehama County | 0.11 |
| 25 | Ventura County | 0.11 |
| 26 | San Mateo County | 0.10 |
| 27 | Napa County | 0.09 |
| 28 | Amador County | 0.08 |
| 28 | El Dorado County | 0.08 |
| 28 | Nevada County | 0.08 |
| 29 | Humboldt County | 0.07 |
| 30 | Modoc County | 0.06 |
| 30 | Tulare County | 0.06 |
| 30 | Tuolumne County | 0.06 |
| 31 | San Benito County | 0.05 |
| 31 | Shasta County | 0.05 |
| 32 | Calaveras County | 0.02 |
| 33 | Glenn County | 0.01 |
| 33 | Inyo County | 0.01 |