San Jose city, California Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 1.01M population of San Jose city, CA residents comprised of 316.27K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (31.21%), and 696.97K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (68.79%).

Race: The Asian Alone population was the largest racial group in San Jose city, CA, with a population of 390.53K (38.54%). The White Alone population was the second largest racial group in San Jose city, CA, with a population of 276.52K (27.29%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in San Jose city, CA, with a population of 184.36K (18.20%). The smallest racial group in San Jose city, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 4.08K (0.40%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the largest ethnic group in San Jose city, CA, with a population of 386.99K (38.19%). The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in San Jose city, CA, with a population of 236.10K (23.30%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in San Jose city, CA, with a population of 179.56K (17.72%). The smallest ethnic group in San Jose city, CA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 622 (0.06%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in San Jose city, California from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in California and also for the state of California.

San Jose city, CA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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San Jose city, CA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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San Jose city, CA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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San Jose city, CA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 29308 2.89
White Alone 276523 27.29
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 14665 1.45
Asian Alone 390532 38.54
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 4082 0.40
Some Other Race Alone 184363 18.20
Two Or More Races 113767 11.23
San Jose city, CA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 386993 38.19
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 236095 23.30
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 179555 17.72
Hispanic - Two or More Races 77492 7.65
Hispanic - White Alone 40428 3.99
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 36275 3.58
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 27422 2.71
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 12744 1.26
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 4808 0.48
Hispanic - Asian Alone 3539 0.35
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3460 0.34
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1921 0.19
Hispanic - Black Alone 1886 0.19
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 622 0.06