Orange County, California Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on April 9, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 3.19M population of Orange County, CA residents comprised of 1.09M residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (34.10%), and 2.10M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (65.90%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, CA, with a population of 1.38M (43.40%). The Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group in Orange County, CA, with a population of 706.81K (22.18%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in Orange County, CA, with a population of 548.54K (17.21%). The smallest racial group in Orange County, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 9.04K (0.28%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, CA, with a population of 1.20M (37.61%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Orange County, CA, with a population of 699.12K (21.94%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Orange County, CA, with a population of 533.72K (16.75%). The smallest ethnic group in Orange County, CA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 1.32K (0.04%).

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

You can see similar information for other California counties and also for the state of California.

Orange County, CA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Orange County, CA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Orange County, CA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Orange County, CA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 53842 1.69
White Alone 1383257 43.40
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 38322 1.20
Asian Alone 706813 22.18
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9035 0.28
Some Other Race Alone 548539 17.21
Two Or More Races 447181 14.03
Orange County, CA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 1198655 37.61
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 699124 21.94
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 533721 16.75
Hispanic - Two or More Races 321939 10.10
Hispanic - White Alone 184602 5.79
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 125242 3.93
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 49304 1.55
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 33024 1.04
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 14818 0.47
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 7714 0.24
Hispanic - Asian Alone 7689 0.24
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 5298 0.17
Hispanic - Black Alone 4538 0.14
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 1321 0.04