San Diego 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 3.30M population of San Diego County, CA residents comprised of 1.12M residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (33.94%), and 2.18M residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (66.06%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in San Diego County, CA, with a population of 1.63M (49.51%). The Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group in San Diego County, CA, with a population of 521.69K (15.82%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest racial group in San Diego County, CA, with a population of 520.99K (15.79%). The smallest racial group in San Diego County, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 15.29K (0.46%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in San Diego County, CA, with a population of 1.42M (43.12%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in San Diego County, CA, with a population of 502.87K (15.25%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in San Diego County, CA, with a population of 400.59K (12.14%). The smallest ethnic group in San Diego County, CA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 2.30K (0.07%).

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

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

San Diego County, CA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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San Diego County, CA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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San Diego County, CA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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San Diego County, CA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 155813 4.72
White Alone 1633129 49.51
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 40968 1.24
Asian Alone 410752 12.45
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15286 0.46
Some Other Race Alone 520994 15.79
Two Or More Races 521692 15.82
San Diego County, CA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 1422205 43.12
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 502869 15.25
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 400589 12.14
Hispanic - Two or More Races 354452 10.75
Hispanic - White Alone 210924 6.39
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 167240 5.07
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 145014 4.40
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 28127 0.85
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 18125 0.55
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 12991 0.39
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 12841 0.39
Hispanic - Black Alone 10799 0.33
Hispanic - Asian Alone 10163 0.31
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 2295 0.07