Santa Barbara 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 448.23K population of Santa Barbara County, CA residents comprised of 210.58K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (46.98%), and 237.65K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (53.02%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Santa Barbara County, CA, with a population of 224.75K (50.14%). The Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest racial group in Santa Barbara County, CA, with a population of 99.50K (22.20%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Santa Barbara County, CA, with a population of 79.72K (17.79%). The smallest racial group in Santa Barbara County, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 703 (0.16%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Santa Barbara County, CA, with a population of 184.75K (41.22%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Santa Barbara County, CA, with a population of 97.12K (21.67%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races population was the third largest ethnic group in Santa Barbara County, CA, with a population of 63.32K (14.13%). The smallest ethnic group in Santa Barbara County, CA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 161 (0.04%).

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

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

Santa Barbara County, CA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Santa Barbara County, CA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Santa Barbara County, CA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Santa Barbara County, CA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 7374 1.65
White Alone 224748 50.14
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 9633 2.15
Asian Alone 26549 5.92
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 703 0.16
Some Other Race Alone 99502 22.20
Two Or More Races 79720 17.79
Santa Barbara County, CA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 184746 41.22
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 97124 21.67
Hispanic - Two or More Races 63317 14.13
Hispanic - White Alone 40002 8.92
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 25378 5.66
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 16403 3.66
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 7902 1.76
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 6467 1.44
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 2378 0.53
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1731 0.39
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1171 0.26
Hispanic - Black Alone 907 0.20
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 542 0.12
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 161 0.04