Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020

Updated on August 26, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest voting-age population who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (639.49K), followed by San Bernardino County (136.38K), and Alameda County (134.53K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties based on Black or African American Alone voting-age population.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other racial groups in California.

Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Los Angeles
639.49K
San Bernardino
136.38K
Alameda
134.53K
San Diego
122.72K
Riverside
118.10K
Sacramento
114.88K
Contra Costa
78.29K
Solano
49.38K
San Joaquin
44.56K
Orange
43.46K
Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
1 Los Angeles County 639,490
2 San Bernardino County 136,376
3 Alameda County 134,525
4 San Diego County 122,721
5 Riverside County 118,101
6 Sacramento County 114,882
7 Contra Costa County 78,292
8 Solano County 49,380
9 San Joaquin County 44,560
10 Orange County 43,457
11 San Francisco County 40,302
12 Santa Clara County 36,505
13 Kern County 35,846
14 Fresno County 34,327
15 San Mateo County 13,447
16 Ventura County 12,298
17 Stanislaus County 11,770
18 Monterey County 8,471
19 Kings County 7,188
20 Merced County 6,898
21 Santa Barbara County 6,155
22 Sonoma County 6,148
23 Marin County 5,442
24 Placer County 5,351
25 Yolo County 4,813
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