Kern, California Voting-age Population By Race and Ethnicity from Census 2020

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 651.74K voting-age population of Kern, CA residents comprised of 329.37K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (50.54%), and 322.37K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.46%).

Race: The White Alone voting-age population was the largest racial group in Kern, CA, with a voting-age population of 282.35K (43.32%). The Some Other Race Alone voting-age population was the second largest racial group in Kern, CA, with a voting-age population of 186.53K (28.62%). The Two Or More Races voting-age population was the third largest racial group in Kern, CA, with a voting-age population of 96.16K (14.75%). The smallest racial group in Kern, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a voting-age population of 1.07K (0.16%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone voting-age population was the largest ethnic group in Kern, CA, with a voting-age population of 225.86K (34.66%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone voting-age population was the second largest ethnic group in Kern, CA, with a voting-age population of 183.51K (28.16%). The Hispanic - Two or More Races voting-age population was the third largest ethnic group in Kern, CA, with a voting-age population of 77.19K (11.84%). The smallest ethnic group in Kern, CA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a voting-age population of 217 (0.03%).

The charts and tables below shows the voting-age population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Kern, California from the 2020 decennial census.

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

Kern, CA Voting-age Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Kern, CA Voting-age Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Kern, CA Voting-age Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Kern, CA Voting-age Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Black or African American Alone 35846 5.50
White Alone 282354 43.32
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 13230 2.03
Asian Alone 36554 5.61
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1070 0.16
Some Other Race Alone 186526 28.62
Two Or More Races 96159 14.75
Kern, CA Voting-age Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Voting-age Population % of County Voting-age Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 225859 34.66
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 183505 28.16
Hispanic - Two or More Races 77186 11.84
Hispanic - White Alone 56495 8.67
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 35138 5.39
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 34407 5.28
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 18973 2.91
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 9114 1.40
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 4116 0.63
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 3021 0.46
Hispanic - Black Alone 1439 0.22
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1416 0.22
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 853 0.13
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 217 0.03