California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016

Updated on February 3, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, there were 2,213,063 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in California and they represented 5.65% of the total population of California in 2016. Los Angeles County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (814,908), followed by Alameda County (175,828), and San Bernardino County (175,409). On the other hand, Alpine County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (1), followed by Sierra County (7), and Trinity County (69).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Solano County had the highest percentage (13.8%), followed by Alameda County (10.65%), and Sacramento County (9.76%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2016
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alameda 175828 10.65
Alpine 1 0.1
Amador 726 1.94
Butte 3337 1.48
Calaveras 340 0.75
Colusa 193 0.9
Contra Costa 99018 8.71
Del Norte 848 3.09
El Dorado 1578 0.85
Fresno 45852 4.7
Glenn 215 0.77
Humboldt 1578 1.16
Imperial 4453 2.48
Inyo 140 0.78
Kern 46135 5.24
Kings 9152 6.13
Lake 1117 1.75
Lassen 2385 7.77
Los Angeles 814908 8.07
Madera 4916 3.2
Marin 6397 2.45
Mariposa 169 0.97
Mendocino 618 0.71
Merced 8017 3
Modoc 88 0.98
Mono 101 0.71
Monterey 11099 2.56
Napa 2763 1.96
Nevada 423 0.43
Orange 50738 1.6
Placer 5785 1.53
Plumas 184 0.98
Riverside 145581 6.12
Sacramento 147501 9.76
San Benito 507 0.86
San Bernardino 175409 8.23
San Diego 156043 4.72
San Francisco 44109 5.06
San Joaquin 51299 7
San Luis Obispo 4778 1.7
San Mateo 17808 2.32
Santa Barbara 7856 1.77
Santa Clara 44957 2.33
Santa Cruz 2581 0.94
Shasta 1645 0.92
Sierra 7 0.24
Siskiyou 589 1.36
Solano 60555 13.8
Sonoma 7701 1.53
Stanislaus 14138 2.62
Sutter 1889 1.97
Tehama 447 0.7
Trinity 69 0.54
Tulare 5726 1.25
Tuolumne 1000 1.86
Ventura 14202 1.68
Yolo 5075 2.35
Yuba 2489 3.32