California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, there were 2,227,822 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in California and they represented 5.64% of the total population of California in 2020. Los Angeles County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (804,649), followed by San Bernardino County (180,551), and Alameda County (167,621). On the other hand, Sierra County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (11), followed by Alpine County (12), and Trinity County (88).

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 (13.36%), followed by Alameda County (9.98%), and Sacramento County (9.69%).

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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 2020
California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2020
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alameda 167621 9.98
Alpine 12 1
Amador 1013 2.5
Butte 3357 1.6
Calaveras 417 0.92
Colusa 230 1.05
Contra Costa 100032 8.58
Del Norte 896 3.25
El Dorado 1738 0.91
Fresno 46959 4.65
Glenn 236 0.82
Humboldt 1630 1.2
Imperial 4312 2.4
Inyo 179 0.94
Kern 46246 5.11
Kings 9412 6.16
Lake 1176 1.72
Lassen 2601 8.05
Los Angeles 804649 8.05
Madera 4692 3
Marin 6083 2.33
Mariposa 185 1.08
Mendocino 713 0.78
Merced 8194 2.91
Modoc 93 1.07
Mono 99 0.75
Monterey 10079 2.3
Napa 2465 1.79
Nevada 523 0.51
Orange 53549 1.68
Placer 7123 1.76
Plumas 176 0.89
Riverside 153672 6.34
Sacramento 153799 9.69
San Benito 669 1.04
San Bernardino 180551 8.27
San Diego 155242 4.71
San Francisco 44237 5.08
San Joaquin 55943 7.17
San Luis Obispo 4509 1.6
San Mateo 16682 2.19
Santa Barbara 7770 1.73
Santa Clara 45915 2.38
Santa Cruz 2720 1.01
Shasta 1944 1.07
Sierra 11 0.34
Siskiyou 580 1.32
Solano 60503 13.36
Sonoma 7825 1.6
Stanislaus 15082 2.73
Sutter 2174 2.19
Tehama 523 0.8
Trinity 88 0.55
Tulare 6186 1.31
Tuolumne 932 1.68
Ventura 15112 1.79
Yolo 5387 2.49
Yuba 3076 3.75