California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021

Updated on August 2, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, there were 2,201,400 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in California and they represented 5.62% of the total population of California in 2021. Los Angeles County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (786,790), followed by San Bernardino County (179,785), and Alameda County (161,948). On the other hand, Alpine County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (11), followed by Sierra County (13), and Trinity County (80).

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 (13.26%), followed by Alameda County (9.85%), and Sacramento County (9.7%).

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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 2021
California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2021
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alameda 161948 9.85
Alpine 11 0.9
Amador 1074 2.61
Butte 3347 1.62
Calaveras 415 0.9
Colusa 234 1.07
Contra Costa 99626 8.56
Del Norte 850 3.08
El Dorado 1754 0.91
Fresno 47274 4.67
Glenn 235 0.82
Humboldt 1632 1.21
Imperial 4115 2.3
Inyo 164 0.87
Kern 46849 5.13
Kings 9256 6.06
Lake 1141 1.66
Lassen 2432 7.63
Los Angeles 786790 8.02
Madera 4734 2.98
Marin 5796 2.24
Mariposa 195 1.14
Mendocino 690 0.76
Merced 8270 2.91
Modoc 80 0.93
Mono 103 0.78
Monterey 10095 2.31
Napa 2593 1.9
Nevada 557 0.54
Orange 54096 1.71
Placer 7590 1.84
Plumas 189 0.95
Riverside 156099 6.36
Sacramento 154081 9.7
San Benito 731 1.1
San Bernardino 179785 8.2
San Diego 154502 4.72
San Francisco 41907 5.16
San Joaquin 56094 7.12
San Luis Obispo 4326 1.55
San Mateo 16119 2.18
Santa Barbara 7149 1.63
Santa Clara 44687 2.37
Santa Cruz 2547 0.98
Shasta 1997 1.1
Sierra 13 0.4
Siskiyou 559 1.27
Solano 59732 13.26
Sonoma 7839 1.62
Stanislaus 15192 2.75
Sutter 2099 2.12
Tehama 553 0.85
Trinity 80 0.5
Tulare 6350 1.33
Tuolumne 902 1.64
Ventura 15089 1.8
Yolo 5519 2.59
Yuba 3314 3.98