Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alameda County, CA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 1,634,326 population of Alameda County, California comprised of 365,391 people who identified as Hispanic (22.36%), and 1,268,935 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alameda County, California with a population of 832,683 (50.95%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 487,441 (29.83%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 193,115 (11.82%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alameda County, California in 2015, with a population of 529,687 (32.41%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 476,643 (29.16%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 302,996 (18.54%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Alameda, California.

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Population By Race in Alameda , CA in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 193,115 11.82%
White Alone 832,683 50.95%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 18,447 1.13%
Asian Alone 487,441 29.83%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15,769 0.97%
Two Or More Races 86,871 5.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Alameda , CA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,467 0.89%
White Alone - Hispanic 302,996 18.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14,089 0.86%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10,798 0.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,396 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 20,645 1.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 178,648 10.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 529,687 32.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,358 0.27%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 476,643 29.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13,373 0.82%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 66,226 4.05%