Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alameda County, CA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,659,824 population of Alameda County, California comprised of 369,832 people who identified as Hispanic (22.28%), and 1,289,992 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alameda County, California with a population of 828,949 (49.94%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 519,595 (31.3%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 187,233 (11.28%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alameda County, California in 2017, with a population of 522,216 (31.46%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 508,442 (30.63%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 306,733 (18.48%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 187,233 11.28%
White Alone 828,949 49.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 18,372 1.11%
Asian Alone 519,595 31.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15,649 0.94%
Two Or More Races 90,026 5.42%
Population By Ethnicity in Alameda , CA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,294 0.86%
White Alone - Hispanic 306,733 18.48%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14,036 0.85%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,153 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,409 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 21,207 1.28%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 172,939 10.42%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 522,216 31.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,336 0.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 508,442 30.63%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 13,240 0.8%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 68,819 4.15%