Population By Race and Ethnicity in Alameda County, CA in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 1,644,047 population of Alameda County, California comprised of 384,070 people who identified as Hispanic (23.36%), and 1,259,977 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.64%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Alameda County, California with a population of 792,847 (48.23%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 548,317 (33.35%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 176,946 (10.76%).

Ethnicity: The Asian Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Alameda County, California in 2021, with a population of 536,608 (32.64%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 474,852 (28.88%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 317,995 (19.34%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 176,946 10.76%
White Alone 792,847 48.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 18,833 1.15%
Asian Alone 548,317 33.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 15,463 0.94%
Two Or More Races 91,641 5.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Alameda , CA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,998 0.91%
White Alone - Hispanic 317,995 19.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 14,831 0.9%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,709 0.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,483 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22,054 1.34%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 161,948 9.85%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 474,852 28.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,002 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 536,608 32.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 12,980 0.79%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 69,587 4.23%