Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fresno County, CA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 976,231 population of Fresno County, California comprised of 514,097 people who identified as Hispanic (52.66%), and 462,134 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (47.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fresno County, California with a population of 748,953 (76.72%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 107,516 (11.01%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 57,367 (5.88%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fresno County, California in 2016, with a population of 457,514 (46.87%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 291,439 (29.85%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 99,598 (10.2%).

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

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Population By Race in Fresno , CA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 57,367 5.88%
White Alone 748,953 76.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 29,639 3.04%
Asian Alone 107,516 11.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,722 0.28%
Two Or More Races 30,034 3.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Fresno , CA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11,515 1.18%
White Alone - Hispanic 457,514 46.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 23,777 2.44%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7,918 0.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,303 0.13%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,070 1.24%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 45,852 4.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 291,439 29.85%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,862 0.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 99,598 10.2%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,419 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 17,964 1.84%