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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 984,726 population of Fresno County, California comprised of 521,577 people who identified as Hispanic (52.97%), and 463,149 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (47.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fresno County, California with a population of 753,277 (76.5%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 109,907 (11.16%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 57,777 (5.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fresno County, California in 2017, with a population of 463,750 (47.09%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 289,527 (29.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 101,840 (10.34%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 57,777 5.87%
White Alone 753,277 76.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 30,116 3.06%
Asian Alone 109,907 11.16%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,829 0.29%
Two Or More Races 30,820 3.13%
Population By Ethnicity in Fresno , CA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 11,786 1.2%
White Alone - Hispanic 463,750 47.09%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 24,217 2.46%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 8,067 0.82%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,352 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 12,405 1.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 45,991 4.67%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 289,527 29.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,899 0.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 101,840 10.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,477 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,415 1.87%