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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 1,012,992 population of Fresno County, California comprised of 553,158 people who identified as Hispanic (54.61%), and 459,834 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (45.39%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fresno County, California with a population of 765,463 (75.57%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 118,618 (11.71%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 59,867 (5.91%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fresno County, California in 2021, with a population of 489,267 (48.3%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 276,196 (27.27%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 109,497 (10.81%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59,867 5.91%
White Alone 765,463 75.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 32,179 3.18%
Asian Alone 118,618 11.71%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3,026 0.3%
Two Or More Races 33,839 3.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Fresno , CA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 13,066 1.29%
White Alone - Hispanic 489,267 48.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26,386 2.61%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 9,121 0.9%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,503 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 13,815 1.36%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 46,801 4.62%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 276,196 27.27%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,793 0.57%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 109,497 10.81%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,523 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 20,024 1.98%