Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kern County, CA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 876,548 population of Kern County, California comprised of 456,370 people who identified as Hispanic (52.06%), and 420,178 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (47.94%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kern County, California with a population of 724,193 (82.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 54,690 (6.24%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 45,033 (5.14%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kern County, California in 2015, with a population of 411,978 (47%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 312,215 (35.62%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 45,935 (5.24%).

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

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Population By Race in Kern , CA in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 54,690 6.24%
White Alone 724,193 82.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 23,359 2.67%
Asian Alone 45,033 5.14%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,269 0.26%
Two Or More Races 27,004 3.08%
Population By Ethnicity in Kern , CA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 8,755 1%
White Alone - Hispanic 411,978 47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17,685 2.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5,895 0.67%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,282 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 10,775 1.23%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 45,935 5.24%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 312,215 35.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,674 0.65%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 39,138 4.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 987 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 16,229 1.85%