Population By Race and Ethnicity in Kern County, CA in 2023

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the 913,820 population of Kern County, California comprised of 522,138 people who identified as Hispanic (57.14%), and 391,682 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (42.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Kern County, California with a population of 744,168 (81.44%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 56,467 (6.18%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 53,647 (5.87%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Kern County, California in 2023, with a population of 469,926 (51.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 274,242 (30.01%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 46,582 (5.1%).

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 2023
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 56,467 6.18%
White Alone 744,168 81.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 25,350 2.77%
Asian Alone 53,647 5.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 2,592 0.28%
Two Or More Races 31,596 3.46%
Population By Ethnicity in Kern , CA in 2023
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 10,307 1.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 469,926 51.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 20,241 2.22%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7,065 0.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1,496 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 13,103 1.43%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 46,160 5.05%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 274,242 30.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 5,109 0.56%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 46,582 5.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1,096 0.12%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 18,493 2.02%