Population By Race and Ethnicity in Los Angeles County, CA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 10,092,365 population of Los Angeles County, California comprised of 4,868,179 people who identified as Hispanic (48.24%), and 5,224,186 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (51.76%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Los Angeles County, California with a population of 7,127,094 (70.62%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,555,006 (15.41%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 912,145 (9.04%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Los Angeles County, California in 2017, with a population of 4,463,226 (44.22%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,663,868 (26.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,493,332 (14.8%).

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

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Population By Race in Los Angeles , CA in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 912,145 9.04%
White Alone 7,127,094 70.62%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 146,663 1.45%
Asian Alone 1,555,006 15.41%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 36,979 0.37%
Two Or More Races 314,478 3.12%
Population By Ethnicity in Los Angeles , CA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 102,429 1.01%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,463,226 44.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 127,195 1.26%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 61,674 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14,398 0.14%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 99,257 0.98%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 809,716 8.02%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,663,868 26.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 19,468 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,493,332 14.8%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 22,581 0.22%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 215,221 2.13%