Population By Race and Ethnicity in Los Angeles County, CA in 2021

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 9,811,842 population of Los Angeles County, California comprised of 4,804,303 people who identified as Hispanic (48.96%), and 5,007,539 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (51.04%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Los Angeles County, California with a population of 6,883,381 (70.15%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,536,732 (15.66%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 884,542 (9.02%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Los Angeles County, California in 2021, with a population of 4,391,618 (44.76%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 2,491,763 (25.4%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,473,879 (15.02%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 884,542 9.02%
White Alone 6,883,381 70.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 146,870 1.5%
Asian Alone 1,536,732 15.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 36,307 0.37%
Two Or More Races 324,010 3.3%
Population By Ethnicity in Los Angeles , CA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 105,063 1.07%
White Alone - Hispanic 4,391,618 44.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 128,458 1.31%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 62,853 0.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 14,686 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 101,625 1.04%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 779,479 7.94%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 2,491,763 25.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 18,412 0.19%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 1,473,879 15.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 21,621 0.22%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 222,385 2.27%