Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, CA in 2010

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2010, the 3,016,376 population of Orange County, California comprised of 1,015,819 people who identified as Hispanic (33.68%), and 2,000,557 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (66.32%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, California with a population of 2,268,521 (75.21%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 552,860 (18.33%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 91,448 (3.03%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, California in 2010, with a population of 1,332,943 (44.19%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 935,578 (31.02%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 539,544 (17.89%).

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

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Population By Race in Orange , CA in 2010
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 59,447 1.97%
White Alone 2,268,521 75.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 32,615 1.08%
Asian Alone 552,860 18.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,485 0.38%
Two Or More Races 91,448 3.03%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , CA in 2010
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,730 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 935,578 31.02%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26,349 0.87%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13,316 0.44%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,955 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 22,891 0.76%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 44,717 1.48%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,332,943 44.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 6,266 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 539,544 17.89%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8,530 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 68,557 2.27%