Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, CA in 2011

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2011, the 3,050,199 population of Orange County, California comprised of 1,031,375 people who identified as Hispanic (33.81%), and 2,018,824 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (66.19%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, California with a population of 2,281,715 (74.81%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 568,465 (18.64%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 94,730 (3.11%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, California in 2011, with a population of 1,331,865 (43.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 949,850 (31.14%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 554,819 (18.19%).

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 2011
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 60,838 2%
White Alone 2,281,715 74.81%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 32,800 1.08%
Asian Alone 568,465 18.64%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,651 0.38%
Two Or More Races 94,730 3.11%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , CA in 2011
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,801 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 949,850 31.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26,400 0.87%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 13,646 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,998 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 23,680 0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 46,037 1.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,331,865 43.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 6,400 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 554,819 18.19%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8,653 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 71,050 2.33%