Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, CA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 3,078,710 population of Orange County, California comprised of 1,043,779 people who identified as Hispanic (33.9%), and 2,034,931 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (66.1%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, California with a population of 2,290,942 (74.41%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 582,811 (18.93%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 98,130 (3.19%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, California in 2012, with a population of 1,330,193 (43.21%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 960,749 (31.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 568,800 (18.48%).

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 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 62,070 2.02%
White Alone 2,290,942 74.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 33,005 1.07%
Asian Alone 582,811 18.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,752 0.38%
Two Or More Races 98,130 3.19%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , CA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 14,859 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 960,749 31.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26,575 0.86%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14,011 0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,092 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 24,493 0.8%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 47,211 1.53%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,330,193 43.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 6,430 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 568,800 18.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8,660 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 73,637 2.39%