Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, CA in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 3,148,952 population of Orange County, California comprised of 1,067,848 people who identified as Hispanic (33.91%), and 2,081,104 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (66.09%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, California with a population of 2,294,346 (72.86%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 637,256 (20.24%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 107,050 (3.4%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, California in 2015, with a population of 1,312,580 (41.68%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 981,766 (31.18%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 622,437 (19.77%).

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 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 65,033 2.07%
White Alone 2,294,346 72.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 33,301 1.06%
Asian Alone 637,256 20.24%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 11,966 0.38%
Two Or More Races 107,050 3.4%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , CA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,183 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 981,766 31.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26,841 0.85%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 14,819 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,233 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26,006 0.83%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 49,850 1.58%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,312,580 41.68%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 6,460 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 622,437 19.77%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8,733 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 81,044 2.57%