Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, CA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 3,164,277 population of Orange County, California comprised of 1,071,846 people who identified as Hispanic (33.87%), and 2,092,431 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (66.13%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, California with a population of 2,287,800 (72.3%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 655,094 (20.7%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 109,865 (3.47%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, California in 2016, with a population of 1,303,162 (41.18%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 984,638 (31.12%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 640,007 (20.23%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 66,034 2.09%
White Alone 2,287,800 72.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 33,316 1.05%
Asian Alone 655,094 20.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12,168 0.39%
Two Or More Races 109,865 3.47%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , CA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,296 0.48%
White Alone - Hispanic 984,638 31.12%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26,875 0.85%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15,087 0.48%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,294 0.1%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26,656 0.84%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 50,738 1.6%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,303,162 41.18%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 6,441 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 640,007 20.23%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8,874 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 83,209 2.63%