Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, CA in 2019

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the 3,170,851 population of Orange County, California comprised of 1,070,370 people who identified as Hispanic (33.76%), and 2,100,481 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (66.24%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, California with a population of 2,240,082 (70.65%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 700,655 (22.1%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 116,986 (3.69%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, California in 2019, with a population of 1,259,098 (39.71%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 980,984 (30.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 684,736 (21.6%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Orange County, CA in 2019
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Population By Race in Orange , CA in 2019
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 68,026 2.15%
White Alone 2,240,082 70.65%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 32,929 1.04%
Asian Alone 700,655 22.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12,173 0.38%
Two Or More Races 116,986 3.69%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , CA in 2019
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,525 0.49%
White Alone - Hispanic 980,984 30.94%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 26,619 0.84%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 15,919 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,374 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 27,949 0.88%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 52,501 1.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,259,098 39.71%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 6,310 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 684,736 21.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8,799 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 89,037 2.81%