Population By Race and Ethnicity in Orange County, CA in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 3,185,734 population of Orange County, California comprised of 1,086,686 people who identified as Hispanic (34.11%), and 2,099,048 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (65.89%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Orange County, California with a population of 2,237,876 (70.25%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 713,223 (22.39%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 119,562 (3.75%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Orange County, California in 2020, with a population of 1,242,800 (39.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 995,076 (31.24%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 696,717 (21.87%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 69,446 2.18%
White Alone 2,237,876 70.25%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 33,425 1.05%
Asian Alone 713,223 22.39%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 12,202 0.38%
Two Or More Races 119,562 3.75%
Population By Ethnicity in Orange , CA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 15,897 0.5%
White Alone - Hispanic 995,076 31.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 27,187 0.85%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 16,506 0.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,435 0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 28,585 0.9%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 53,549 1.68%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 1,242,800 39.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 6,238 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 696,717 21.87%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 8,767 0.28%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 90,977 2.86%