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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 1,493,547 population of Sacramento County, California comprised of 339,431 people who identified as Hispanic (22.73%), and 1,154,116 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (77.27%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sacramento County, California with a population of 957,457 (64.11%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 240,323 (16.09%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 162,067 (10.85%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sacramento County, California in 2015, with a population of 687,100 (46.01%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 270,357 (18.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 229,505 (15.37%).

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

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Population By Race in Sacramento , CA in 2015
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 162,067 10.85%
White Alone 957,457 64.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 23,520 1.58%
Asian Alone 240,323 16.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 17,871 1.2%
Two Or More Races 92,309 6.18%
Population By Ethnicity in Sacramento , CA in 2015
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16,406 1.1%
White Alone - Hispanic 270,357 18.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 15,582 1.04%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 10,818 0.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,174 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 24,094 1.61%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 145,661 9.75%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 687,100 46.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,938 0.53%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 229,505 15.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 15,697 1.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 68,215 4.57%