Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sacramento County, CA in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 1,527,984 population of Sacramento County, California comprised of 354,172 people who identified as Hispanic (23.18%), and 1,173,812 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.82%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sacramento County, California with a population of 965,497 (63.19%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 255,244 (16.7%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 165,658 (10.84%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sacramento County, California in 2017, with a population of 683,757 (44.75%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 281,740 (18.44%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 243,794 (15.96%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 165,658 10.84%
White Alone 965,497 63.19%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24,081 1.58%
Asian Alone 255,244 16.7%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 18,886 1.24%
Two Or More Races 98,618 6.45%
Population By Ethnicity in Sacramento , CA in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 16,962 1.11%
White Alone - Hispanic 281,740 18.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16,161 1.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,450 0.75%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,253 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 25,606 1.68%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 148,696 9.73%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 683,757 44.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,920 0.52%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 243,794 15.96%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 16,633 1.09%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 73,012 4.78%