Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sacramento County, CA in 2018

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the 1,539,550 population of Sacramento County, California comprised of 360,517 people who identified as Hispanic (23.42%), and 1,179,033 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.58%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sacramento County, California with a population of 965,735 (62.73%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 261,827 (17.01%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 166,487 (10.81%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sacramento County, California in 2018, with a population of 679,470 (44.13%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 286,265 (18.59%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 250,119 (16.25%).

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 2018
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 166,487 10.81%
White Alone 965,735 62.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 24,289 1.58%
Asian Alone 261,827 17.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 19,338 1.26%
Two Or More Races 101,874 6.62%
Population By Ethnicity in Sacramento , CA in 2018
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 17,342 1.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 286,265 18.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 16,505 1.07%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 11,708 0.76%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,313 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26,384 1.71%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 149,145 9.69%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 679,470 44.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,784 0.51%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 250,119 16.25%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 17,025 1.11%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 75,490 4.9%