Population By Race and Ethnicity in Sacramento County, CA in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 1,588,810 population of Sacramento County, California comprised of 380,832 people who identified as Hispanic (23.97%), and 1,207,978 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (76.03%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Sacramento County, California with a population of 976,311 (61.45%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 283,618 (17.85%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 172,134 (10.83%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Sacramento County, California in 2021, with a population of 673,980 (42.42%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 302,331 (19.03%); and the third largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 271,155 (17.07%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 172,134 10.83%
White Alone 976,311 61.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 25,126 1.58%
Asian Alone 283,618 17.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 20,924 1.32%
Two Or More Races 110,697 6.97%
Population By Ethnicity in Sacramento , CA in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 18,053 1.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 302,331 19.03%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 17,360 1.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12,463 0.78%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 2,403 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 28,222 1.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 154,081 9.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 673,980 42.42%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 7,766 0.49%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 271,155 17.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 18,521 1.17%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 82,475 5.19%