Population By Race and Ethnicity in San Bernardino County, CA in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 2,073,088 population of San Bernardino County, California comprised of 1,047,257 people who identified as Hispanic (50.52%), and 1,025,831 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (49.48%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in San Bernardino County, California with a population of 1,609,437 (77.64%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 199,713 (9.63%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 144,115 (6.95%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in San Bernardino County, California in 2012, with a population of 946,807 (45.67%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 662,630 (31.96%); and the third largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 174,366 (8.41%).

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

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Population By Race in San Bernardino , CA in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 199,713 9.63%
White Alone 1,609,437 77.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 41,776 2.02%
Asian Alone 144,115 6.95%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 9,437 0.46%
Two Or More Races 68,610 3.31%
Population By Ethnicity in San Bernardino , CA in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 25,347 1.22%
White Alone - Hispanic 946,807 45.67%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 33,138 1.6%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 12,527 0.6%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 3,265 0.16%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 26,173 1.26%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 174,366 8.41%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 662,630 31.96%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 8,638 0.42%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 131,588 6.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 6,172 0.3%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 42,437 2.05%