Population By Race and Ethnicity in San Francisco County, CA in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 870,393 population of San Francisco County, California comprised of 133,369 people who identified as Hispanic (15.32%), and 737,024 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.68%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in San Francisco County, California with a population of 453,570 (52.11%); Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 315,885 (36.29%); and Black or African American Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 49,219 (5.66%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in San Francisco County, California in 2020, with a population of 344,183 (39.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Asian Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 310,547 (35.68%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 109,387 (12.57%).

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

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Population By Race in San Francisco , CA in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 49,219 5.66%
White Alone 453,570 52.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6,568 0.76%
Asian Alone 315,885 36.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3,991 0.46%
Two Or More Races 41,160 4.73%
Population By Ethnicity in San Francisco , CA in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 4,754 0.55%
White Alone - Hispanic 109,387 12.57%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 4,811 0.55%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5,338 0.61%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 627 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 8,452 0.97%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 44,465 5.11%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 344,183 39.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,757 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 310,547 35.68%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 3,364 0.39%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 32,708 3.76%