Population By Race and Ethnicity in Shasta County, CA in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 178,592 population of Shasta County, California comprised of 17,575 people who identified as Hispanic (9.84%), and 161,017 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Shasta County, California with a population of 157,597 (88.24%); Two Or More Races population was the second largest racial group with a population of 7,828 (4.38%); and American Indian and Alaska Native Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 5,590 (3.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Shasta County, California in 2016, with a population of 143,552 (80.38%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 14,045 (7.86%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 6,428 (3.6%).

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

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Shasta County, CA in 2016
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Population By Race in Shasta , CA in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,899 1.06%
White Alone 157,597 88.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 5,590 3.13%
Asian Alone 5,312 2.97%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 366 0.21%
Two Or More Races 7,828 4.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Shasta , CA in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 254 0.14%
White Alone - Hispanic 14,045 7.86%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 1,559 0.87%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 217 0.12%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 100 0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 1,400 0.78%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,645 0.92%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 143,552 80.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 4,031 2.26%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 5,095 2.85%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 266 0.15%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,428 3.6%