Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (888.99K), followed by San Bernardino County (209.00K), and Riverside County (183.54K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.

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Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
Los Angeles
888.99K
San Bernardino
209.00K
Riverside
183.54K
San Diego
182.07K
Alameda
176.95K
Sacramento
172.13K
Contra Costa
109.75K
Orange
70.05K
San Joaquin
65.63K
Solano
65.13K
Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2021
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Los Angeles County 888,991
2 San Bernardino County 208,997
3 Riverside County 183,536
4 San Diego County 182,069
5 Alameda County 176,946
6 Sacramento County 172,134
7 Contra Costa County 109,751
8 Orange County 70,049
9 San Joaquin County 65,634
10 Solano County 65,133
11 Fresno County 60,034
12 Kern County 56,764
13 Santa Clara County 53,744
14 San Francisco County 46,471
15 Ventura County 20,359
16 Stanislaus County 20,239
17 San Mateo County 20,070
18 Monterey County 14,319
19 Merced County 11,331
20 Kings County 10,998
21 Tulare County 10,962
22 Sonoma County 10,267
23 Santa Barbara County 10,040
24 Placer County 8,785
25 Yolo County 6,757
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