Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023

Updated on August 12, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (872.15K), followed by San Bernardino County (207.41K), and Riverside County (188.49K).

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 2023
Los Angeles
872.15K
San Bernardino
207.41K
Riverside
188.49K
San Diego
181.33K
Alameda
171.07K
Sacramento
170.87K
Contra Costa
107.95K
Orange
71.08K
San Joaquin
65.98K
Solano
63.99K
Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2023
Rank
County
Black or African American Alone Population
1 Los Angeles County 872,149
2 San Bernardino County 207,408
3 Riverside County 188,490
4 San Diego County 181,332
5 Alameda County 171,069
6 Sacramento County 170,874
7 Contra Costa County 107,949
8 Orange County 71,077
9 San Joaquin County 65,982
10 Solano County 63,991
11 Fresno County 60,869
12 Kern County 56,467
13 Santa Clara County 54,862
14 San Francisco County 45,915
15 Stanislaus County 20,641
16 Ventura County 20,266
17 San Mateo County 19,675
18 Monterey County 13,655
19 Merced County 11,728
20 Tulare County 11,304
21 Kings County 10,907
22 Sonoma County 10,488
23 Santa Barbara County 10,141
24 Placer County 9,784
25 Yolo County 7,434
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