San Francisco, California Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on February 22, 2026.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 873.97K population of San Francisco, CA residents comprised of 136.76K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (15.65%), and 737.20K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (84.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in San Francisco, CA, with a population of 361.38K (41.35%). The Asian Alone population was the second largest racial group in San Francisco, CA, with a population of 296.51K (33.93%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in San Francisco, CA, with a population of 86.23K (9.87%). The smallest racial group in San Francisco, CA was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 3.48K (0.40%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in San Francisco, CA, with a population of 341.31K (39.05%). The Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in San Francisco, CA, with a population of 294.22K (33.67%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in San Francisco, CA, with a population of 66.82K (7.65%). The smallest ethnic group in San Francisco, CA was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 232 (0.03%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in San Francisco, California from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other California counties and also for the state of California.

San Francisco, CA Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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San Francisco, CA Racial Groups in Census 2020
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San Francisco, CA Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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San Francisco, CA Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of County Population
Black or African American Alone 46725 5.35
White Alone 361382 41.35
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 6475 0.74
Asian Alone 296505 33.93
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3476 0.40
Some Other Race Alone 73169 8.37
Two Or More Races 86233 9.87
San Francisco, CA Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of County Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 341306 39.05
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 294220 33.67
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 66822 7.65
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 45446 5.20
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 45071 5.16
Hispanic - Two or More Races 40787 4.67
Hispanic - White Alone 20076 2.30
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 6347 0.73
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 4905 0.56
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 3244 0.37
Hispanic - Asian Alone 2285 0.26
Hispanic - Black Alone 1654 0.19
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 1570 0.18
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 232 0.03