California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, there were 2,197,187 people that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone in California and they represented 5.79% of the total population of California in 2012. Los Angeles County had the highest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population (824,719), followed by Alameda County (183,623), and San Bernardino County (174,366). On the other hand, Alpine County had the lowest number of Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone (7), followed by Sierra County (8), and Trinity County (54).

When it comes to the percentage of each county's population that identified as Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone, Solano County had the highest percentage (14.05%), followed by Alameda County (11.82%), and Sacramento County (9.85%).

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Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone population. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

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California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012
California Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population By County in 2012
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County Non-Hispanic Black or African American alone Population % of County Population
Alameda 183623 11.82
Alpine 7 0.63
Amador 805 2.17
Butte 3097 1.4
Calaveras 367 0.82
Colusa 203 0.95
Contra Costa 95570 8.87
Del Norte 1033 3.66
El Dorado 1373 0.76
Fresno 45219 4.79
Glenn 205 0.74
Humboldt 1472 1.09
Imperial 4940 2.8
Inyo 118 0.64
Kern 45519 5.33
Kings 9726 6.45
Lake 1112 1.74
Lassen 2903 8.63
Los Angeles 824719 8.3
Madera 4725 3.12
Marin 6604 2.58
Mariposa 158 0.88
Mendocino 561 0.64
Merced 8675 3.33
Modoc 81 0.87
Mono 74 0.52
Monterey 11625 2.74
Napa 2571 1.86
Nevada 376 0.38
Orange 47211 1.53
Placer 4895 1.36
Plumas 168 0.87
Riverside 136452 6.04
Sacramento 142285 9.85
San Benito 423 0.75
San Bernardino 174366 8.41
San Diego 151196 4.76
San Francisco 45361 5.47
San Joaquin 49245 7.04
San Luis Obispo 5387 1.97
San Mateo 18628 2.52
Santa Barbara 7463 1.74
Santa Clara 43624 2.37
Santa Cruz 2449 0.92
Shasta 1491 0.84
Sierra 8 0.26
Siskiyou 607 1.38
Solano 58953 14.05
Sonoma 7026 1.44
Stanislaus 13015 2.5
Sutter 1705 1.81
Tehama 416 0.66
Trinity 54 0.4
Tulare 5680 1.26
Tuolumne 1099 2.03
Ventura 13392 1.61
Yolo 4916 2.4
Yuba 2211 3.04