Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (922.75K), followed by San Bernardino County (199.71K), and Alameda County (197.80K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.
You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).
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Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 922746 |
| 2 | San Bernardino County | 199713 |
| 3 | Alameda County | 197798 |
| 4 | San Diego County | 176681 |
| 5 | Riverside County | 158433 |
| 6 | Sacramento County | 157593 |
| 7 | Contra Costa County | 103458 |
| 8 | Solano County | 63096 |
| 9 | Orange County | 62070 |
| 10 | San Joaquin County | 57125 |
| 11 | Fresno County | 55763 |
| 12 | Kern County | 53764 |
| 13 | Santa Clara County | 52754 |
| 14 | San Francisco County | 49806 |
| 15 | San Mateo County | 22446 |
| 16 | Ventura County | 18169 |
| 17 | Stanislaus County | 16856 |
| 18 | Monterey County | 15417 |
| 19 | Kings County | 11331 |
| 20 | Merced County | 11135 |
| 21 | Santa Barbara County | 10181 |
| 22 | Tulare County | 9750 |
| 23 | Sonoma County | 9064 |
| 24 | Marin County | 7382 |
| 25 | Imperial County | 6478 |
| 26 | San Luis Obispo County | 6208 |
| 27 | Madera County | 6110 |
| 28 | Yolo County | 5934 |
| 29 | Placer County | 5586 |
| 30 | Butte County | 3727 |
| 31 | Santa Cruz County | 3647 |
| 32 | Napa County | 3077 |
| 33 | Lassen County | 3003 |
| 34 | Yuba County | 2734 |
| 35 | Sutter County | 2185 |
| 36 | Humboldt County | 1713 |
| 37 | Shasta County | 1679 |
| 38 | El Dorado County | 1587 |
| 39 | Lake County | 1245 |
| 40 | Tuolumne County | 1168 |
| 41 | Del Norte County | 1080 |
| 42 | Amador County | 865 |
| 43 | Mendocino County | 807 |
| 44 | San Benito County | 726 |
| 45 | Siskiyou County | 642 |
| 46 | Tehama County | 541 |
| 47 | Nevada County | 461 |
| 48 | Calaveras County | 420 |
| 49 | Glenn County | 307 |
| 50 | Colusa County | 263 |
| 51 | Plumas County | 176 |
| 52 | Mariposa County | 174 |
| 53 | Inyo County | 145 |
| 54 | Modoc County | 92 |
| 55 | Mono County | 90 |
| 56 | Trinity County | 71 |
| 57 | Sierra County | 10 |
| 58 | Alpine County | 7 |