Ranking of California Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (912.15K), followed by San Bernardino County (203.82K), and Alameda County (187.23K).
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 2017
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| Rank | County | Black or African American Alone Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 912145 |
| 2 | San Bernardino County | 203818 |
| 3 | Alameda County | 187233 |
| 4 | San Diego County | 183879 |
| 5 | Riverside County | 173840 |
| 6 | Sacramento County | 165658 |
| 7 | Contra Costa County | 108505 |
| 8 | Orange County | 66773 |
| 9 | Solano County | 65962 |
| 10 | San Joaquin County | 61234 |
| 11 | Fresno County | 57777 |
| 12 | Kern County | 55833 |
| 13 | Santa Clara County | 54170 |
| 14 | San Francisco County | 48818 |
| 15 | San Mateo County | 21289 |
| 16 | Ventura County | 19646 |
| 17 | Stanislaus County | 18864 |
| 18 | Monterey County | 15152 |
| 19 | Merced County | 10756 |
| 20 | Santa Barbara County | 10678 |
| 21 | Kings County | 10663 |
| 22 | Tulare County | 10157 |
| 23 | Sonoma County | 10107 |
| 24 | Marin County | 7133 |
| 25 | Placer County | 7000 |
| 26 | Madera County | 6528 |
| 27 | Yolo County | 6335 |
| 28 | Imperial County | 6231 |
| 29 | San Luis Obispo County | 5757 |
| 30 | Butte County | 4052 |
| 31 | Santa Cruz County | 3750 |
| 32 | Napa County | 3307 |
| 33 | Yuba County | 3268 |
| 34 | Lassen County | 2594 |
| 35 | Sutter County | 2500 |
| 36 | Shasta County | 1969 |
| 37 | El Dorado County | 1918 |
| 38 | Humboldt County | 1912 |
| 39 | Lake County | 1310 |
| 40 | Tuolumne County | 1070 |
| 41 | Amador County | 957 |
| 42 | Mendocino County | 946 |
| 43 | San Benito County | 926 |
| 44 | Del Norte County | 836 |
| 45 | Tehama County | 648 |
| 46 | Siskiyou County | 627 |
| 47 | Nevada County | 559 |
| 48 | Calaveras County | 425 |
| 49 | Glenn County | 353 |
| 50 | Colusa County | 285 |
| 51 | Mariposa County | 201 |
| 52 | Plumas County | 196 |
| 53 | Inyo County | 191 |
| 54 | Mono County | 129 |
| 55 | Modoc County | 116 |
| 56 | Trinity County | 97 |
| 57 | Sierra County | 10 |
| 58 | Alpine County | 4 |