Ranking of California Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest number of people who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (814.91K), followed by Alameda County (175.83K), and San Bernardino County (175.41K).
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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2016
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| Rank | County | Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 814908 |
| 2 | Alameda County | 175828 |
| 3 | San Bernardino County | 175409 |
| 4 | San Diego County | 156043 |
| 5 | Sacramento County | 147501 |
| 6 | Riverside County | 145581 |
| 7 | Contra Costa County | 99018 |
| 8 | Solano County | 60555 |
| 9 | San Joaquin County | 51299 |
| 10 | Orange County | 50738 |
| 11 | Kern County | 46135 |
| 12 | Fresno County | 45852 |
| 13 | Santa Clara County | 44957 |
| 14 | San Francisco County | 44109 |
| 15 | San Mateo County | 17808 |
| 16 | Ventura County | 14202 |
| 17 | Stanislaus County | 14138 |
| 18 | Monterey County | 11099 |
| 19 | Kings County | 9152 |
| 20 | Merced County | 8017 |
| 21 | Santa Barbara County | 7856 |
| 22 | Sonoma County | 7701 |
| 23 | Marin County | 6397 |
| 24 | Placer County | 5785 |
| 25 | Tulare County | 5726 |
| 26 | Yolo County | 5075 |
| 27 | Madera County | 4916 |
| 28 | San Luis Obispo County | 4778 |
| 29 | Imperial County | 4453 |
| 30 | Butte County | 3337 |
| 31 | Napa County | 2763 |
| 32 | Santa Cruz County | 2581 |
| 33 | Yuba County | 2489 |
| 34 | Lassen County | 2385 |
| 35 | Sutter County | 1889 |
| 36 | Shasta County | 1645 |
| 37 | El Dorado County | 1578 |
| 37 | Humboldt County | 1578 |
| 38 | Lake County | 1117 |
| 39 | Tuolumne County | 1000 |
| 40 | Del Norte County | 848 |
| 41 | Amador County | 726 |
| 42 | Mendocino County | 618 |
| 43 | Siskiyou County | 589 |
| 44 | San Benito County | 507 |
| 45 | Tehama County | 447 |
| 46 | Nevada County | 423 |
| 47 | Calaveras County | 340 |
| 48 | Glenn County | 215 |
| 49 | Colusa County | 193 |
| 50 | Plumas County | 184 |
| 51 | Mariposa County | 169 |
| 52 | Inyo County | 140 |
| 53 | Mono County | 101 |
| 54 | Modoc County | 88 |
| 55 | Trinity County | 69 |
| 56 | Sierra County | 7 |
| 57 | Alpine County | 1 |