Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2014, among all California counties, Solano County had the highest percentage of its population who identified their ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (13.92%), followed by Alameda County (11.21%), and Sacramento County (9.78%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.

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Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
Solano
Alameda
Sacramento
Contra Costa
Lassen
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
San Joaquin
Kings
Riverside
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2014
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Solano County 13.92
2 Alameda County 11.21
3 Sacramento County 9.78
4 Contra Costa County 8.79
5 Lassen County 8.39
6 San Bernardino County 8.33
7 Los Angeles County 8.21
8 San Joaquin County 6.98
9 Kings County 6.19
10 Riverside County 6.04
11 Kern County 5.27
12 San Francisco County 5.25
13 Fresno County 4.74
14 San Diego County 4.73
15 Madera County 3.3
16 Del Norte County 3.28
17 Merced County 3.18
18 Yuba County 3.07
19 Monterey County 2.61
20 Imperial County 2.54
20 Stanislaus County 2.54
21 Marin County 2.51
22 San Mateo County 2.41
23 Santa Clara County 2.36
24 Yolo County 2.33
25 Sutter County 1.97
26 Tuolumne County 1.93
27 Amador County 1.92
28 Napa County 1.88
29 San Luis Obispo County 1.81
30 Lake County 1.77
30 Santa Barbara County 1.77
31 Ventura County 1.64
32 Orange County 1.57
33 Sonoma County 1.49
34 Butte County 1.44
35 Placer County 1.42
36 Siskiyou County 1.28
37 Tulare County 1.26
38 Humboldt County 1.1
39 Modoc County 0.98
40 Santa Cruz County 0.95
41 Mariposa County 0.93
41 Plumas County 0.93
42 Colusa County 0.91
43 Shasta County 0.89
44 El Dorado County 0.81
45 Calaveras County 0.78
46 San Benito County 0.76
47 Inyo County 0.74
48 Glenn County 0.73
49 Tehama County 0.69
50 Mendocino County 0.67
51 Mono County 0.66
52 Trinity County 0.46
53 Nevada County 0.42
54 Sierra County 0.24
55 Alpine County 0.19