Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, 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%), followed by Alameda County (9.64%), and Sacramento County (9.62%).

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 2023
Solano
Alameda
Sacramento
Contra Costa
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
San Joaquin
Riverside
Lassen
Kings
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Pop. that are Non-Hispanic Black or African American in 2023
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Rank County % of County Population
1 Solano County 13
2 Alameda County 9.64
3 Sacramento County 9.62
4 Contra Costa County 8.46
5 San Bernardino County 8.07
6 Los Angeles County 7.96
7 San Joaquin County 7.01
8 Riverside County 6.4
9 Lassen County 6.27
10 Kings County 6.02
11 San Francisco County 5.1
12 Kern County 5.05
13 Fresno County 4.69
13 San Diego County 4.69
14 Yuba County 4.43
15 Madera County 3.02
16 Merced County 2.92
17 Stanislaus County 2.78
18 Amador County 2.75
19 Yolo County 2.72
20 Del Norte County 2.57
21 Marin County 2.5
22 Santa Clara County 2.44
23 Imperial County 2.22
24 Monterey County 2.18
25 San Mateo County 2.17
26 Sutter County 2.09
27 Napa County 2
27 Placer County 2
28 Ventura County 1.81
29 Lake County 1.79
30 Butte County 1.76
31 Orange County 1.75
32 Tuolumne County 1.74
33 Sonoma County 1.66
34 Santa Barbara County 1.64
35 San Luis Obispo County 1.53
36 Tulare County 1.37
37 Siskiyou County 1.28
38 Mariposa County 1.27
39 Humboldt County 1.25
40 Alpine County 1.23
41 San Benito County 1.2
42 Shasta County 1.12
43 Colusa County 1.09
44 Santa Cruz County 1
45 Inyo County 0.96
46 Modoc County 0.95
47 El Dorado County 0.93
48 Plumas County 0.9
49 Calaveras County 0.89
50 Tehama County 0.88
51 Mono County 0.83
52 Mendocino County 0.78
53 Glenn County 0.76
54 Nevada County 0.63
55 Trinity County 0.54
56 Sierra County 0.41