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Largest Black population, California counties

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 2024 American Community Survey (table B03002). Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 58 is 3,523.

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RELATEDHighest Asian household income Highest Black household income Highest Hispanic household income Highest White (non-Hispanic) household income Largest White (non-Hispanic) population Highest White (non-Hispanic) population share

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS 1990

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934727,132−23%

02San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091163,815+48%

03Alameda County, CACA1,636,630154,136−31%

04Riverside County, CACA2,544,916149,713+149%

05Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460143,271+52%

06San Diego County, CACA3,282,248143,223−5%

07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07092,564+27%

08Solano County, CACA455,37655,694+26%

09San Joaquin County, CACA823,81552,516+106%

10Orange County, CACA3,149,50747,885+23%

11Kern County, CACA927,06843,987+52%

12Fresno County, CACA1,035,45642,390+34%

13Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39141,721−21%

14San Francisco County, CACA826,07938,925−49%

15San Mateo County, CACA743,56814,709−56%

16Stanislaus County, CACA557,71914,369+146%

17Ventura County, CACA830,85113,835−7%

18Monterey County, CACA433,7298,954−59%

19Kings County, CACA154,3278,907+13%

20Merced County, CACA297,2607,455−11%

21Sonoma County, CACA486,4447,185+39%

22Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0656,693−28%

23Placer County, CACA442,0816,553+661%

24Tulare County, CACA485,1466,258+46%

25Marin County, CACA253,6945,379−29%

26Yolo County, CACA224,4105,323+84%

27Madera County, CACA167,9273,926+66%

28Butte County, CACA209,2113,628+78%

29Imperial County, CACA181,4113,523+37%

30Yuba County, CACA88,6913,196+40%

31San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673,058−40%

32Napa County, CACA132,9492,292+115%

33Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8521,912−9%

34Lassen County, CACA28,1171,855+11%

35Humboldt County, CACA131,6471,737+107%

36Sutter County, CACA98,7871,573+62%

37Shasta County, CACA181,6481,502+37%

38El Dorado County, CACA192,3231,481+275%

39Lake County, CACA67,7721,335+65%

40Tuolumne County, CACA53,160971−33%

41Amador County, CACA41,876790−53%

42Del Norte County, CACA26,410682−19%

43Siskiyou County, CACA42,013579−4%

44Mendocino County, CACA88,122546+3%

45San Benito County, CACA70,082542+323%

46Tehama County, CACA64,665531+57%

47Calaveras County, CACA46,605457+211%

48Colusa County, CACA21,836335+276%

49Nevada County, CACA101,911312+34%

50Plumas County, CACA18,583187+13%

51Trinity County, CACA15,720173+193%

52Mariposa County, CACA16,918154+16%

53Inyo County, CACA18,15898+308%

54Glenn County, CACA28,14162−59%

55Modoc County, CACA8,42649−47%

56Mono County, CACA12,5059−47%

57Sierra County, CACA3,0988–

58Alpine County, CACA1,0430–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES