RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Largest Black population, California counties · 1990

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Black or African American, from the 1990 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 2,290.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPBLACK POPULATIONVS –

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934946,862–

02Alameda County, CACA1,636,630224,457–

03San Diego County, CACA3,282,248150,670–

04San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091110,352–

05Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46094,373–

06San Francisco County, CACA826,07976,944–

07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07072,886–

08Riverside County, CACA2,544,91660,063–

09Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39152,884–

10Solano County, CACA455,37644,177–

11Orange County, CACA3,149,50738,825–

12San Mateo County, CACA743,56833,470–

13Fresno County, CACA1,035,45631,673–

14Kern County, CACA927,06828,927–

15San Joaquin County, CACA823,81525,432–

16Monterey County, CACA433,72921,699–

17Ventura County, CACA830,85114,884–

18Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0659,327–

19Merced County, CACA297,2608,389–

20Kings County, CACA154,3277,855–

21Marin County, CACA253,6947,535–

22Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195,849–

23Sonoma County, CACA486,4445,156–

24San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3675,066–

25Tulare County, CACA485,1464,298–

26Yolo County, CACA224,4102,891–

27Imperial County, CACA181,4112,573–

28Madera County, CACA167,9272,358–

29Yuba County, CACA88,6912,290–

30Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8522,101–

31Butte County, CACA209,2112,039–

32Amador County, CACA41,8761,680–

33Lassen County, CACA28,1171,673–

34Tuolumne County, CACA53,1601,455–

35Shasta County, CACA181,6481,094–

36Napa County, CACA132,9491,065–

37Sutter County, CACA98,787971–

38Placer County, CACA442,081861–

39Del Norte County, CACA26,410843–

40Humboldt County, CACA131,647838–

41Lake County, CACA67,772811–

42Siskiyou County, CACA42,013602–

43Mendocino County, CACA88,122529–

44El Dorado County, CACA192,323395–

45Tehama County, CACA64,665339–

46Nevada County, CACA101,911233–

47Plumas County, CACA18,583166–

48Glenn County, CACA28,141151–

49Calaveras County, CACA46,605147–

50Mariposa County, CACA16,918133–

51San Benito County, CACA70,082128–

52Modoc County, CACA8,42692–

53Colusa County, CACA21,83689–

54Trinity County, CACA15,72059–

55Inyo County, CACA18,15824–

56Mono County, CACA12,50517–

57Alpine County, CACA1,0430–

58Sierra County, CACA3,0980–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS