Cities in California by black or African American population share, 2024

Inglewood, CA had the highest black or African American population share of 376 cities in 2024, at 38.5%. Mendota, CA had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2.3% and the figure for California was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest38.5Inglewood, CA

Lowest0Mendota, CA

Median2.3376 cities

California5.2History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Inglewood, CA	38.5	-0.3 pts
2	Hawthorne, CA	24.8	+0.2 pts
3	Compton, CA	23.7	-1.3 pts
4	California City, CA	23.5	+1.2 pts
5	Carson, CA	21.7	-0.6 pts
6	Oakland, CA	19.7	-0.8 pts
7	Emeryville, CA	19.2	+1.9 pts
8	Lancaster, CA	19.1	-1.9 pts
9	Suisun City, CA	19	-1.2 pts
10	Hercules, CA	18.3	-0.1 pts
11	Antioch, CA	18.2	-0.9 pts
12	Gardena, CA	17.3	-1.2 pts
13	Vallejo, CA	16.9	-0 pts
14	Barstow, CA	16.4	-1.9 pts
15	Richmond, CA	16.1	-0.8 pts
16	Adelanto, CA	15.8	+0.6 pts
17	Moreno Valley, CA	15.5	-1.6 pts
18	Victorville, CA	15	-1.7 pts
19	Fairfield, CA	14.2	-0.8 pts
20	Pittsburg, CA	13.7	-0.1 pts
21	Palmdale, CA	12.8	-0.3 pts
22	Blythe, CA	12.1	+0.9 pts
23	Lemon Grove, CA	12	-2.7 pts
24	Sacramento, CA	11.8	+0.1 pts
25	Long Beach, CA	11.4	-0.1 pts
26	Rialto, CA	11.3	-1 pts
27	Stockton, CA	10.8	-0.2 pts
28	San Bernardino, CA	10.6	-0.6 pts
29	Bellflower, CA	10.5	-0.8 pts
30	Elk Grove, CA	10.4	-0.2 pts
31	Rio Vista, CA	10.3	-0.1 pts
32	Corcoran, CA	10.2	+0.7 pts
33	Susanville, CA	10.1	-1.4 pts
34	San Pablo, CA	10.1	-0.8 pts
35	Rancho Cordova, CA	10	-0.6 pts
36	Hemet, CA	9.9	+1 pts
37	San Leandro, CA	9.5	0 pts
38	East Palo Alto, CA	9.4	-2.5 pts
39	Twentynine Palms, CA	9.3	-0.4 pts
40	Paramount, CA	9.2	+0.6 pts
41	Pinole, CA	9	-2.6 pts
42	Desert Hot Springs, CA	8.9	+0.8 pts
43	Oakley, CA	8.8	+0.2 pts
44	Lynwood, CA	8.4	+0.1 pts
45	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	8.3	+0.3 pts
46	Vacaville, CA	8.3	-0.3 pts
47	Perris, CA	8.2	-0.2 pts
48	Beaumont, CA	8.2	-0.5 pts
49	Los Angeles, CA	8.1	-0.1 pts
50	Pasadena, CA	8	+0.6 pts
51	Loma Linda, CA	7.8	+1 pts
52	Berkeley, CA	7.7	+0.6 pts
53	La Mesa, CA	7.7	-0.3 pts
54	Brentwood, CA	7.7	-1.7 pts
55	Marina, CA	7.7	+1.6 pts
56	Fontana, CA	7.6	-0.5 pts
57	Hayward, CA	7.6	-1.1 pts
58	Colton, CA	7.5	-0.7 pts
59	Chino, CA	7.4	+0.6 pts
60	Eastvale, CA	7.4	-1.3 pts
61	Apple Valley, CA	7.3	+0.2 pts
62	Menifee, CA	7.2	+0.4 pts
63	Banning, CA	7.1	+0.9 pts
64	Lakewood, CA	7	-0.7 pts
65	Soledad, CA	6.9	-0.4 pts
66	Lathrop, CA	6.9	-0.3 pts
67	Claremont, CA	6.9	+1.2 pts
68	Culver City, CA	6.7	-1.1 pts
69	Sierra Madre, CA	6.6	+1.4 pts
70	Mountain House, CA	6.6	+0.8 pts
71	Fresno, CA	6.5	+0.2 pts
72	Lawndale, CA	6.4	+0.4 pts
73	Tracy, CA	6.4	+0.5 pts
74	Signal Hill, CA	6.3	-1.1 pts
75	Lake Elsinore, CA	6.3	+0.5 pts
76	Tehachapi, CA	6	-0.7 pts
77	Alameda, CA	6	0 pts
77	Upland, CA	6	-0 pts
79	Montclair, CA	5.9	+1 pts
80	Riverside, CA	5.9	+0.2 pts
81	Chowchilla, CA	5.9	0 pts
82	Ontario, CA	5.8	-0.2 pts
83	El Cajon, CA	5.8	-0.2 pts
84	Cerritos, CA	5.7	-0.8 pts
85	Lemoore, CA	5.7	-1.4 pts
86	Bakersfield, CA	5.7	-0 pts
87	Hanford, CA	5.6	+0.2 pts
88	Redlands, CA	5.6	+0.1 pts
89	Highland, CA	5.5	+0.2 pts
90	Hesperia, CA	5.5	+1 pts
90	Monrovia, CA	5.5	-0.6 pts
92	San Diego, CA	5.3	-0.1 pts
93	Folsom, CA	5.3	+0.3 pts
94	Pomona, CA	5.3	+0.3 pts
95	Murrieta, CA	5.2	+0.4 pts
96	Artesia, CA	5.2	+0.1 pts
96	Santa Monica, CA	5.2	+0.4 pts
98	El Cerrito, CA	5.2	+0.9 pts
99	National City, CA	5.1	+0.7 pts
100	San Jacinto, CA	5	-0.4 pts
101	Corona, CA	4.9	0 pts
101	Patterson, CA	4.9	+0.2 pts
103	American Canyon, CA	4.8	-0.8 pts
104	Coalinga, CA	4.7	+0.4 pts
105	Temecula, CA	4.7	+0.6 pts
106	Chula Vista, CA	4.7	-0.3 pts
106	San Francisco, CA	4.7	-0.1 pts
108	Seaside, CA	4.7	-0.2 pts
109	West Sacramento, CA	4.6	+0.8 pts
110	Merced, CA	4.6	-0 pts
111	Delano, CA	4.6	+0.6 pts
112	Union City, CA	4.4	-0.8 pts
113	Chino Hills, CA	4.4	-0.2 pts
114	Modesto, CA	4.4	+0.1 pts
115	West Hollywood, CA	4.4	+0.3 pts
116	Lomita, CA	4.3	+0.4 pts
117	Santa Clarita, CA	4.3	+0.1 pts
118	Palm Springs, CA	4.3	-0.9 pts
119	Benicia, CA	4.3	+0.8 pts
120	Covina, CA	4.2	+0.6 pts
121	Wasco, CA	4.2	+0.2 pts
122	Oceanside, CA	4.2	+0.3 pts
123	Grand Terrace, CA	4.1	-0.1 pts
124	Jurupa Valley, CA	4.1	+0.4 pts
125	Dublin, CA	4.1	+0.2 pts
126	Duarte, CA	4	-0.9 pts
127	Pleasant Hill, CA	4	+0.4 pts
127	Wildomar, CA	4	+0.7 pts
129	Manteca, CA	4	+0.5 pts
130	Clearlake, CA	4	0 pts
131	Burbank, CA	4	+0.7 pts
132	Imperial Beach, CA	3.9	-0.6 pts
132	Ridgecrest, CA	3.9	-0.6 pts
134	Hawaiian Gardens, CA	3.8	-0.4 pts
135	Norwalk, CA	3.8	-0.1 pts
135	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	3.8	+0.3 pts
135	West Covina, CA	3.8	-0.1 pts
138	Concord, CA	3.7	+0.1 pts
139	Torrance, CA	3.6	+0.1 pts
140	Citrus Heights, CA	3.5	+0.6 pts
141	Oroville, CA	3.5	+0.3 pts
142	San Dimas, CA	3.4	+0.2 pts
143	Downey, CA	3.4	+0.1 pts
144	Albany, CA	3.4	+0.1 pts
145	San Ramon, CA	3.3	+0.3 pts
146	La Palma, CA	3.2	+0.4 pts
147	Newark, CA	3.2	-0.3 pts
148	Dixon, CA	3.2	+1.7 pts
149	La Verne, CA	3.1	-0.2 pts
150	Moorpark, CA	3.1	+0.2 pts
151	La Mirada, CA	3.1	+0.9 pts
152	Camarillo, CA	3.1	-0.1 pts
153	Atwater, CA	3	-0.3 pts
154	Red Bluff, CA	3	-0.2 pts
155	Diamond Bar, CA	3	-0 pts
156	El Centro, CA	3	-0.9 pts
157	Arcata, CA	3	+0.9 pts
158	Cypress, CA	3	-0.3 pts
159	Madera, CA	2.9	-0 pts
160	Avenal, CA	2.9	-0.2 pts
161	Lompoc, CA	2.9	-0.4 pts
162	Redwood City, CA	2.9	+0.7 pts
163	El Segundo, CA	2.9	+0.1 pts
163	Norco, CA	2.9	+0.3 pts
165	Glendora, CA	2.9	+0.2 pts
166	Morgan Hill, CA	2.8	+0.5 pts
167	Fremont, CA	2.8	0 pts
167	Marysville, CA	2.8	-0.4 pts
167	South Pasadena, CA	2.8	-0.6 pts
170	San Jose, CA	2.7	0 pts
171	Poway, CA	2.7	+0.2 pts
172	Calimesa, CA	2.7	-0.1 pts
172	Redondo Beach, CA	2.7	+0.4 pts
172	Vista, CA	2.7	0 pts
175	Calabasas, CA	2.6	+0.1 pts
176	Santa Fe Springs, CA	2.6	-0.5 pts
177	Azusa, CA	2.5	0 pts
178	Daly City, CA	2.5	-0.1 pts
178	Tustin, CA	2.5	-0.2 pts
180	Port Hueneme, CA	2.5	+0.1 pts
181	Lake Forest, CA	2.4	+0.7 pts
182	Mountain View, CA	2.4	+0.3 pts
182	Tulare, CA	2.4	0 pts
184	Los Alamitos, CA	2.4	-1.3 pts
184	Novato, CA	2.4	-0.6 pts
186	Alhambra, CA	2.4	-0.1 pts
187	Coronado, CA	2.4	0 pts
188	Escondido, CA	2.3	+0.2 pts
189	Lincoln, CA	2.3	+0.8 pts
189	Monterey, CA	2.3	-0.9 pts
191	Anaheim, CA	2.3	0 pts
192	Chico, CA	2.2	+0.3 pts
193	Martinez, CA	2.2	-0.2 pts
194	Davis, CA	2.2	-0.2 pts
195	San Rafael, CA	2.2	-0.1 pts
196	Canyon Lake, CA	2.1	0 pts
197	Beverly Hills, CA	2.1	+0.2 pts
198	Menlo Park, CA	2.1	-1.3 pts
199	Rohnert Park, CA	2.1	-0.5 pts
199	San Bruno, CA	2.1	+0.8 pts
201	Indio, CA	2.1	-0.4 pts
202	Placentia, CA	2.1	-0.2 pts
203	La Habra, CA	2	+0.1 pts
203	Visalia, CA	2	-0.3 pts
205	Eureka, CA	2	-0.2 pts
205	Livermore, CA	2	+0.5 pts
207	Roseville, CA	2	-0.2 pts
208	Fortuna, CA	2	+1.1 pts
209	Aliso Viejo, CA	2	-0 pts
210	Irvine, CA	1.9	-0 pts
211	Walnut, CA	1.9	-0.6 pts
212	Yuba City, CA	1.9	-0.2 pts
213	Cathedral City, CA	1.9	0 pts
214	Santa Rosa, CA	1.9	+0.1 pts
215	Belmont, CA	1.9	+0.3 pts
216	Bell, CA	1.8	-0.2 pts
217	Thousand Oaks, CA	1.8	-0.2 pts
218	Milpitas, CA	1.8	-0.2 pts
218	Rancho Mirage, CA	1.8	+0.1 pts
220	Gilroy, CA	1.8	-0.1 pts
221	Palo Alto, CA	1.8	-0.3 pts
222	Clovis, CA	1.8	-0.3 pts
222	Fullerton, CA	1.8	-0 pts
222	Walnut Creek, CA	1.8	-0.5 pts
225	Santee, CA	1.8	-0.2 pts
226	Costa Mesa, CA	1.7	+0.2 pts
227	Galt, CA	1.7	-0.2 pts
227	Santa Clara, CA	1.7	-0.3 pts
229	Buena Park, CA	1.7	-0.3 pts
229	Turlock, CA	1.7	-0.4 pts
231	Brea, CA	1.6	-0 pts
232	Arcadia, CA	1.6	+0.4 pts
233	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	1.6	-0.5 pts
234	Woodland, CA	1.6	-0.1 pts
235	Foster City, CA	1.6	+0.2 pts
235	Goleta, CA	1.6	-0.4 pts
237	Palm Desert, CA	1.6	-0.5 pts
237	Pleasanton, CA	1.6	-0 pts
239	Fountain Valley, CA	1.6	+0.4 pts
239	Parlier, CA	1.6	+1.3 pts
241	Sunnyvale, CA	1.6	+0.2 pts
242	Campbell, CA	1.5	+0.2 pts
243	South San Francisco, CA	1.5	-0.2 pts
244	Oxnard, CA	1.5	-0 pts
244	Placerville, CA	1.5	+0.1 pts
244	Santa Cruz, CA	1.5	-0.1 pts
247	Orange, CA	1.5	+0.1 pts
247	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	1.5	0 pts
249	Pico Rivera, CA	1.5	-0.2 pts
250	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	1.5	+0.1 pts

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People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California by black or African American population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/california-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by black or African American population share, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/california-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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