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

All 376 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `black_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/california-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Inglewood, CA | 38.5 |
| 2 | Hawthorne, CA | 24.8 |
| 3 | Compton, CA | 23.7 |
| 4 | California City, CA | 23.5 |
| 5 | Carson, CA | 21.7 |
| 6 | Oakland, CA | 19.7 |
| 7 | Emeryville, CA | 19.2 |
| 8 | Lancaster, CA | 19.1 |
| 9 | Suisun City, CA | 19 |
| 10 | Hercules, CA | 18.3 |
| 11 | Antioch, CA | 18.2 |
| 12 | Gardena, CA | 17.3 |
| 13 | Vallejo, CA | 16.9 |
| 14 | Barstow, CA | 16.4 |
| 15 | Richmond, CA | 16.1 |
| 16 | Adelanto, CA | 15.8 |
| 17 | Moreno Valley, CA | 15.5 |
| 18 | Victorville, CA | 15 |
| 19 | Fairfield, CA | 14.2 |
| 20 | Pittsburg, CA | 13.7 |
| 21 | Palmdale, CA | 12.8 |
| 22 | Blythe, CA | 12.1 |
| 23 | Lemon Grove, CA | 12 |
| 24 | Sacramento, CA | 11.8 |
| 25 | Long Beach, CA | 11.4 |
| 26 | Rialto, CA | 11.3 |
| 27 | Stockton, CA | 10.8 |
| 28 | San Bernardino, CA | 10.6 |
| 29 | Bellflower, CA | 10.5 |
| 30 | Elk Grove, CA | 10.4 |
| 31 | Rio Vista, CA | 10.3 |
| 32 | Corcoran, CA | 10.2 |
| 33 | Susanville, CA | 10.1 |
| 34 | San Pablo, CA | 10.1 |
| 35 | Rancho Cordova, CA | 10 |
| 36 | Hemet, CA | 9.9 |
| 37 | San Leandro, CA | 9.5 |
| 38 | East Palo Alto, CA | 9.4 |
| 39 | Twentynine Palms, CA | 9.3 |
| 40 | Paramount, CA | 9.2 |
| 41 | Pinole, CA | 9 |
| 42 | Desert Hot Springs, CA | 8.9 |
| 43 | Oakley, CA | 8.8 |
| 44 | Lynwood, CA | 8.4 |
| 45 | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 8.3 |
| 46 | Vacaville, CA | 8.3 |
| 47 | Perris, CA | 8.2 |
| 48 | Beaumont, CA | 8.2 |
| 49 | Los Angeles, CA | 8.1 |
| 50 | Pasadena, CA | 8 |
| 51 | Loma Linda, CA | 7.8 |
| 52 | Berkeley, CA | 7.7 |
| 53 | La Mesa, CA | 7.7 |
| 54 | Brentwood, CA | 7.7 |
| 55 | Marina, CA | 7.7 |
| 56 | Fontana, CA | 7.6 |
| 57 | Hayward, CA | 7.6 |
| 58 | Colton, CA | 7.5 |
| 59 | Chino, CA | 7.4 |
| 60 | Eastvale, CA | 7.4 |
| 61 | Apple Valley, CA | 7.3 |
| 62 | Menifee, CA | 7.2 |
| 63 | Banning, CA | 7.1 |
| 64 | Lakewood, CA | 7 |
| 65 | Soledad, CA | 6.9 |
| 66 | Lathrop, CA | 6.9 |
| 67 | Claremont, CA | 6.9 |
| 68 | Culver City, CA | 6.7 |
| 69 | Sierra Madre, CA | 6.6 |
| 70 | Mountain House, CA | 6.6 |
| 71 | Fresno, CA | 6.5 |
| 72 | Lawndale, CA | 6.4 |
| 73 | Tracy, CA | 6.4 |
| 74 | Signal Hill, CA | 6.3 |
| 75 | Lake Elsinore, CA | 6.3 |
| 76 | Tehachapi, CA | 6 |
| 77 | Alameda, CA | 6 |
| 77 | Upland, CA | 6 |
| 79 | Montclair, CA | 5.9 |
| 80 | Riverside, CA | 5.9 |
| 81 | Chowchilla, CA | 5.9 |
| 82 | Ontario, CA | 5.8 |
| 83 | El Cajon, CA | 5.8 |
| 84 | Cerritos, CA | 5.7 |
| 85 | Lemoore, CA | 5.7 |
| 86 | Bakersfield, CA | 5.7 |
| 87 | Hanford, CA | 5.6 |
| 88 | Redlands, CA | 5.6 |
| 89 | Highland, CA | 5.5 |
| 90 | Hesperia, CA | 5.5 |
| 90 | Monrovia, CA | 5.5 |
| 92 | San Diego, CA | 5.3 |
| 93 | Folsom, CA | 5.3 |
| 94 | Pomona, CA | 5.3 |
| 95 | Murrieta, CA | 5.2 |
| 96 | Artesia, CA | 5.2 |
| 96 | Santa Monica, CA | 5.2 |
| 98 | El Cerrito, CA | 5.2 |
| 99 | National City, CA | 5.1 |
| 100 | San Jacinto, CA | 5 |
| 101 | Corona, CA | 4.9 |
| 101 | Patterson, CA | 4.9 |
| 103 | American Canyon, CA | 4.8 |
| 104 | Coalinga, CA | 4.7 |
| 105 | Temecula, CA | 4.7 |
| 106 | Chula Vista, CA | 4.7 |
| 106 | San Francisco, CA | 4.7 |
| 108 | Seaside, CA | 4.7 |
| 109 | West Sacramento, CA | 4.6 |
| 110 | Merced, CA | 4.6 |
| 111 | Delano, CA | 4.6 |
| 112 | Union City, CA | 4.4 |
| 113 | Chino Hills, CA | 4.4 |
| 114 | Modesto, CA | 4.4 |
| 115 | West Hollywood, CA | 4.4 |
| 116 | Lomita, CA | 4.3 |
| 117 | Santa Clarita, CA | 4.3 |
| 118 | Palm Springs, CA | 4.3 |
| 119 | Benicia, CA | 4.3 |
| 120 | Covina, CA | 4.2 |
| 121 | Wasco, CA | 4.2 |
| 122 | Oceanside, CA | 4.2 |
| 123 | Grand Terrace, CA | 4.1 |
| 124 | Jurupa Valley, CA | 4.1 |
| 125 | Dublin, CA | 4.1 |
| 126 | Duarte, CA | 4 |
| 127 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 4 |
| 127 | Wildomar, CA | 4 |
| 129 | Manteca, CA | 4 |
| 130 | Clearlake, CA | 4 |
| 131 | Burbank, CA | 4 |
| 132 | Imperial Beach, CA | 3.9 |
| 132 | Ridgecrest, CA | 3.9 |
| 134 | Hawaiian Gardens, CA | 3.8 |
| 135 | Norwalk, CA | 3.8 |
| 135 | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | 3.8 |
| 135 | West Covina, CA | 3.8 |
| 138 | Concord, CA | 3.7 |
| 139 | Torrance, CA | 3.6 |
| 140 | Citrus Heights, CA | 3.5 |
| 141 | Oroville, CA | 3.5 |
| 142 | San Dimas, CA | 3.4 |
| 143 | Downey, CA | 3.4 |
| 144 | Albany, CA | 3.4 |
| 145 | San Ramon, CA | 3.3 |
| 146 | La Palma, CA | 3.2 |
| 147 | Newark, CA | 3.2 |
| 148 | Dixon, CA | 3.2 |
| 149 | La Verne, CA | 3.1 |
| 150 | Moorpark, CA | 3.1 |
| 151 | La Mirada, CA | 3.1 |
| 152 | Camarillo, CA | 3.1 |
| 153 | Atwater, CA | 3 |
| 154 | Red Bluff, CA | 3 |
| 155 | Diamond Bar, CA | 3 |
| 156 | El Centro, CA | 3 |
| 157 | Arcata, CA | 3 |
| 158 | Cypress, CA | 3 |
| 159 | Madera, CA | 2.9 |
| 160 | Avenal, CA | 2.9 |
| 161 | Lompoc, CA | 2.9 |
| 162 | Redwood City, CA | 2.9 |
| 163 | El Segundo, CA | 2.9 |
| 163 | Norco, CA | 2.9 |
| 165 | Glendora, CA | 2.9 |
| 166 | Morgan Hill, CA | 2.8 |
| 167 | Fremont, CA | 2.8 |
| 167 | Marysville, CA | 2.8 |
| 167 | South Pasadena, CA | 2.8 |
| 170 | San Jose, CA | 2.7 |
| 171 | Poway, CA | 2.7 |
| 172 | Calimesa, CA | 2.7 |
| 172 | Redondo Beach, CA | 2.7 |
| 172 | Vista, CA | 2.7 |
| 175 | Calabasas, CA | 2.6 |
| 176 | Santa Fe Springs, CA | 2.6 |
| 177 | Azusa, CA | 2.5 |
| 178 | Daly City, CA | 2.5 |
| 178 | Tustin, CA | 2.5 |
| 180 | Port Hueneme, CA | 2.5 |
| 181 | Lake Forest, CA | 2.4 |
| 182 | Mountain View, CA | 2.4 |
| 182 | Tulare, CA | 2.4 |
| 184 | Los Alamitos, CA | 2.4 |
| 184 | Novato, CA | 2.4 |
| 186 | Alhambra, CA | 2.4 |
| 187 | Coronado, CA | 2.4 |
| 188 | Escondido, CA | 2.3 |
| 189 | Lincoln, CA | 2.3 |
| 189 | Monterey, CA | 2.3 |
| 191 | Anaheim, CA | 2.3 |
| 192 | Chico, CA | 2.2 |
| 193 | Martinez, CA | 2.2 |
| 194 | Davis, CA | 2.2 |
| 195 | San Rafael, CA | 2.2 |
| 196 | Canyon Lake, CA | 2.1 |
| 197 | Beverly Hills, CA | 2.1 |
| 198 | Menlo Park, CA | 2.1 |
| 199 | Rohnert Park, CA | 2.1 |
| 199 | San Bruno, CA | 2.1 |
| 201 | Indio, CA | 2.1 |
| 202 | Placentia, CA | 2.1 |
| 203 | La Habra, CA | 2 |
| 203 | Visalia, CA | 2 |
| 205 | Eureka, CA | 2 |
| 205 | Livermore, CA | 2 |
| 207 | Roseville, CA | 2 |
| 208 | Fortuna, CA | 2 |
| 209 | Aliso Viejo, CA | 2 |
| 210 | Irvine, CA | 1.9 |
| 211 | Walnut, CA | 1.9 |
| 212 | Yuba City, CA | 1.9 |
| 213 | Cathedral City, CA | 1.9 |
| 214 | Santa Rosa, CA | 1.9 |
| 215 | Belmont, CA | 1.9 |
| 216 | Bell, CA | 1.8 |
| 217 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 1.8 |
| 218 | Milpitas, CA | 1.8 |
| 218 | Rancho Mirage, CA | 1.8 |
| 220 | Gilroy, CA | 1.8 |
| 221 | Palo Alto, CA | 1.8 |
| 222 | Clovis, CA | 1.8 |
| 222 | Fullerton, CA | 1.8 |
| 222 | Walnut Creek, CA | 1.8 |
| 225 | Santee, CA | 1.8 |
| 226 | Costa Mesa, CA | 1.7 |
| 227 | Galt, CA | 1.7 |
| 227 | Santa Clara, CA | 1.7 |
| 229 | Buena Park, CA | 1.7 |
| 229 | Turlock, CA | 1.7 |
| 231 | Brea, CA | 1.6 |
| 232 | Arcadia, CA | 1.6 |
| 233 | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | 1.6 |
| 234 | Woodland, CA | 1.6 |
| 235 | Foster City, CA | 1.6 |
| 235 | Goleta, CA | 1.6 |
| 237 | Palm Desert, CA | 1.6 |
| 237 | Pleasanton, CA | 1.6 |
| 239 | Fountain Valley, CA | 1.6 |
| 239 | Parlier, CA | 1.6 |
| 241 | Sunnyvale, CA | 1.6 |
| 242 | Campbell, CA | 1.5 |
| 243 | South San Francisco, CA | 1.5 |
| 244 | Oxnard, CA | 1.5 |
| 244 | Placerville, CA | 1.5 |
| 244 | Santa Cruz, CA | 1.5 |
| 247 | Orange, CA | 1.5 |
| 247 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | 1.5 |
| 249 | Pico Rivera, CA | 1.5 |
| 250 | San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA | 1.5 |
| 251 | Ripon, CA | 1.5 |
| 251 | Rocklin, CA | 1.5 |
| 253 | Arvin, CA | 1.4 |
| 254 | Porterville, CA | 1.4 |
| 255 | Dana Point, CA | 1.4 |
| 255 | San Gabriel, CA | 1.4 |
| 255 | Stanton, CA | 1.4 |
| 258 | San Mateo, CA | 1.4 |
| 259 | Santa Barbara, CA | 1.4 |
| 260 | Grover Beach, CA | 1.4 |
| 261 | San Anselmo, CA | 1.4 |
| 262 | Moraga, CA | 1.4 |
| 262 | Windsor, CA | 1.4 |
| 264 | Glendale, CA | 1.4 |
| 265 | Santa Paula, CA | 1.3 |
| 266 | Huntington Beach, CA | 1.3 |
| 266 | La Puente, CA | 1.3 |
| 268 | La Quinta, CA | 1.3 |
| 269 | Shafter, CA | 1.3 |
| 270 | Carlsbad, CA | 1.3 |
| 271 | Simi Valley, CA | 1.2 |
| 272 | Los Gatos, CA | 1.2 |
| 273 | Seal Beach, CA | 1.2 |
| 274 | Petaluma, CA | 1.2 |
| 274 | Sonoma, CA | 1.2 |
| 276 | Los Banos, CA | 1.2 |
| 276 | San Luis Obispo, CA | 1.2 |
| 276 | San Marcos, CA | 1.2 |
| 279 | Pacifica, CA | 1.2 |
| 280 | Riverbank, CA | 1.2 |
| 280 | Whittier, CA | 1.2 |
| 282 | Ceres, CA | 1.2 |
| 282 | Redding, CA | 1.2 |
| 284 | Pacific Grove, CA | 1.1 |
| 285 | Yucaipa, CA | 1.1 |
| 286 | Hollister, CA | 1.1 |
| 287 | Laguna Niguel, CA | 1.1 |
| 288 | Lodi, CA | 1.1 |
| 288 | Ukiah, CA | 1.1 |
| 290 | Salinas, CA | 1.1 |
| 291 | Mission Viejo, CA | 1 |
| 292 | Burlingame, CA | 1 |
| 293 | Garden Grove, CA | 1 |
| 294 | Napa, CA | 1 |
| 294 | Oakdale, CA | 1 |
| 296 | Laguna Hills, CA | 0.9 |
| 297 | Carpinteria, CA | 0.9 |
| 297 | South El Monte, CA | 0.9 |
| 299 | Reedley, CA | 0.9 |
| 300 | South Gate, CA | 0.9 |
| 301 | San Clemente, CA | 0.9 |
| 302 | Hermosa Beach, CA | 0.9 |
| 303 | Solana Beach, CA | 0.9 |
| 304 | Millbrae, CA | 0.9 |
| 305 | Agoura Hills, CA | 0.8 |
| 305 | San Fernando, CA | 0.8 |
| 307 | Newport Beach, CA | 0.8 |
| 308 | Manhattan Beach, CA | 0.8 |
| 309 | Atascadero, CA | 0.8 |
| 309 | Santa Maria, CA | 0.8 |
| 311 | Piedmont, CA | 0.8 |
| 311 | Selma, CA | 0.8 |
| 313 | Huntington Park, CA | 0.8 |
| 313 | Lafayette, CA | 0.8 |
| 315 | Westminster, CA | 0.7 |
| 315 | Yorba Linda, CA | 0.7 |
| 317 | Greenfield, CA | 0.7 |
| 318 | Mill Valley, CA | 0.7 |
| 319 | Santa Ana, CA | 0.7 |
| 319 | Yucca Valley, CA | 0.7 |
| 321 | Montebello, CA | 0.7 |
| 322 | Kerman, CA | 0.7 |
| 323 | La Cañada Flintridge, CA | 0.7 |
| 324 | Baldwin Park, CA | 0.6 |
| 325 | Monterey Park, CA | 0.6 |
| 325 | Newman, CA | 0.6 |
| 325 | Paradise, CA | 0.6 |
| 328 | Laguna Woods, CA | 0.6 |
| 329 | Auburn, CA | 0.6 |
| 329 | San Carlos, CA | 0.6 |
| 331 | Scotts Valley, CA | 0.6 |
| 332 | Laguna Beach, CA | 0.6 |
| 333 | Bell Gardens, CA | 0.6 |
| 333 | El Monte, CA | 0.6 |
| 333 | Imperial, CA | 0.6 |
| 336 | Temple City, CA | 0.5 |
| 337 | McFarland, CA | 0.5 |
| 338 | Commerce, CA | 0.5 |
| 338 | Cupertino, CA | 0.5 |
| 338 | Hillsborough, CA | 0.5 |
| 338 | Sanger, CA | 0.5 |
| 342 | Half Moon Bay, CA | 0.5 |
| 343 | Fillmore, CA | 0.5 |
| 344 | Danville, CA | 0.5 |
| 345 | Clayton, CA | 0.4 |
| 345 | Orinda, CA | 0.4 |
| 347 | Encinitas, CA | 0.4 |
| 347 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | 0.4 |
| 349 | Watsonville, CA | 0.4 |
| 350 | Grass Valley, CA | 0.4 |
| 351 | Cudahy, CA | 0.4 |
| 351 | Morro Bay, CA | 0.4 |
| 353 | Lindsay, CA | 0.4 |
| 354 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CA | 0.3 |
| 355 | Rosemead, CA | 0.3 |
| 356 | Livingston, CA | 0.3 |
| 357 | South Lake Tahoe, CA | 0.3 |
| 357 | Truckee, CA | 0.3 |
| 359 | Arroyo Grande, CA | 0.3 |
| 360 | Shasta Lake, CA | 0.3 |
| 361 | Brawley, CA | 0.3 |
| 362 | Coachella, CA | 0.2 |
| 362 | Maywood, CA | 0.2 |
| 364 | Dinuba, CA | 0.2 |
| 365 | Exeter, CA | 0.2 |
| 366 | Kingsburg, CA | 0.1 |
| 366 | Saratoga, CA | 0.1 |
| 368 | Calexico, CA | 0.1 |
| 368 | King City, CA | 0.1 |
| 368 | San Marino, CA | 0.1 |
| 371 | Larkspur, CA | 0.1 |
| 371 | Los Altos, CA | 0.1 |
| 373 | Anderson, CA | 0 |
| 373 | Farmersville, CA | 0 |
| 373 | Healdsburg, CA | 0 |
| 373 | Mendota, CA | 0 |