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

All 58 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 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/california-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/black-population-share/california-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Solano County | 12.3 |
| 2 | Alameda County | 9.3 |
| 3 | Sacramento County | 9 |
| 4 | Contra Costa County | 8 |
| 5 | San Bernardino County | 7.5 |
| 6 | Los Angeles County | 7.4 |
| 7 | San Joaquin County | 6.6 |
| 8 | Lassen County | 6.1 |
| 9 | Riverside County | 6 |
| 10 | Kings County | 5.8 |
| 11 | Kern County | 4.8 |
| 12 | San Francisco County | 4.7 |
| 13 | San Diego County | 4.4 |
| 14 | Fresno County | 4.2 |
| 15 | Yuba County | 3.8 |
| 16 | Stanislaus County | 2.6 |
| 17 | Merced County | 2.6 |
| 18 | Del Norte County | 2.5 |
| 19 | Madera County | 2.4 |
| 20 | Yolo County | 2.4 |
| 21 | Santa Clara County | 2.2 |
| 22 | Marin County | 2.1 |
| 23 | Monterey County | 2.1 |
| 24 | San Mateo County | 2 |
| 25 | Imperial County | 2 |
| 25 | Lake County | 2 |
| 27 | Amador County | 1.9 |
| 28 | Tuolumne County | 1.8 |
| 29 | Butte County | 1.7 |
| 30 | Napa County | 1.7 |
| 31 | Ventura County | 1.7 |
| 32 | Sutter County | 1.6 |
| 33 | Placer County | 1.6 |
| 34 | Colusa County | 1.5 |
| 35 | Orange County | 1.5 |
| 35 | Santa Barbara County | 1.5 |
| 37 | Sonoma County | 1.5 |
| 38 | Siskiyou County | 1.3 |
| 39 | Tulare County | 1.3 |
| 40 | Humboldt County | 1.3 |
| 41 | San Luis Obispo County | 1.1 |
| 41 | Trinity County | 1.1 |
| 43 | Calaveras County | 1 |
| 44 | Plumas County | 1 |
| 45 | Mariposa County | 0.9 |
| 46 | Shasta County | 0.8 |
| 47 | San Benito County | 0.8 |
| 47 | Tehama County | 0.8 |
| 49 | El Dorado County | 0.8 |
| 50 | Santa Cruz County | 0.7 |
| 51 | Mendocino County | 0.6 |
| 52 | Modoc County | 0.6 |
| 53 | Inyo County | 0.5 |
| 54 | Nevada County | 0.3 |
| 55 | Sierra County | 0.3 |
| 56 | Glenn County | 0.2 |
| 57 | Mono County | 0.1 |
| 58 | Alpine County | 0 |