Counties in California by black or African American population share

Solano County had the highest black or African American population share of 58 counties in 2022, at 12.9%. Alpine County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for California was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest12.9Solano County
Median1.758 counties
California5.3History

All counties, 2022

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Solano CountySolano County: 12.9 %12.9Alameda CountyAlameda County: 9.9 %9.9Sacramento CountySacramento County: 9.2 %9.2Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 8.4 %8.4Lassen CountyLassen County: 7.9 %7.9Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 7.6 %7.6San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 7.5 %7.5San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 6.7 %6.7Riverside CountyRiverside County: 6.1 %6.1Kings CountyKings County: 6 %6San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 4.9 %4.9Kern CountyKern County: 4.9 %4.9San Diego CountySan Diego County: 4.5 %4.5Fresno CountyFresno County: 4.2 %4.2Yuba CountyYuba County: 3.4 %3.4Merced CountyMerced County: 2.7 %2.7Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 2.7 %2.7Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 2.7 %2.7Yolo CountyYolo County: 2.5 %2.5Madera CountyMadera County: 2.5 %2.5Imperial CountyImperial County: 2.3 %2.3Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 2.3 %2.3Lake CountyLake County: 2.2 %2.2Marin CountyMarin County: 2.2 %2.2San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 2.1 %2.1Monterey CountyMonterey County: 2.1 %2.1Modoc CountyModoc County: 1.9 %1.9Sutter CountySutter County: 1.8 %1.8Napa CountyNapa County: 1.8 %1.8Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 1.7 %1.7Butte CountyButte County: 1.7 %1.7Ventura CountyVentura County: 1.7 %1.7Amador CountyAmador County: 1.7 %1.7Placer CountyPlacer County: 1.6 %1.6Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 1.6 %1.6Orange CountyOrange County: 1.5 %1.5Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 1.5 %1.5Sonoma CountySonoma County: 1.4 %1.4Colusa CountyColusa County: 1.4 %1.4Trinity CountyTrinity County: 1.4 %1.4Tulare CountyTulare County: 1.3 %1.3San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 1.2 %1.2Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 1.2 %1.2Plumas CountyPlumas County: 1.2 %1.2Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 1 %1Shasta CountyShasta County: 1 %1Tehama CountyTehama County: 0.9 %0.9San Benito CountySan Benito County: 0.8 %0.8Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 0.8 %0.8Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 0.8 %0.8El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 0.7 %0.7Inyo CountyInyo County: 0.6 %0.6Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 0.6 %0.6Nevada CountyNevada County: 0.4 %0.4Glenn CountyGlenn County: 0.3 %0.3Sierra CountySierra County: 0.2 %0.2Mono CountyMono County: 0.2 %0.2Alpine CountyAlpine County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Solano County12.9-0.2 pts
2Alameda County9.90 pts
3Sacramento County9.2-0.1 pts
4Contra Costa County8.4+0.1 pts
5Lassen County7.9-0.5 pts
6Los Angeles County7.6-0.1 pts
7San Bernardino County7.5-0.1 pts
8San Joaquin County6.70 pts
9Riverside County6.10 pts
10Kings County6-0.1 pts
11San Francisco County4.90 pts
12Kern County4.9-0.2 pts
13San Diego County4.5-0.1 pts
14Fresno County4.2-0 pts
15Yuba County3.40 pts
16Merced County2.7+0.1 pts
17Stanislaus County2.7-0.1 pts
18Del Norte County2.7-0.2 pts
19Yolo County2.5+0.1 pts
20Madera County2.5-0.4 pts
21Imperial County2.3-0.2 pts
21Santa Clara County2.3-0.1 pts
23Lake County2.2-0 pts
24Marin County2.2+0.1 pts
25San Mateo County2.1-0.1 pts
26Monterey County2.1-0.3 pts
27Modoc County1.9-0.1 pts
28Sutter County1.80 pts
29Napa County1.8-0.2 pts
30Santa Barbara County1.7-0 pts
31Butte County1.7-0.1 pts
32Ventura County1.7-0 pts
33Amador County1.7-0.7 pts
34Placer County1.60 pts
35Siskiyou County1.6-0.1 pts
36Orange County1.5-0 pts
37Tuolumne County1.5-0.2 pts
38Sonoma County1.4-0 pts
39Colusa County1.40 pts
40Trinity County1.4+0.8 pts
41Tulare County1.3-0 pts
42San Luis Obispo County1.2-0.2 pts
43Humboldt County1.2+0.1 pts
44Plumas County1.2-0.4 pts
45Calaveras County10 pts
46Shasta County1-0.2 pts
47Tehama County0.9+0.1 pts
48San Benito County0.8-0 pts
49Santa Cruz County0.8-0 pts
50Mariposa County0.8-0 pts
51El Dorado County0.7-0.1 pts
52Inyo County0.6+0.3 pts
53Mendocino County0.60 pts
54Nevada County0.40 pts
55Glenn County0.3-0.2 pts
56Sierra County0.2+0.2 pts
57Mono County0.2+0.2 pts
58Alpine County0-0.6 pts

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About this ranking

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). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

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

How to cite

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest black or African American population share?

Solano County, with 12.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Alpine County, with 0% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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