African Americans in San Francisco, California, comprised just under 6% of the citys total population as of 2019 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, down from 13.4% in 1970. There are about 55,000 people of full or partial black ancestry living within the city.

What percent of the Bay Area is black?

6.7 percent There were 480,000 African Americans living in the Bay Areas nine counties, accounting for 6.7 percent of the area residents.

What percentage of CA is black?

5.8% African-American Californians or Black Californians are residents of the state of California who are of African ancestry. According to 2019 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, those identified solely as African American or black constituted 5.8% or 2,282,144 residents in California.