Lake County Demographics

A map of Lake County's Population by Race

Lake County, California had a population of 68,163 in 2020. It was 64.8% White, 1.7% Black, 1.4% Asian, 22.7% Hispanic, 3.2% Native American/Other, and 6.2% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lake County, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Lake County is the 40th most populous county of the 58 counties in California.

Lake County's White Population

44,202 residents of Lake County identify as White, or 64.8%. This makes the White share of the population of Lake County considerably larger than the White share of the population of California (34.7% White). Of the 58 counties in California, Lake County is ranked #20 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is more White than neighboring Colusa County (31.8% White), Sonoma County (58.5% White), Glenn County (48.1% White), Napa County (49.9% White), and Mendocino County (61.4% White).

Lake County's Black Population

1,158 residents of Lake County identify as Black, or 1.7%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lake County roughly similar to the Black share of the population of California (5.4% Black). Of the 58 counties in California, Lake County is ranked #29 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is more Black than neighboring Colusa County (0.8% Black), Sonoma County (1.5% Black), Glenn County (0.5% Black), and Mendocino County (0.7% Black).

Lake County's Asian Population

940 residents of Lake County identify as Asian, or 1.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lake County less than the Asian share of the population of California (15.1% Asian). Of the 58 counties in California, Lake County is ranked #49 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is more Asian than neighboring Colusa County (1.2% Asian). Lake County is less Asian than neighboring Sonoma County (4.5% Asian), Glenn County (2.2% Asian), Napa County (7.6% Asian), and Mendocino County (1.9% Asian).

Lake County's Hispanic Population

15,442 residents of Lake County identify as Hispanic, or 22.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lake County less than the Hispanic share of the population of California (39.4% Hispanic). Of the 58 counties in California, Lake County is ranked #39 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is less Hispanic than neighboring Colusa County (61.7% Hispanic), Sonoma County (28.9% Hispanic), Glenn County (43.4% Hispanic), Napa County (35.4% Hispanic), and Mendocino County (26.1% Hispanic).

Lake County's Native American/Other Population

2,212 residents of Lake County identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 3.2%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lake County roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of California (1.3% Native American/Other). Of the 58 counties in California, Lake County is ranked #10 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is more Native American/Other than neighboring Colusa County (2% Native American/Other), Sonoma County (1.6% Native American/Other), Glenn County (2.5% Native American/Other), and Napa County (1.3% Native American/Other). Lake County is less Native American/Other than neighboring Mendocino County (4.6% Native American/Other).

Lake County's Multiracial Population

4,209 residents of Lake County identify as Multiracial, or 6.2%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lake County roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of California (4.1% Multiracial). Of the 58 counties in California, Lake County is ranked #13 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lake County is more Multiracial than neighboring Colusa County (2.5% Multiracial), Sonoma County (5% Multiracial), Glenn County (3.5% Multiracial), Napa County (4.2% Multiracial), and Mendocino County (5.3% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.