California

According to the 2017 Census Bureau the state of California has the 5th largest Black population in the United States with 3,011,021 African Americans making up 8% of the state total.

State Data	Black	Total State
Median household income	$48,559	$71,805
Bachelor’s degree or higher	25.6%	33.6%
Family poverty rate	15.6%	9.6%
Percentage households Married-couple families	27.1%	49.6%
Homeowner rate	34.0%	54.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2017 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

Metropolitan areas in California
(2017 US census estimate Black alone)

Metropolitan Area	Black Population
Los Angeles	882,243
San Francisco-Oakland	346,781
Riverside-San Bernardino	327,634
Sacramento	160,271
San Diego	164,571
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	61,752
Fresno, CA	47,715

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