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Ethnicity
| Population | % Total | |
| White | 1,151,007 | 45.8% |
| Black | 284,275 | 11.3% |
| American Indian | 10,718 | 0.4% |
| Asian | 458,110 | 18.2% |
| Pacific Islander | 14,075 | 1.0% |
| Multirace | 62,050 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic | 530,298 | 21.1% |
| 2000 | 2004 | |
| Hispanic | 4,346 | 10,576 |
| Asian | 6,091 | 7,555 |
| American Indian | 267 | 322 |
| Pacific Islander | 288 | 130 |
| Multirace | -551 | -4,698 |
| Black | -1,608 | -7,287 |
| White | 3,785 | -10,551 |
2000 Census Data Below:
| Alameda | Contra Costa | East Bay | |
| Total population | 1,421,308 | 1,006,486 | 2,427,794 |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 297,212 | 213,227 | 510,439 |
| Mexican | 233,389 | 143,672 | 377,061 |
| Puerto Rican | 8,420 | 8,680 | 17,100 |
| Cuban | 1,144 | 1,895 | 3,039 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 54,259 | 58,980 | 113,239 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 1,124,096 | 793,259 | 1,917,355 |
| White alone | 533,065 | 532,280 | 1,065,345 |
| Black or African American alone | 182,796 | 92,085 | 274,881 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 5,073 | 2,671 | 7,744 |
| Asian alone | 344,060 | 131,646 | 475,706 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 9,448 | 3,448 | 12,896 |
| Some other race alone | 8,754 | 2,722 | 11,476 |
| Two or more races | 40,900 | 28,407 | 69,307 |
| Two races including Some other race | 1,768 | 1,476 | 3,244 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 39,132 | 26,931 | 66,063 |