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The Hispanic and Latino population are now the largest ethnic group in the state of California. The 2020 census shows that about 39.4% identified themselves as Hispanic and Latino. In the bay area, seven out of nine counties saw an increase in the Hispanic population with Sonoma County seeing a four percent increase between 2010 and 2020. Meanwhile, the Asian population grew in every Bay Area county while the black population declined in 8 of 9 counties and the white population decreased in every county.