▁▁ ▁Asian ▁Americans ▁remain ▁the ▁largest ▁minor ity ▁group ▁at ▁either ▁ 3 4 . 3 % ▁( including ▁Asian ▁His pan ics ) ▁or ▁ 3 4 . 1 % ▁( ex cluding ▁Asian ▁His pan ics ). ▁ ▁The ▁Black ▁population ▁continues ▁to ▁decl ine ▁and ▁at ▁ 5 . 2 % ▁( including ▁Black ▁His pan ics ) ▁is ▁well ▁below ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 2 . 7 % ▁( including ▁Black ▁His pan ics ). ▁The ▁Black ▁population ▁pe aked ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Census ▁at ▁ 1 3 . 4 %. ▁ ▁If ▁His pan ics ▁are ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁category ▁from ▁race , ▁Al amed a ▁County ' s ▁population ▁was ▁ 4 0 . 0 % ▁White , ▁ 3 4 . 1 % ▁Asian , ▁ 1 5 . 3 % ▁His pan ic - Lat ino , ▁ 5 . 0 % ▁Black ▁or ▁African ▁American , ▁ 0 . 4 % ▁Some ▁Other ▁Race , ▁ 0 . 1 % ▁Native ▁American ▁and ▁Al ask an ▁Native , ▁ 0 . 2 % ▁Pacific ▁Island er ▁and ▁ 4 . 9 % ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁By ▁eth nic ity , ▁ 1 5 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁population ▁is ▁His pan ic - Lat ino ▁( of ▁any ▁race ), ▁below ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 8 . 3 %. ▁If ▁treated ▁as ▁a ▁category ▁separate ▁from ▁race , ▁His pan