▁any ▁race ▁( 1 5 . 1 %). ▁ ▁San ▁Francisco ▁has ▁a ▁minor ity - major ity ▁population , ▁as ▁non - H is pan ic ▁whites ▁compr ise ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁population , ▁ 4 1 . 9 %, ▁down ▁from ▁ 9 2 . 5 % ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁The ▁principal ▁His pan ic ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁those ▁of ▁Mexican ▁( 7 . 4 % ), ▁Salvador an ▁( 2 . 0 % ), ▁Nic ar agu an ▁( 0 . 9 % ), ▁Gu atem al an ▁( 0 . 8 % ), ▁and ▁Puerto ▁R ican ▁( 0 . 5 % ), ▁ancest ry . ▁The ▁His pan ic ▁population ▁is ▁most ▁heavily ▁concentr ated ▁in ▁the ▁Mission ▁District , ▁T ender lo in ▁District , ▁and ▁Excel si or ▁District . ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁African ▁American ▁population ▁has ▁decl ined ▁in ▁recent ▁dec ades , ▁from ▁ 1 3 . 4 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁ 6 . 1 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁current ▁percentage ▁of ▁African ▁Americans ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁California ; ▁convers ely , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁percentage ▁of ▁His pan ic ▁residents ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁of ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁black ▁population ▁res ide ▁within ▁the ▁neighborhood s ▁of ▁Bay view - H un ters