1 2 - count y ▁San ▁Jose - San ▁Francisco - O ak land , ▁CA ▁Com b ined ▁Statist ical ▁Area , ▁whose ▁population ▁is ▁over ▁ 8 . 7 5   mill ion , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁fifth - larg est ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁as ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau ▁estimates ▁San ▁Francisco ' s ▁population ▁increased ▁to ▁ 8 7 0 , 8 8 7 ▁as ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Race ▁and ▁eth nic ity ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁eth nic ▁make up ▁and ▁population ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁included : ▁ 3 9 0 , 3 8 7 ▁Wh ites ▁( 4 8 . 1 % ), ▁ 2 6 7 , 9 1 5 ▁A si ans ▁( 3 3 . 3 % ), ▁ 4 8 , 8 7 0 ▁African ▁Americans ▁( 6 . 1 % ), ▁ 4 , 0 2 4 ▁Native ▁Americans ▁( 0 . 5 % ), ▁ 3 , 3 5 9 ▁Pacific ▁Island ers ▁( 0 . 4 % ), ▁ 5 3 , 0 2 1 ▁from ▁other ▁races ▁( 6 . 6 % ), ▁and ▁ 3 7 , 6 5 9 ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races ▁( 4 . 7 %). ▁There ▁were ▁ 1 2 1 , 7 4 4 ▁His pan ics ▁or ▁Lat inos ▁of