Historically, Santa Clarita's population has been predominantly non-Hispanic white. Since its founding, the proportion of white residents has decreased as Hispanic, Asian, and black Americans have moved into the city. The non-Hispanic white percentage of the population has dropped from 80.6% in 1990 to 47.2% in 2019. When white Hispanics are included, the percentage of whites has fallen from 87.3% in 1990 to 72.6% in 2019. Non-Hispanic whites remain the largest ethnic group in the city, and Santa Clarita's non-Hispanic white percentage is higher than the California statewide average (36.8%) but lower than the national average of 60.4%.