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Highest English population share, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 58 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest English population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2000
01Modoc County, CACA8,42618.6%
02Calaveras County, CACA46,60518.5%
03Tuolumne County, CACA53,16017.5%
04Nevada County, CACA101,91116.5%
05Plumas County, CACA18,58316.4%
06Amador County, CACA41,87615.4%
07Siskiyou County, CACA42,01315.2%
08Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.8%
09San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714.4%
10Placer County, CACA442,08114.4%
11El Dorado County, CACA192,32314.2%
12Marin County, CACA253,69413.9%
13Shasta County, CACA181,64813.7%
14Lake County, CACA67,77213.6%
15Humboldt County, CACA131,64712.8%
16Tehama County, CACA64,66512.8%
17Del Norte County, CACA26,41012.6%
18Butte County, CACA209,21112.3%
19Sonoma County, CACA486,44412.1%
20Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.8%
21Mendocino County, CACA88,12211.6%
22Inyo County, CACA18,15810.6%
23Mono County, CACA12,50510.6%
24Napa County, CACA132,94910.2%
25Sierra County, CACA3,0989.9%
26Yolo County, CACA224,4109.7%
27Trinity County, CACA15,7209.6%
28Lassen County, CACA28,1178.5%
29Ventura County, CACA830,8518.4%
30Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.3%
31Sutter County, CACA98,7878.2%
32Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.0%
33San Diego County, CACA3,282,2488.0%
34Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4607.9%
35Yuba County, CACA88,6917.6%
36Alpine County, CACA1,0437.4%
37Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.3%
38Glenn County, CACA28,1417.3%
39San Benito County, CACA70,0827.1%
40San Francisco County, CACA826,0796.4%
41Colusa County, CACA21,8366.4%
42Solano County, CACA455,3766.3%
43Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.1%
44San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.0%
45Stanislaus County, CACA557,7196.0%
46Madera County, CACA167,9275.7%
47Monterey County, CACA433,7295.7%
48Kern County, CACA927,0685.6%
49Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.5%
50San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.1%
51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.0%
52Fresno County, CACA1,035,4564.7%
53Tulare County, CACA485,1464.7%
54San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914.3%
55Kings County, CACA154,3274.2%
56Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9343.8%
57Merced County, CACA297,2603.3%
58Imperial County, CACA181,4112.1%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES