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Highest English population share, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2024 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. The median across all 58 is 8.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Modoc County, CA, up 20 places to #1.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Highest English population share by state
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RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010
01▲20Modoc County, CACA8,42618.6%−1.0 pts
02▲3Calaveras County, CACA46,60518.5%+3.4 pts
03▼1Tuolumne County, CACA53,16017.5%+1.7 pts
04▼1Nevada County, CACA101,91116.5%−2.5 pts
05▲2Plumas County, CACA18,58316.4%+1.3 pts
06▼5Amador County, CACA41,87615.4%+0.1 pts
07▲2Siskiyou County, CACA42,01315.2%−0.2 pts
08▼4Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.8%−1.2 pts
09▲3San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714.4%+1.4 pts
10Placer County, CACA442,08114.4%−1.1 pts
11El Dorado County, CACA192,32314.2%−0.7 pts
12▼4Marin County, CACA253,69413.9%+0.5 pts
13Shasta County, CACA181,64813.7%+0.3 pts
14▲10Lake County, CACA67,77213.6%−1.1 pts
15▼1Humboldt County, CACA131,64712.8%+0.7 pts
16▲1Tehama County, CACA64,66512.8%+1.0 pts
17▲5Del Norte County, CACA26,41012.6%+0.9 pts
18▲2Butte County, CACA209,21112.3%−1.2 pts
19▼3Sonoma County, CACA486,44412.1%+0.4 pts
20▲3Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.8%0.0 pts
21▼3Mendocino County, CACA88,12211.6%−1.8 pts
22▼7Inyo County, CACA18,15810.6%−1.7 pts
23▲6Mono County, CACA12,50510.6%−1.4 pts
24▲2Napa County, CACA132,94910.2%+0.8 pts
25▼19Sierra County, CACA3,0989.9%−3.7 pts
26▲6Yolo County, CACA224,4109.7%−0.4 pts
27▼8Trinity County, CACA15,7209.6%−9.7 pts
28▼1Lassen County, CACA28,1178.5%−0.4 pts
29▲5Ventura County, CACA830,8518.4%−0.5 pts
30Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.3%−0.9 pts
31▼3Sutter County, CACA98,7878.2%+0.3 pts
32▲1Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.0%−0.7 pts
33▲4San Diego County, CACA3,282,2488.0%−0.7 pts
34▲1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4607.9%−0.4 pts
35▼4Yuba County, CACA88,6917.6%−0.7 pts
36▼11Alpine County, CACA1,0437.4%−3.9 pts
37▲2Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.3%−0.5 pts
38Glenn County, CACA28,1417.3%+0.9 pts
39▼3San Benito County, CACA70,0827.1%+0.1 pts
40▲4San Francisco County, CACA826,0796.4%+0.7 pts
41▲2Colusa County, CACA21,8366.4%0.0 pts
42▲4Solano County, CACA455,3766.3%−0.9 pts
43▼2Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.1%−1.1 pts
44▼2San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.0%−0.8 pts
45▼5Stanislaus County, CACA557,7196.0%−0.6 pts
46▲4Madera County, CACA167,9275.7%−1.0 pts
47▼2Monterey County, CACA433,7295.7%−0.7 pts
48▲1Kern County, CACA927,0685.6%−0.8 pts
49▼1Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.5%−0.3 pts
50▼3San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155.1%−0.3 pts
51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.0%−1.1 pts
52Fresno County, CACA1,035,4564.7%−0.5 pts
53▲2Tulare County, CACA485,1464.7%+0.2 pts
54San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914.3%−1.7 pts
55▼2Kings County, CACA154,3274.2%−0.7 pts
56Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9343.8%−0.2 pts
57Merced County, CACA297,2603.3%−0.8 pts
58Imperial County, CACA181,4112.1%0.0 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES