RANKING · 2024 ACS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Modoc County, CACA8,42618.6%−1.0 pts

02Calaveras County, CACA46,60518.5%+3.4 pts

03Tuolumne County, CACA53,16017.5%+1.7 pts

04Nevada County, CACA101,91116.5%−2.5 pts

05Plumas County, CACA18,58316.4%+1.3 pts

06Amador County, CACA41,87615.4%+0.1 pts

07Siskiyou County, CACA42,01315.2%−0.2 pts

08Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.8%−1.2 pts

09San 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

12Marin County, CACA253,69413.9%+0.5 pts

13Shasta County, CACA181,64813.7%+0.3 pts

14Lake County, CACA67,77213.6%−1.1 pts

15Humboldt County, CACA131,64712.8%+0.7 pts

16Tehama County, CACA64,66512.8%+1.0 pts

17Del Norte County, CACA26,41012.6%+0.9 pts

18Butte County, CACA209,21112.3%−1.2 pts

19Sonoma County, CACA486,44412.1%+0.4 pts

20Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.8%+0.0 pts

21Mendocino County, CACA88,12211.6%−1.8 pts

22Inyo County, CACA18,15810.6%−1.7 pts

23Mono County, CACA12,50510.6%−1.4 pts

24Napa County, CACA132,94910.2%+0.8 pts

25Sierra County, CACA3,0989.9%−3.7 pts

26Yolo County, CACA224,4109.7%−0.4 pts

27Trinity County, CACA15,7209.6%−9.7 pts

28Lassen County, CACA28,1178.5%−0.4 pts

29Ventura County, CACA830,8518.4%−0.5 pts

30Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.3%−0.9 pts

31Sutter County, CACA98,7878.2%+0.3 pts

32Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.0%−0.7 pts

33San Diego County, CACA3,282,2488.0%−0.7 pts

34Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4607.9%−0.4 pts

35Yuba County, CACA88,6917.6%−0.7 pts

36Alpine County, CACA1,0437.4%−3.9 pts

37Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.3%−0.5 pts

38Glenn County, CACA28,1417.3%+0.9 pts

39San Benito County, CACA70,0827.1%+0.1 pts

40San Francisco County, CACA826,0796.4%+0.7 pts

41Colusa County, CACA21,8366.4%+0.0 pts

42Solano County, CACA455,3766.3%−0.9 pts

43Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.1%−1.1 pts

44San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.0%−0.8 pts

45Stanislaus County, CACA557,7196.0%−0.6 pts

46Madera County, CACA167,9275.7%−1.0 pts

47Monterey County, CACA433,7295.7%−0.7 pts

48Kern County, CACA927,0685.6%−0.8 pts

49Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.5%−0.3 pts

50San 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

53Tulare County, CACA485,1464.7%+0.2 pts

54San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0914.3%−1.7 pts

55Kings 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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES