RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest English population share, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2020 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 7.7%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Amador County, CACA41,87615.3%+0.1 pts

02Tuolumne County, CACA53,16015.0%−0.8 pts

03Nevada County, CACA101,91114.8%−4.3 pts

04Mariposa County, CACA16,91814.7%−1.2 pts

05Calaveras County, CACA46,60514.6%−0.6 pts

06Sierra County, CACA3,09813.1%−0.6 pts

07Plumas County, CACA18,58312.9%−2.2 pts

08Marin County, CACA253,69412.5%−0.8 pts

09Siskiyou County, CACA42,01312.5%−3.0 pts

10Placer County, CACA442,08112.3%−3.3 pts

11El Dorado County, CACA192,32312.0%−2.8 pts

12San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36712.0%−1.0 pts

13Shasta County, CACA181,64810.4%−3.0 pts

14Humboldt County, CACA131,64710.4%−1.7 pts

15Inyo County, CACA18,15810.2%−2.1 pts

16Sonoma County, CACA486,44410.1%−1.6 pts

17Tehama County, CACA64,66510.1%−1.7 pts

18Mendocino County, CACA88,12210.1%−3.4 pts

19Trinity County, CACA15,7209.9%−9.4 pts

20Butte County, CACA209,2119.7%−3.8 pts

21Modoc County, CACA8,4269.7%−9.9 pts

22Del Norte County, CACA26,4109.6%−2.1 pts

23Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8529.5%−2.2 pts

24Lake County, CACA67,7729.4%−5.3 pts

25Alpine County, CACA1,0439.2%−2.0 pts

26Napa County, CACA132,9498.9%−0.6 pts

27Lassen County, CACA28,1178.1%−0.7 pts

28Sutter County, CACA98,7877.7%−0.2 pts

29Mono County, CACA12,5057.7%−4.4 pts

30Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0657.6%−1.6 pts

31Yuba County, CACA88,6917.4%−0.8 pts

32Yolo County, CACA224,4107.4%−2.7 pts

33Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0707.0%−1.7 pts

34Ventura County, CACA830,8517.0%−1.9 pts

35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4606.9%−1.5 pts

36San Benito County, CACA70,0826.7%−0.2 pts

37San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486.5%−2.2 pts

38Glenn County, CACA28,1416.5%+0.1 pts

39Orange County, CACA3,149,5076.4%−1.3 pts

40Stanislaus County, CACA557,7195.9%−0.7 pts

41Riverside County, CACA2,544,9165.6%−1.6 pts

42San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.5%−1.3 pts

43Colusa County, CACA21,8365.2%−1.2 pts

44San Francisco County, CACA826,0795.2%−0.6 pts

45Monterey County, CACA433,7295.2%−1.2 pts

46Solano County, CACA455,3765.1%−2.0 pts

47San Joaquin County, CACA823,8154.9%−0.5 pts

48Alameda County, CACA1,636,6304.9%−0.9 pts

49Kern County, CACA927,0684.9%−1.5 pts

50Madera County, CACA167,9274.8%−1.8 pts

51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914.6%−1.4 pts

52Fresno County, CACA1,035,4564.4%−0.9 pts

53Kings County, CACA154,3274.0%−0.9 pts

54San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0913.8%−2.1 pts

55Tulare County, CACA485,1463.7%−0.9 pts

56Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9343.3%−0.7 pts

57Merced County, CACA297,2602.9%−1.2 pts

58Imperial County, CACA181,4111.2%−0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS