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Highest German population share, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2000

01Tuolumne County, CACA53,16019.7%–

02Modoc County, CACA8,42618.3%–

03Amador County, CACA41,87617.9%–

04Plumas County, CACA18,58317.7%–

05El Dorado County, CACA192,32316.9%–

06Mariposa County, CACA16,91815.5%–

07Calaveras County, CACA46,60515.2%–

08San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714.9%–

09Del Norte County, CACA26,41014.5%–

10Lake County, CACA67,77214.4%–

11Placer County, CACA442,08114.4%–

12Nevada County, CACA101,91114.4%–

13Shasta County, CACA181,64814.0%–

14Inyo County, CACA18,15814.0%–

15Butte County, CACA209,21113.8%–

16Humboldt County, CACA131,64713.4%–

17Marin County, CACA253,69413.3%–

18Siskiyou County, CACA42,01313.2%–

19Sierra County, CACA3,09813.0%–

20Sonoma County, CACA486,44412.4%–

21Mendocino County, CACA88,12212.1%–

22Mono County, CACA12,50512.1%–

23Trinity County, CACA15,72011.4%–

24Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.3%–

25Alpine County, CACA1,04311.1%–

26Tehama County, CACA64,66510.1%–

27Lassen County, CACA28,11710.0%–

28Glenn County, CACA28,1419.8%–

29Napa County, CACA132,9499.8%–

30Yolo County, CACA224,4109.7%–

31Yuba County, CACA88,6919.7%–

32San Diego County, CACA3,282,2489.1%–

33Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.7%–

34Ventura County, CACA830,8518.4%–

35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4608.2%–

36Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.0%–

37Sutter County, CACA98,7877.9%–

38Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.5%–

39Colusa County, CACA21,8367.4%–

40San Francisco County, CACA826,0797.1%–

41San Benito County, CACA70,0827.1%–

42Solano County, CACA455,3766.8%–

43Stanislaus County, CACA557,7196.7%–

44Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.6%–

45Fresno County, CACA1,035,4566.5%–

46San Joaquin County, CACA823,8156.4%–

47Madera County, CACA167,9276.2%–

48San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.0%–

49Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.8%–

50Kern County, CACA927,0685.7%–

51Monterey County, CACA433,7295.6%–

52Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.4%–

53San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.4%–

54Kings County, CACA154,3275.0%–

55Tulare County, CACA485,1464.8%–

56Merced County, CACA297,2604.3%–

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9344.3%–

58Imperial County, CACA181,4111.7%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES