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Highest German population share, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 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. The median across all 58 is 9.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lake County, CA, up 16 places to #10.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲4Tuolumne County, CACA53,16019.7%−0.9 pts

02▲2Modoc County, CACA8,42618.3%−7.3 pts

03▲3Amador County, CACA41,87617.9%−1.9 pts

04▼3Plumas County, CACA18,58317.7%−0.7 pts

05▲3El Dorado County, CACA192,32316.9%−4.5 pts

06▲1Mariposa County, CACA16,91815.5%−6.5 pts

07▼4Calaveras County, CACA46,60515.2%−7.3 pts

08▲2San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714.9%−2.3 pts

09▲4Del Norte County, CACA26,41014.5%−3.1 pts

10▲16Lake County, CACA67,77214.4%−5.3 pts

11▲6Placer County, CACA442,08114.4%−5.5 pts

12Nevada County, CACA101,91114.4%−5.9 pts

13▼2Shasta County, CACA181,64814.0%−6.3 pts

14Inyo County, CACA18,15814.0%−2.6 pts

15▲1Butte County, CACA209,21113.8%−6.1 pts

16▼1Humboldt County, CACA131,64713.4%−2.3 pts

17▲2Marin County, CACA253,69413.3%−1.9 pts

18▼9Siskiyou County, CACA42,01313.2%−6.4 pts

19▼17Sierra County, CACA3,09813.0%−10.2 pts

20Sonoma County, CACA486,44412.4%−3.5 pts

21▲3Mendocino County, CACA88,12212.1%−4.5 pts

22▲5Mono County, CACA12,50512.1%−1.6 pts

23▲7Trinity County, CACA15,72011.4%−13.9 pts

24▲4Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85211.3%−3.4 pts

25▲10Alpine County, CACA1,04311.1%−4.2 pts

26▼8Tehama County, CACA64,66510.1%−5.3 pts

27▼5Lassen County, CACA28,11710.0%−5.9 pts

28▼7Glenn County, CACA28,1419.8%−3.0 pts

29▲2Napa County, CACA132,9499.8%−3.9 pts

30▼1Yolo County, CACA224,4109.7%−3.0 pts

31▼6Yuba County, CACA88,6919.7%−4.2 pts

32▲2San Diego County, CACA3,282,2489.1%−3.4 pts

33▲3Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.7%−3.4 pts

34▼1Ventura County, CACA830,8518.4%−3.9 pts

35▲2Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4608.2%−4.3 pts

36▲2Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.0%−3.7 pts

37▼5Sutter County, CACA98,7877.9%−5.4 pts

38▲1Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.5%−3.7 pts

39▼16Colusa County, CACA21,8367.4%−5.8 pts

40▲6San Francisco County, CACA826,0797.1%−1.1 pts

41San Benito County, CACA70,0827.1%−2.0 pts

42▲2Solano County, CACA455,3766.8%−3.6 pts

43Stanislaus County, CACA557,7196.7%−3.7 pts

44▼2Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166.6%−3.9 pts

45▲3Fresno County, CACA1,035,4566.5%−2.3 pts

46▼6San Joaquin County, CACA823,8156.4%−3.9 pts

47▼2Madera County, CACA167,9276.2%−2.4 pts

48▼1San Mateo County, CACA743,5686.0%−3.1 pts

49▲2Alameda County, CACA1,636,6305.8%−1.9 pts

50Kern County, CACA927,0685.7%−3.8 pts

51▲2Monterey County, CACA433,7295.6%−2.2 pts

52Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.4%−2.8 pts

53▼4San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0915.4%−3.7 pts

54▲1Kings County, CACA154,3275.0%−2.4 pts

55▲1Tulare County, CACA485,1464.8%−1.4 pts

56▼2Merced County, CACA297,2604.3%−2.0 pts

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9344.3%−1.2 pts

58Imperial County, CACA181,4111.7%−2.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES