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Highest German population share, California counties · 2010

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2010 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 13.6%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS –

01Modoc County, CACA8,42625.5%–

02Trinity County, CACA15,72025.3%–

03Sierra County, CACA3,09823.2%–

04Calaveras County, CACA46,60522.5%–

05Mariposa County, CACA16,91822.0%–

06El Dorado County, CACA192,32321.4%–

07Tuolumne County, CACA53,16020.6%–

08Shasta County, CACA181,64820.3%–

09Nevada County, CACA101,91120.3%–

10Butte County, CACA209,21120.0%–

11Placer County, CACA442,08119.9%–

12Amador County, CACA41,87619.8%–

13Lake County, CACA67,77219.7%–

14Siskiyou County, CACA42,01319.5%–

15Plumas County, CACA18,58318.4%–

16Del Norte County, CACA26,41017.5%–

17San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36717.2%–

18Inyo County, CACA18,15816.6%–

19Mendocino County, CACA88,12216.5%–

20Lassen County, CACA28,11715.9%–

21Sonoma County, CACA486,44415.8%–

22Humboldt County, CACA131,64715.7%–

23Tehama County, CACA64,66515.4%–

24Alpine County, CACA1,04315.3%–

25Marin County, CACA253,69415.2%–

26Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85214.7%–

27Yuba County, CACA88,69113.9%–

28Mono County, CACA12,50513.6%–

29Napa County, CACA132,94913.6%–

30Sutter County, CACA98,78713.3%–

31Colusa County, CACA21,83613.2%–

32Glenn County, CACA28,14112.8%–

33Yolo County, CACA224,41012.7%–

34San Diego County, CACA3,282,24812.5%–

35Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46012.5%–

36Ventura County, CACA830,85112.3%–

37Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06512.1%–

38Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07011.6%–

39Orange County, CACA3,149,50711.1%–

40Riverside County, CACA2,544,91610.5%–

41Stanislaus County, CACA557,71910.4%–

42Solano County, CACA455,37610.4%–

43San Joaquin County, CACA823,81510.3%–

44Kern County, CACA927,0689.5%–

45San Mateo County, CACA743,5689.1%–

46San Benito County, CACA70,0829.1%–

47San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0919.1%–

48Fresno County, CACA1,035,4568.7%–

49Madera County, CACA167,9278.5%–

50San Francisco County, CACA826,0798.3%–

51Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3918.2%–

52Monterey County, CACA433,7297.8%–

53Alameda County, CACA1,636,6307.7%–

54Kings County, CACA154,3277.4%–

55Merced County, CACA297,2606.3%–

56Tulare County, CACA485,1466.1%–

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9345.5%–

58Imperial County, CACA181,4113.9%–

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