RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 58 SHOWN OF 58

Highest German population share, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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 10.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Plumas County, CACA18,58320.0%+1.6 pts

02Sierra County, CACA3,09819.3%−3.9 pts

03Calaveras County, CACA46,60518.6%−3.9 pts

04Modoc County, CACA8,42617.8%−7.8 pts

05Tuolumne County, CACA53,16017.7%−2.9 pts

06Amador County, CACA41,87617.7%−2.1 pts

07Mariposa County, CACA16,91816.6%−5.4 pts

08El Dorado County, CACA192,32316.0%−5.4 pts

09Siskiyou County, CACA42,01315.3%−4.2 pts

10San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714.9%−2.4 pts

11Shasta County, CACA181,64814.7%−5.6 pts

12Nevada County, CACA101,91114.6%−5.6 pts

13Del Norte County, CACA26,41014.1%−3.5 pts

14Inyo County, CACA18,15814.0%−2.6 pts

15Humboldt County, CACA131,64713.8%−1.8 pts

16Butte County, CACA209,21113.7%−6.3 pts

17Placer County, CACA442,08113.6%−6.3 pts

18Tehama County, CACA64,66513.5%−1.9 pts

19Marin County, CACA253,69413.4%−1.8 pts

20Sonoma County, CACA486,44412.5%−3.3 pts

21Glenn County, CACA28,14112.1%−0.6 pts

22Lassen County, CACA28,11711.8%−4.1 pts

23Colusa County, CACA21,83611.7%−1.5 pts

24Mendocino County, CACA88,12211.7%−4.9 pts

25Yuba County, CACA88,69111.4%−2.5 pts

26Lake County, CACA67,77211.2%−8.5 pts

27Mono County, CACA12,50511.0%−2.7 pts

28Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85210.5%−4.2 pts

29Yolo County, CACA224,41010.4%−2.3 pts

30Trinity County, CACA15,72010.4%−15.0 pts

31Napa County, CACA132,94910.1%−3.5 pts

32Sutter County, CACA98,78710.0%−3.3 pts

33Ventura County, CACA830,8519.0%−3.3 pts

34San Diego County, CACA3,282,2489.0%−3.5 pts

35Alpine County, CACA1,0439.0%−6.3 pts

36Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.9%−3.2 pts

37Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4608.7%−3.7 pts

38Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.7%−3.0 pts

39Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.9%−3.2 pts

40San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.7%−2.7 pts

41San Benito County, CACA70,0827.6%−1.5 pts

42Riverside County, CACA2,544,9167.2%−3.3 pts

43Stanislaus County, CACA557,7197.1%−3.3 pts

44Solano County, CACA455,3767.1%−3.2 pts

45Madera County, CACA167,9277.1%−1.4 pts

46San Francisco County, CACA826,0797.1%−1.2 pts

47San Mateo County, CACA743,5687.0%−2.2 pts

48Fresno County, CACA1,035,4566.9%−1.9 pts

49San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0916.4%−2.7 pts

50Kern County, CACA927,0686.4%−3.1 pts

51Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306.1%−1.6 pts

52Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.9%−2.3 pts

53Monterey County, CACA433,7295.5%−2.3 pts

54Merced County, CACA297,2605.1%−1.2 pts

55Kings County, CACA154,3274.9%−2.5 pts

56Tulare County, CACA485,1464.3%−1.8 pts

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9344.2%−1.3 pts

58Imperial County, CACA181,4112.1%−1.8 pts

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