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Highest German population share, California counties · 2020

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

01Plumas County, CACA18,58320.0%–

02Sierra County, CACA3,09819.3%–

03Calaveras County, CACA46,60518.6%–

04Modoc County, CACA8,42617.8%–

05Tuolumne County, CACA53,16017.7%–

06Amador County, CACA41,87617.7%–

07Mariposa County, CACA16,91816.6%–

08El Dorado County, CACA192,32316.0%–

09Siskiyou County, CACA42,01315.3%–

10San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36714.9%–

11Shasta County, CACA181,64814.7%–

12Nevada County, CACA101,91114.6%–

13Del Norte County, CACA26,41014.1%–

14Inyo County, CACA18,15814.0%–

15Humboldt County, CACA131,64713.8%–

16Butte County, CACA209,21113.7%–

17Placer County, CACA442,08113.6%–

18Tehama County, CACA64,66513.5%–

19Marin County, CACA253,69413.4%–

20Sonoma County, CACA486,44412.5%–

21Glenn County, CACA28,14112.1%–

22Lassen County, CACA28,11711.8%–

23Colusa County, CACA21,83611.7%–

24Mendocino County, CACA88,12211.7%–

25Yuba County, CACA88,69111.4%–

26Lake County, CACA67,77211.2%–

27Mono County, CACA12,50511.0%–

28Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85210.5%–

29Yolo County, CACA224,41010.4%–

30Trinity County, CACA15,72010.4%–

31Napa County, CACA132,94910.1%–

32Sutter County, CACA98,78710.0%–

33Ventura County, CACA830,8519.0%–

34San Diego County, CACA3,282,2489.0%–

35Alpine County, CACA1,0439.0%–

36Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0658.9%–

37Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4608.7%–

38Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0708.7%–

39Orange County, CACA3,149,5077.9%–

40San Joaquin County, CACA823,8157.7%–

41San Benito County, CACA70,0827.6%–

42Riverside County, CACA2,544,9167.2%–

43Stanislaus County, CACA557,7197.1%–

44Solano County, CACA455,3767.1%–

45Madera County, CACA167,9277.1%–

46San Francisco County, CACA826,0797.1%–

47San Mateo County, CACA743,5687.0%–

48Fresno County, CACA1,035,4566.9%–

49San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0916.4%–

50Kern County, CACA927,0686.4%–

51Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306.1%–

52Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915.9%–

53Monterey County, CACA433,7295.5%–

54Merced County, CACA297,2605.1%–

55Kings County, CACA154,3274.9%–

56Tulare County, CACA485,1464.3%–

57Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9344.2%–

58Imperial County, CACA181,4112.1%–

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