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Highest Italian population share, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Italian ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Italian 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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Highest Italian population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPITALIAN SHAREVS 2000
01Sonoma County, CACA486,4448.5%
02Marin County, CACA253,6948.0%
03Tuolumne County, CACA53,1607.5%
04Plumas County, CACA18,5837.2%
05Amador County, CACA41,8767.1%
06El Dorado County, CACA192,3237.0%
07Placer County, CACA442,0816.8%
08Sierra County, CACA3,0986.7%
09San Benito County, CACA70,0826.6%
10Mariposa County, CACA16,9186.6%
11Calaveras County, CACA46,6056.5%
12Nevada County, CACA101,9116.3%
13Shasta County, CACA181,6486.0%
14San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3675.9%
15Napa County, CACA132,9495.9%
16Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8525.8%
17Siskiyou County, CACA42,0135.6%
18Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0705.5%
19San Mateo County, CACA743,5685.4%
20Alpine County, CACA1,0435.2%
21Humboldt County, CACA131,6475.2%
22Mendocino County, CACA88,1225.0%
23Lake County, CACA67,7725.0%
24Butte County, CACA209,2115.0%
25San Francisco County, CACA826,0794.6%
26Ventura County, CACA830,8514.4%
27Inyo County, CACA18,1584.3%
28San Diego County, CACA3,282,2484.2%
29Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0654.1%
30Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4604.1%
31Yolo County, CACA224,4103.9%
32Orange County, CACA3,149,5073.9%
33Glenn County, CACA28,1413.9%
34Yuba County, CACA88,6913.8%
35Tehama County, CACA64,6653.8%
36Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193.7%
37Solano County, CACA455,3763.7%
38San Joaquin County, CACA823,8153.7%
39Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3913.6%
40Mono County, CACA12,5053.5%
41Del Norte County, CACA26,4103.3%
42Monterey County, CACA433,7293.3%
43Riverside County, CACA2,544,9163.2%
44Trinity County, CACA15,7203.2%
45Alameda County, CACA1,636,6303.2%
46Lassen County, CACA28,1173.1%
47San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0912.7%
48Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9342.6%
49Madera County, CACA167,9272.6%
50Fresno County, CACA1,035,4562.5%
51Sutter County, CACA98,7872.5%
52Kings County, CACA154,3272.4%
53Colusa County, CACA21,8362.3%
54Modoc County, CACA8,4262.3%
55Kern County, CACA927,0682.1%
56Merced County, CACA297,2602.1%
57Tulare County, CACA485,1461.5%
58Imperial County, CACA181,4110.7%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES