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Highest Portuguese population share, California counties

California counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2023 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 56 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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Highest Portuguese population share by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2000
01Merced County, CACA297,2604.8%
02Stanislaus County, CACA557,7194.0%
03Kings County, CACA154,3273.4%
04Glenn County, CACA28,1413.3%
05Plumas County, CACA18,5833.1%
06Siskiyou County, CACA42,0132.7%
07Tuolumne County, CACA53,1602.5%
08Humboldt County, CACA131,6472.2%
09Calaveras County, CACA46,6052.2%
10El Dorado County, CACA192,3232.2%
11Mariposa County, CACA16,9182.2%
12Tulare County, CACA485,1462.1%
13San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3672.1%
14San Joaquin County, CACA823,8152.1%
15Amador County, CACA41,8762.0%
16San Benito County, CACA70,0821.8%
17Butte County, CACA209,2111.8%
18Del Norte County, CACA26,4101.8%
19Mendocino County, CACA88,1221.7%
20Placer County, CACA442,0811.7%
21Lake County, CACA67,7721.5%
22Lassen County, CACA28,1171.5%
23Colusa County, CACA21,8361.4%
24Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8521.4%
25Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701.3%
26Trinity County, CACA15,7201.3%
27Nevada County, CACA101,9111.3%
28Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301.3%
29Sonoma County, CACA486,4441.3%
30Madera County, CACA167,9271.3%
31Shasta County, CACA181,6481.2%
32Solano County, CACA455,3761.2%
33Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601.2%
34Yuba County, CACA88,6911.1%
35Napa County, CACA132,9491.1%
36Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911.1%
37Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561.0%
38Monterey County, CACA433,7291.0%
39Marin County, CACA253,6940.9%
40Yolo County, CACA224,4100.9%
41Sutter County, CACA98,7870.9%
42Tehama County, CACA64,6650.9%
43Modoc County, CACA8,4260.8%
44San Mateo County, CACA743,5680.7%
45Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0650.7%
46Mono County, CACA12,5050.7%
47Inyo County, CACA18,1580.6%
48San Diego County, CACA3,282,2480.6%
49San Francisco County, CACA826,0790.5%
50Ventura County, CACA830,8510.4%
51Kern County, CACA927,0680.4%
52Orange County, CACA3,149,5070.3%
53Riverside County, CACA2,544,9160.3%
54San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0910.3%
55Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9340.2%
56Imperial County, CACA181,4110.2%
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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES