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Largest Bulgarian population, California cities

California cities ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 176 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 176 is 35. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Laguna Niguel, CA, up 185 places to #3.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Bulgarian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0891,494−35%

02San Diego, CACA1,406,106918+94%

03▲185Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107594+725%

04▼1San Francisco, CACA826,079492+5%

05▲115Hemet, CACA93,649487–

06Walnut Creek, CACA70,012247+117%

07▼2Antelope, CACA48,301231+5675%

08▼4San Jose, CACA989,814218−17%

09▲22Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554208+593%

10Daly City, CACA101,261207+418%

11▲1Concord, CACA123,261198−33%

12▲40Carlsbad, CACA112,260187+523%

13▼4Palm Desert, CACA53,259175–

14▲13Sunnyvale, CACA156,577170−45%

15▲21Glendale, CACA187,160168+46%

16Hayward, CACA157,113166+1283%

17▼4Santa Barbara, CACA86,422159+489%

18Pleasant Hill, CACA34,017157+208%

19▼1Irvine, CACA318,764145+3%

20▲42Torrance, CACA138,391141+101%

21Sacramento, CACA536,449136−55%

22▲135La Quinta, CACA39,440132+843%

23▼1Tiburon, CACA8,881129+1073%

24▼17South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115123+132%

25▲34Santa Monica, CACA90,082120+216%

26▲50Escondido, CACA146,030118+119%

27▲103Poway, CACA49,180117+800%

28▲21Santa Clarita, CACA228,430116+107%

29▼21Palm Springs, CACA45,315111+296%

30▲7San Ramon, CACA86,209108–

31▲144Los Gatos, CACA32,57699+296%

32Yorba Linda, CACA65,63298+1125%

33▼10Santa Rosa, CACA179,43796+256%

34▲99Fullerton, CACA138,67590–

35▼9Roseville, CACA167,30288+5%

36Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,77987+156%

37▲46Agoura Hills, CACA19,24385+107%

38▲1La Mesa, CACA59,91483+730%

39▲11Martinez, CACA36,84981–

40Simi Valley, CACA124,86181+913%

41▲33Vallejo, CACA123,287790%

42▲112Folsom, CACA91,98378+34%

43▼24Palo Alto, CACA67,60978+3%

44▲40Danville, CACA43,30274+363%

45▲53Lafayette, CACA25,31374+429%

46▲31South San Francisco, CACA64,94172–

47▲39Tustin, CACA77,84371+344%

48Goleta, CACA32,40170+338%

49▲64San Marcos, CACA94,90869+97%

50▼12Dublin, CACA71,60268+518%

51▼26Inglewood, CACA101,66265–

52▼8Oakland, CACA440,83865+7%

53▲83Carmichael, CACA76,94864+113%

54Livermore, CACA83,45764–

55▲52Foothill Farms, CACA36,43561+110%

56Merced, CACA99,72461–

57▲18San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63661+1120%

58Rocklin, CACA76,82154+157%

59West Carson, CACA22,14353–

60Culver City, CACA39,45251−39%

61Lawndale, CACA29,89248–

62▲1Berkeley, CACA121,91147−35%

63Chino Hills, CACA77,51946+53%

64▼24Santa Clara, CACA133,44646+2%

65Visalia, CACA146,54145+150%

66Corona, CACA161,73444+120%

67▼21La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66043−32%

68▲67Lemon Grove, CACA27,93643+126%

69▼52Mountain View, CACA85,43843−60%

70▲55Novato, CACA51,94743−49%

71▲96Whittier, CACA85,81543–

72▲22West Sacramento, CACA56,21642–

73▲14Costa Mesa, CACA108,88141+8%

74Villa Park, CACA5,64541–

75▼17Camarillo, CACA68,65240–

76▲41Fontana, CACA221,22340−26%

77Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41940–

78▼50San Carlos, CACA29,26140+233%

79Winter Gardens, CACA22,13140–

80▼39Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84439–

81▲63Richmond, CACA114,86139–

82▼48Santa Cruz, CACA61,79739+39%

83Brentwood, CACA66,60738–

84Camino Tassajara, CACA5,83138–

85▲3Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,87237–

86▲73Oceanside, CACA170,48337+208%

87▼44Cupertino, CACA58,33335−36%

88▼64Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,65435+3%

89▼7Diamond Bar, CACA51,88434+48%

90▲15Oxnard, CACA199,65131−71%

91▼36Laguna Hills, CACA30,02030–

92▼59Riverside, CACA323,05730−77%

93▼3San Mateo, CACA103,33730+3%

94▼43Citrus Heights, CACA86,34829+107%

95Hermosa Beach, CACA18,51329–

96▲81Monterey, CACA28,95329–

97▼29Campbell, CACA42,49028–

98▼3Mission Viejo, CACA90,48428+65%

99▼29Orange, CACA138,36528+4%

100▼15Stanton, CACA40,16128–

101Temecula, CACA114,86528+22%

102▲72Loma Linda, CACA25,22125–

103Half Moon Bay, CACA11,28724−4%

104Burbank, CACA5,33323–

105▲38Redlands, CACA74,12823+35%

106Temescal Valley, CACA30,06923–

107▼87Menlo Park, CACA32,71322+83%

108Tracy, CACA101,90122+22%

109▼28East Palo Alto, CACA28,87221+163%

110▲81Albany, CACA19,19520–

111Sierra Madre, CACA10,62020–

112▼48Huntington Beach, CACA191,45119−68%

113Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,47319–

114Colton, CACA53,38318–

115▼67Fresno, CACA555,54918–

116▼2Hercules, CACA26,32618–

117▲66Lancaster, CACA170,08418−31%

118Manteca, CACA96,69318–

119▲75Ridgecrest, CACA28,33318–

120▼91Arroyo Grande, CACA18,12317+89%

121▼50Napa, CACA76,56217+70%

122Buena Park, CACA81,74116–

123▼93Alameda, CACA76,87615−65%

124Banning, CACA31,85215–

125▼72Fremont, CACA226,44215−73%

126Modesto, CACA219,65215+15%

127Carson, CACA90,80814–

128▲61La Habra, CACA60,90814–

129▼75Davis, CACA66,11013+44%

130Laguna Beach, CACA22,39113+30%

131▲7Seaside, CACA31,63613+44%

132▼20Beverly Hills, CACA30,76412–

133▲48Fountain Valley, CACA55,50812–

134▲14Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,44712−94%

135▼74Arden-Arcade, CACA94,99411−35%

136Indio, CACA94,26911–

137▼92Pleasanton, CACA74,55611–

138▼19San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,91411–

139▲6Sonoma, CACA10,53711–

140▲42Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,83011–

141▼44Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,09510–

142Lomita, CACA19,72410−9%

143Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55910−76%

144▼5Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23010−9%

145Big Bear City, CACA11,4319–

146Madera, CACA69,0179–

147Rancho San Diego, CACA21,2729−63%

148Calabasas, CACA22,0278−33%

149Clayton, CACA10,8428−73%

150▼61Newport Beach, CACA81,9778−85%

151Ramona, CACA22,6348–

152Rancho Mirage, CACA17,8768–

153Bakersfield, CACA422,1657−83%

154▼25Pacifica, CACA36,8907–

155▼95Pittsburg, CACA77,5427–

156El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,2946–

157▼4Fair Oaks, CACA32,7996–

158▼101Lake Forest, CACA86,3336–

159▲17Montecito, CACA9,0316–

160San Leandro, CACA85,3536–

161Woodside, CACA5,1816−57%

162Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,7655–

163▲16Cathedral City, CACA52,3755−55%

164Lake Elsinore, CACA75,0675−44%

165▼118Long Beach, CACA450,4695−95%

166▲24Los Alamitos, CACA11,7025–

167Oildale, CACA34,6875–

168▲10Orcutt, CACA31,4545–

169▼158Fairfield, CACA122,4894–

170Norwalk, CACA97,1044−50%

171Moorpark, CACA35,0233–

172▼62West Covina, CACA105,3013−85%

173Altadena, CACA41,7052−94%

174▲24National City, CACA57,8072–

175▲24Pomona, CACA147,8072−89%

176Stockton, CACA324,5971−94%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES