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Largest Bulgarian population, California cities · 2020

California cities ranked by the number of residents who are Bulgarian ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 200 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 25.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Bulgarian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Los Angeles, CACA3,869,0892,199−4%

02San Diego, CACA1,406,1061,237+161%

03San Francisco, CACA826,079557+19%

04San Jose, CACA989,814468+77%

05Antelope, CACA48,301406+10050%

06Walnut Creek, CACA70,012214+88%

07South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115186+251%

08Palm Springs, CACA45,315181+546%

09Palm Desert, CACA53,259172–

10Vacaville, CACA103,850172–

11Fairfield, CACA122,489171–

12Concord, CACA123,261168−43%

13Santa Barbara, CACA86,422164+507%

14El Cajon, CACA101,755146+371%

15Arcadia, CACA54,117141+1182%

16San Clemente, CACA62,226139+1638%

17Mountain View, CACA85,438134+24%

18Irvine, CACA318,764131−7%

19Palo Alto, CACA67,609130+71%

20Menlo Park, CACA32,713129+975%

21Sacramento, CACA536,449129−58%

22Tiburon, CACA8,881129+1073%

23Santa Rosa, CACA179,437127+370%

24Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654124+265%

25Inglewood, CACA101,662117–

26Roseville, CACA167,302116+38%

27Sunnyvale, CACA156,577115−63%

28San Carlos, CACA29,261106+783%

29Arroyo Grande, CACA18,123101+1022%

30Alameda, CACA76,87698+128%

31Rancho Cordova, CACA87,55497+223%

32Granite Bay, CACA21,67395–

33Riverside, CACA323,05794−28%

34Santa Cruz, CACA61,79794+236%

35Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,99094+327%

36Glendale, CACA187,16094−18%

37San Ramon, CACA86,20992–

38Dublin, CACA71,60290+718%

39La Mesa, CACA59,91489+790%

40Santa Clara, CACA133,44688+96%

41Aliso Viejo, CACA49,84487–

42Rossmoor, CACA11,53285+673%

43Cupertino, CACA58,33383+51%

44Oakland, CACA440,83881+33%

45Pleasanton, CACA74,55681–

46La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,66078+24%

47Long Beach, CACA450,46972−24%

48Fresno, CACA555,54972–

49Santa Clarita, CACA228,43069+23%

50Martinez, CACA36,84968–

51Citrus Heights, CACA86,34868+386%

52Carlsbad, CACA112,26066+120%

53Fremont, CACA226,44264+14%

54Davis, CACA66,11063+600%

55Laguna Hills, CACA30,02061–

56Newark, CACA47,89561–

57Lake Forest, CACA86,33358–

58Camarillo, CACA68,65258–

59Santa Monica, CACA90,08254+42%

60Pittsburg, CACA77,54253–

61Arden-Arcade, CACA94,99452+206%

62Torrance, CACA138,39152−26%

63Berkeley, CACA121,91151−29%

64Huntington Beach, CACA191,45150−17%

65Chula Vista, CACA275,53350−18%

66West Hollywood, CACA34,23149+44%

67Burbank, CACA102,98848−43%

68Campbell, CACA42,49046–

69Belmont, CACA28,75245–

70Orange, CACA138,36545+67%

71Napa, CACA76,56241+310%

72Manhattan Beach, CACA33,12240–

73Dixon, CACA21,11640–

74Vallejo, CACA123,28740−49%

75San Luis Obispo, CACA50,63639+680%

76Escondido, CACA146,03039−28%

77South San Francisco, CACA64,94138–

78Nipomo, CACA17,51637–

79Dana Point, CACA32,23236−39%

80Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94836+260%

81East Palo Alto, CACA28,87236+350%

82Diamond Bar, CACA51,88434+48%

83Agoura Hills, CACA19,24332−22%

84Danville, CACA43,30232+100%

85Stanton, CACA40,16132–

86Tustin, CACA77,84332+100%

87Costa Mesa, CACA108,88131−18%

88Hidden Valley Lake, CACA5,87231–

89Newport Beach, CACA81,97729−46%

90San Mateo, CACA103,337290%

91North Highlands, CACA47,95728+65%

92Elk Grove, CACA185,00728–

93Union City, CACA65,28228–

94West Sacramento, CACA56,21627–

95Mission Viejo, CACA90,48427+59%

96Chino, CACA96,95726–

97Fruitridge Pocket, CACA6,09526–

98Lafayette, CACA25,31325+79%

99Placentia, CACA54,91125+178%

100Prunedale, CACA19,72325–

101Temecula, CACA114,86525+9%

102Petaluma, CACA59,68823–

103Redondo Beach, CACA67,28123−43%

104Burbank, CACA5,33322–

105Oxnard, CACA199,65122−79%

106El Cerrito, CACA26,12122+5%

107Foothill Farms, CACA36,43522−24%

108Castaic, CACA17,99921–

109Claremont, CACA35,83821−28%

110West Covina, CACA105,301200%

111Larkspur, CACA12,62020−47%

112Beverly Hills, CACA30,76420–

113San Marcos, CACA94,90820−43%

114Hercules, CACA26,32620–

115Hillsborough, CACA11,20620–

116Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,00919–

117Fontana, CACA221,22319−65%

118Manteca, CACA96,69318–

119San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,91418–

120Hemet, CACA93,64917–

121Covina, CACA49,40416–

122San Lorenzo, CACA29,17116–

123Seal Beach, CACA24,07516–

124Foster City, CACA32,41116–

125Novato, CACA51,94715−82%

126Cameron Park, CACA18,31515–

127Rowland Heights, CACA45,91115–

128University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,12115–

129Pacifica, CACA36,89014–

130Poway, CACA49,18014+8%

131San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,11914–

132Santa Ana, CACA315,58614−22%

133Fullerton, CACA138,67514–

134Vista, CACA98,27414−59%

135Lemon Grove, CACA27,93613−32%

136Carmichael, CACA76,94813−57%

137San Dimas, CACA32,97813–

138Seaside, CACA31,63613+44%

139Thousand Oaks, CACA122,23013+18%

140Lake of the Pines, CACA5,46112–

141Azusa, CACA47,44712–

142Chico, CACA105,08112−94%

143Redlands, CACA74,12812−29%

144Richmond, CACA114,86112–

145Sonoma, CACA10,53712–

146Lake Arrowhead, CACA10,63911–

147Woodland, CACA62,51311–

148Lakeside CDP (San Diego County), CACA22,44711−95%

149Burlingame, CACA31,92911−8%

150San Bernardino, CACA222,04411−15%

151Laguna Woods, CACA16,84410−17%

152Lincoln, CACA57,36710−66%

153Fair Oaks, CACA32,79910–

154Folsom, CACA91,98310−83%

155Huntington Park, CACA51,5449−18%

156Wildomar, CACA37,8899–

157La Quinta, CACA39,4409−36%

158Morgan Hill, CACA45,6259–

159Oceanside, CACA170,4839−25%

160Orinda, CACA19,50790%

161Cotati, CACA7,3479−40%

162Discovery Bay, CACA14,9119–

163Truckee, CACA17,2789–

164Isla Vista, CACA13,9208−43%

165Milpitas, CACA78,5968−79%

166Fortuna, CACA12,0038–

167Whittier, CACA85,8157–

168Alhambra, CACA79,8207–

169North Fair Oaks, CACA13,1007–

170Brea, CACA47,2607–

171Delano, CACA52,3347–

172Healdsburg, CACA11,1727–

173Twentynine Palms, CACA25,9397–

174Loma Linda, CACA25,2216–

175Los Gatos, CACA32,5766−76%

176Montecito, CACA9,0316–

177Monterey, CACA28,9536–

178Orcutt, CACA31,4546–

179Cathedral City, CACA52,3756−45%

180East San Gabriel, CACA23,4106–

181Fountain Valley, CACA55,5086–

182Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,8306–

183Lancaster, CACA170,0845−81%

184Lompoc, CACA43,3155–

185Los Altos, CACA30,9655−44%

186Pasadena, CACA135,8045−96%

187Salinas, CACA159,1345−67%

188Laguna Niguel, CACA64,1074−94%

189La Habra, CACA60,9084–

190Los Alamitos, CACA11,7024–

191Albany, CACA19,1954–

192Anaheim, CACA341,0084−97%

193Chowchilla, CACA18,7304–

194Ridgecrest, CACA28,3334–

195Rosemead, CACA49,4104–

196El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,6264–

197Yreka, CACA7,7141–

198National City, CACA57,8071–

199Pomona, CACA147,8071−94%

200Santee, CACA58,2051−95%

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