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Largest Bulgarian population, California counties

California counties 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 35 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 35 is 93. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Humboldt County, CA, up 10 places to #23.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Bulgarian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPBULGARIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9342,649−29%
02San Diego County, CACA3,282,2481,779+63%
03▲1Orange County, CACA3,149,5071,413+81%
04▲5Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161,112+182%
05▲1Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701,107+78%
06▼1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,460847+62%
07▼4Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391819−21%
08San Francisco County, CACA826,079492+5%
09▼2Alameda County, CACA1,636,630477+53%
10San Mateo County, CACA743,568464+139%
11▲4Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065246+200%
12▲2Marin County, CACA253,694205−14%
13▲3Sonoma County, CACA486,444204+41%
14▼1El Dorado County, CACA192,323198−1%
15▲3Ventura County, CACA830,851176+5%
16▲6San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091167−10%
17▼5Placer County, CACA442,081142+6%
18▲2Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85293−11%
19▼8Solano County, CACA455,37689−3%
20▼3San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36786+514%
21▼2Yolo County, CACA224,41083+246%
22Merced County, CACA297,26061–
23▲10Humboldt County, CACA131,64754+350%
24▼3Monterey County, CACA433,72954+35%
25Stanislaus County, CACA557,71947+262%
26▲2Tulare County, CACA485,14645+150%
27▲2San Joaquin County, CACA823,81541−59%
28▼2Lake County, CACA67,77237+3%
29▼4Kern County, CACA927,06830−40%
30▼7Fresno County, CACA1,035,45625–
31Nevada County, CACA101,91124+243%
32▼8Napa County, CACA132,94917+70%
33▼3Madera County, CACA167,9279−64%
34Mendocino County, CACA88,1229−82%
35Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603–
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES