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Largest Chinese population, California counties

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, 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 55 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2020

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934433,729−3%

02Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391217,415+9%

03Alameda County, CACA1,636,630174,267+1%

04San Francisco County, CACA826,079170,750−6%

05Orange County, CACA3,149,507111,743+9%

06San Mateo County, CACA743,56895,682+7%

07San Diego County, CACA3,282,24864,366+2%

08Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07051,719+2%

09San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09151,126+22%

10Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46047,589+4%

11Riverside County, CACA2,544,91627,530+14%

12Yolo County, CACA224,41010,561−8%

13San Joaquin County, CACA823,8159,599−2%

14Ventura County, CACA830,8519,594−7%

15Fresno County, CACA1,035,4567,030−10%

16Solano County, CACA455,3766,313−5%

17Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655,780−15%

18Placer County, CACA442,0815,256+4%

19Marin County, CACA253,6944,422−13%

20Sonoma County, CACA486,4444,355+4%

21Monterey County, CACA433,7293,987+36%

22Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193,662+15%

23Kern County, CACA927,0683,635−6%

24Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8523,509−12%

25San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3672,336−2%

26Tulare County, CACA485,1462,283+67%

27El Dorado County, CACA192,3231,922+30%

28Napa County, CACA132,9491,151+57%

29Butte County, CACA209,2111,067+14%

30Merced County, CACA297,260902−34%

31Shasta County, CACA181,648771−8%

32Mendocino County, CACA88,122717+33%

33Kings County, CACA154,327669+62%

34Humboldt County, CACA131,647643−24%

35Madera County, CACA167,927543−5%

36Imperial County, CACA181,411516−21%

37Yuba County, CACA88,691481+31%

38Nevada County, CACA101,911382+27%

39Glenn County, CACA28,141296+2014%

40Sutter County, CACA98,787280−34%

41Tehama County, CACA64,665220+21%

42Siskiyou County, CACA42,013199+173%

43San Benito County, CACA70,082132+33%

44Lake County, CACA67,772106−48%

45Calaveras County, CACA46,60594−53%

46Del Norte County, CACA26,41090+190%

47Mariposa County, CACA16,91887+50%

48Lassen County, CACA28,11775−40%

49Amador County, CACA41,87666−20%

50Tuolumne County, CACA53,16066+8%

51Trinity County, CACA15,72054+35%

52Inyo County, CACA18,15842−38%

53Modoc County, CACA8,42620−29%

54Plumas County, CACA18,58313−92%

55Colusa County, CACA21,8363−90%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES