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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. The median across all 55 is 1,151. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Glenn County, CA, up 16 places to #39.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2020

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

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

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

04▼1San 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%

09▲1San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09151,126+22%

10▼1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46047,589+4%

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

12Yolo County, CACA224,41010,561−8%

13▲1San Joaquin County, CACA823,8159,599−2%

14▼1Ventura County, CACA830,8519,594−7%

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

16▲1Solano County, CACA455,3766,313−5%

17▼1Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0655,780−15%

18▲1Placer County, CACA442,0815,256+4%

19▼1Marin County, CACA253,6944,422−13%

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

21▲3Monterey County, CACA433,7293,987+36%

22▲1Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193,662+15%

23▼1Kern County, CACA927,0683,635−6%

24▼3Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8523,509−12%

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

26▲1Tulare County, CACA485,1462,283+67%

27▼1El Dorado County, CACA192,3231,922+30%

28▲4Napa County, CACA132,9491,151+57%

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

30▼2Merced County, CACA297,260902−34%

31Shasta County, CACA181,648771−8%

32▲3Mendocino County, CACA88,122717+33%

33▲4Kings County, CACA154,327669+62%

34▼4Humboldt County, CACA131,647643−24%

35▼1Madera County, CACA167,927543−5%

36▼3Imperial County, CACA181,411516−21%

37▲1Yuba County, CACA88,691481+31%

38▲1Nevada County, CACA101,911382+27%

39▲16Glenn County, CACA28,141296+2014%

40▼4Sutter County, CACA98,787280−34%

41▲1Tehama County, CACA64,665220+21%

42▲5Siskiyou County, CACA42,013199+173%

43▲2San Benito County, CACA70,082132+33%

44▼4Lake County, CACA67,772106−48%

45▼4Calaveras County, CACA46,60594−53%

46▲6Del Norte County, CACA26,41090+190%

47▲3Mariposa County, CACA16,91887+50%

48▼4Lassen County, CACA28,11775−40%

49▼3Amador County, CACA41,87666−20%

50▼1Tuolumne County, CACA53,16066+8%

51Trinity County, CACA15,72054+35%

52▼4Inyo County, CACA18,15842−38%

53▲1Modoc County, CACA8,42620−29%

54▼11Plumas County, CACA18,58313−92%

55▼2Colusa County, CACA21,8363−90%

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