RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 53 SHOWN OF 53

Largest Chinese population, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Chinese, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 53 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPCHINESE POPULATIONVS 2000

01Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,391182,963–

02Alameda County, CACA1,636,630136,689–

03Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934103,124–

04Orange County, CACA3,149,50758,339–

05San Diego County, CACA3,282,24843,776–

06Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46038,296–

07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07036,832–

08San Mateo County, CACA743,56824,733–

09San Joaquin County, CACA823,81523,707–

10San Francisco County, CACA826,07922,265–

11Fresno County, CACA1,035,45621,863–

12Riverside County, CACA2,544,91614,814–

13San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09112,663–

14Ventura County, CACA830,85112,598–

15Sutter County, CACA98,78712,158–

16Kern County, CACA927,06810,781–

17Placer County, CACA442,0819,186–

18Stanislaus County, CACA557,7198,986–

19Merced County, CACA297,2605,708–

20Solano County, CACA455,3764,765–

21Yolo County, CACA224,4104,534–

22Sonoma County, CACA486,4442,590–

23Monterey County, CACA433,7292,347–

24Marin County, CACA253,6942,335–

25Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0652,110–

26El Dorado County, CACA192,3231,726–

27Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8521,502–

28Napa County, CACA132,9491,360–

29Madera County, CACA167,9271,246–

30Tulare County, CACA485,1461,234–

31Shasta County, CACA181,6481,210–

32San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3671,046–

33Butte County, CACA209,211911–

34Imperial County, CACA181,411288–

35Tehama County, CACA64,665259–

36Yuba County, CACA88,691239–

37San Benito County, CACA70,082206–

38Kings County, CACA154,327191–

39Humboldt County, CACA131,647182–

40Mendocino County, CACA88,122109–

41Del Norte County, CACA26,41036–

42Lake County, CACA67,77233–

43Colusa County, CACA21,83626–

44Nevada County, CACA101,91126–

45Lassen County, CACA28,11711–

46Plumas County, CACA18,5838–

47Amador County, CACA41,8768–

48Glenn County, CACA28,1417–

49Inyo County, CACA18,1585–

50Siskiyou County, CACA42,0135–

51Tuolumne County, CACA53,1603–

52Mariposa County, CACA16,9182–

53Mono County, CACA12,5052–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES