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Largest Ethiopian population, California counties

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian 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 37 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 37 is 146. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Sutter County, CA, up 10 places to #23.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Ethiopian population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93410,763+58%
02Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306,573+84%
03Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914,339+30%
04San Diego County, CACA3,282,2484,128+44%
05Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4602,361+55%
06▲2San Francisco County, CACA826,0791,560+167%
07▼1Orange County, CACA3,149,5071,536+47%
08▼1Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701,075−21%
09▲1San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091798+94%
10▲4Riverside County, CACA2,544,916524+54%
11▲2Stanislaus County, CACA557,719474+249%
12▼3Sonoma County, CACA486,444348−37%
13▲7Solano County, CACA455,376311+117%
14▲3San Joaquin County, CACA823,815289−10%
15▼4Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065209+125%
16▼4Fresno County, CACA1,035,456203−40%
17▼1Tulare County, CACA485,146185+29%
18Marin County, CACA253,694152−1%
19▼4San Mateo County, CACA743,568146−2%
20▲5Ventura County, CACA830,851128+313%
21▲2Kern County, CACA927,06895−44%
22▼1Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85287+235%
23▲10Sutter County, CACA98,78781–
24▲6Monterey County, CACA433,72977+51%
25Amador County, CACA41,87665–
26▼7Placer County, CACA442,08155–
27▲9Imperial County, CACA181,41145–
28Yuba County, CACA88,69142–
29▲5Merced County, CACA297,26030+150%
30▼3Humboldt County, CACA131,64718–
31▼9Butte County, CACA209,2119−59%
32▼8Yolo County, CACA224,4109−95%
33▼4Mendocino County, CACA88,1227+250%
34▼2Shasta County, CACA181,6486−86%
35El Dorado County, CACA192,3235–
36▼8San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673−94%
37Madera County, CACA167,9272−93%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES