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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

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%

06San Francisco County, CACA826,0791,560+167%

07Orange County, CACA3,149,5071,536+47%

08Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701,075−21%

09San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091798+94%

10Riverside County, CACA2,544,916524+54%

11Stanislaus County, CACA557,719474+249%

12Sonoma County, CACA486,444348−37%

13Solano County, CACA455,376311+117%

14San Joaquin County, CACA823,815289−10%

15Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065209+125%

16Fresno County, CACA1,035,456203−40%

17Tulare County, CACA485,146185+29%

18Marin County, CACA253,694152−1%

19San Mateo County, CACA743,568146−2%

20Ventura County, CACA830,851128+313%

21Kern County, CACA927,06895−44%

22Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85287+235%

23Sutter County, CACA98,78781–

24Monterey County, CACA433,72977+51%

25Amador County, CACA41,87665–

26Placer County, CACA442,08155–

27Imperial County, CACA181,41145–

28Yuba County, CACA88,69142–

29Merced County, CACA297,26030+150%

30Humboldt County, CACA131,64718–

31Butte County, CACA209,2119−59%

32Yolo County, CACA224,4109−95%

33Mendocino County, CACA88,1227+250%

34Shasta County, CACA181,6486−86%

35El Dorado County, CACA192,3235–

36San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,3673−94%

37Madera County, CACA167,9272−93%

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