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Largest Ethiopian population, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian ancestry, 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 36 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349,776–

02Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306,947–

03Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914,398–

04San Diego County, CACA3,282,2483,644–

05Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4602,662–

06Orange County, CACA3,149,5071,543–

07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701,163–

08San Francisco County, CACA826,0791,084–

09Sonoma County, CACA486,444682–

10San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091592–

11Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065571–

12Fresno County, CACA1,035,456380–

13Stanislaus County, CACA557,719348–

14Riverside County, CACA2,544,916343–

15San Mateo County, CACA743,568292–

16Tulare County, CACA485,146279–

17San Joaquin County, CACA823,815256–

18Marin County, CACA253,694192–

19Placer County, CACA442,081174–

20Solano County, CACA455,376172–

21Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85299–

22Butte County, CACA209,21174–

23Kern County, CACA927,06870–

24Yolo County, CACA224,41065–

25Ventura County, CACA830,85162–

26Napa County, CACA132,94951–

27Humboldt County, CACA131,64747–

28San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36736–

29Mendocino County, CACA88,12230–

30Monterey County, CACA433,72930–

31San Benito County, CACA70,08229–

32Sutter County, CACA98,78711–

33Shasta County, CACA181,64811–

34Merced County, CACA297,2606–

35Imperial County, CACA181,4115–

36Glenn County, CACA28,1415–

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