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Largest Ethiopian population, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian ancestry, from the 2020 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 2010

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9349,776+43%

02Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306,947+94%

03Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914,398+32%

04San Diego County, CACA3,282,2483,644+27%

05Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4602,662+75%

06Orange County, CACA3,149,5071,543+48%

07Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0701,163−14%

08San Francisco County, CACA826,0791,084+85%

09Sonoma County, CACA486,444682+24%

10San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,091592+44%

11Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065571+514%

12Fresno County, CACA1,035,456380+12%

13Stanislaus County, CACA557,719348+156%

14Riverside County, CACA2,544,916343+1%

15San Mateo County, CACA743,568292+96%

16Tulare County, CACA485,146279+95%

17San Joaquin County, CACA823,815256−20%

18Marin County, CACA253,694192+25%

19Placer County, CACA442,081174–

20Solano County, CACA455,376172+20%

21Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85299+281%

22Butte County, CACA209,21174+236%

23Kern County, CACA927,06870−59%

24Yolo County, CACA224,41065−62%

25Ventura County, CACA830,85162+100%

26Napa County, CACA132,94951–

27Humboldt County, CACA131,64747–

28San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36736−25%

29Mendocino County, CACA88,12230+1400%

30Monterey County, CACA433,72930−41%

31San Benito County, CACA70,08229–

32Sutter County, CACA98,78711–

33Shasta County, CACA181,64811−74%

34Merced County, CACA297,2606−50%

35Imperial County, CACA181,4115–

36Glenn County, CACA28,1415–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS