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Largest Nicaraguan population, California counties

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan origin, 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 49 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 49 is 254. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Yuba County, CA, up 22 places to #27.

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SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Largest Nicaraguan population by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2010
01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93443,119+13%
02Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07010,212+54%
03▲1San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0919,630+44%
04▼1San Mateo County, CACA743,5688,087−10%
05▲1Alameda County, CACA1,636,6307,930+34%
06▼1San Francisco County, CACA826,0796,728+4%
07Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166,357+87%
08Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915,563+67%
09▲1Orange County, CACA3,149,5075,062+72%
10▼1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4603,709+42%
11San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482,866+42%
12San Joaquin County, CACA823,8152,671+97%
13Solano County, CACA455,3762,294+181%
14▲1Ventura County, CACA830,8511,452+113%
15▼1Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191,333+27%
16▲1Sonoma County, CACA486,4441,047−11%
17▲2Fresno County, CACA1,035,456983+56%
18▼2Marin County, CACA253,694963+61%
19▼1Placer County, CACA442,081818+301%
20▲2Kern County, CACA927,068617+12%
21▲4Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065415+243%
22▲13Butte County, CACA209,211324+295%
23▲11El Dorado County, CACA192,323321+41%
24▲4Merced County, CACA297,260275+127%
25▲4Yolo County, CACA224,410254+48%
26▼5Tulare County, CACA485,146252+85%
27▲22Yuba County, CACA88,691236+307%
28▼5Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852229+41%
29▲4San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367210+144%
30▲12Madera County, CACA167,927205+336%
31▲6Mendocino County, CACA88,122199+140%
32▼1Imperial County, CACA181,411192+1645%
33▲6Humboldt County, CACA131,647175+207%
34▼14Sutter County, CACA98,787170+1208%
35▼9Shasta County, CACA181,648150−36%
36▼9Napa County, CACA132,949105+102%
37▼13Monterey County, CACA433,72998−58%
38▲6Nevada County, CACA101,91198+128%
39▲9Mariposa County, CACA16,91872+57%
40▲6Glenn County, CACA28,14158+176%
41▲9Siskiyou County, CACA42,01350–
42▲5Lassen County, CACA28,11747−45%
43Tuolumne County, CACA53,16034+100%
44Colusa County, CACA21,83631+675%
45▼13San Benito County, CACA70,08222–
46▼16Kings County, CACA154,32721−82%
47▼11Amador County, CACA41,87612−54%
48▼10Lake County, CACA67,7728−81%
49▼6Del Norte County, CACA26,4105−74%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES