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Largest Nicaraguan population, California counties

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan origin, 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 49 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93443,119–

02Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07010,212–

03San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0919,630–

04San Mateo County, CACA743,5688,087–

05Alameda County, CACA1,636,6307,930–

06San Francisco County, CACA826,0796,728–

07Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166,357–

08Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915,563–

09Orange County, CACA3,149,5075,062–

10Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4603,709–

11San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482,866–

12San Joaquin County, CACA823,8152,671–

13Solano County, CACA455,3762,294–

14Ventura County, CACA830,8511,452–

15Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191,333–

16Sonoma County, CACA486,4441,047–

17Fresno County, CACA1,035,456983–

18Marin County, CACA253,694963–

19Placer County, CACA442,081818–

20Kern County, CACA927,068617–

21Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065415–

22Butte County, CACA209,211324–

23El Dorado County, CACA192,323321–

24Merced County, CACA297,260275–

25Yolo County, CACA224,410254–

26Tulare County, CACA485,146252–

27Yuba County, CACA88,691236–

28Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852229–

29San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367210–

30Madera County, CACA167,927205–

31Mendocino County, CACA88,122199–

32Imperial County, CACA181,411192–

33Humboldt County, CACA131,647175–

34Sutter County, CACA98,787170–

35Shasta County, CACA181,648150–

36Napa County, CACA132,949105–

37Monterey County, CACA433,72998–

38Nevada County, CACA101,91198–

39Mariposa County, CACA16,91872–

40Glenn County, CACA28,14158–

41Siskiyou County, CACA42,01350–

42Lassen County, CACA28,11747–

43Tuolumne County, CACA53,16034–

44Colusa County, CACA21,83631–

45San Benito County, CACA70,08222–

46Kings County, CACA154,32721–

47Amador County, CACA41,87612–

48Lake County, CACA67,7728–

49Del Norte County, CACA26,4105–

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