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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93443,119+13%

02Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07010,212+54%

03San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0919,630+44%

04San Mateo County, CACA743,5688,087−10%

05Alameda County, CACA1,636,6307,930+34%

06San Francisco County, CACA826,0796,728+4%

07Riverside County, CACA2,544,9166,357+87%

08Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3915,563+67%

09Orange County, CACA3,149,5075,062+72%

10Sacramento 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%

14Ventura County, CACA830,8511,452+113%

15Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191,333+27%

16Sonoma County, CACA486,4441,047−11%

17Fresno County, CACA1,035,456983+56%

18Marin County, CACA253,694963+61%

19Placer County, CACA442,081818+301%

20Kern County, CACA927,068617+12%

21Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065415+243%

22Butte County, CACA209,211324+295%

23El Dorado County, CACA192,323321+41%

24Merced County, CACA297,260275+127%

25Yolo County, CACA224,410254+48%

26Tulare County, CACA485,146252+85%

27Yuba County, CACA88,691236+307%

28Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852229+41%

29San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367210+144%

30Madera County, CACA167,927205+336%

31Mendocino County, CACA88,122199+140%

32Imperial County, CACA181,411192+1645%

33Humboldt County, CACA131,647175+207%

34Sutter County, CACA98,787170+1208%

35Shasta County, CACA181,648150−36%

36Napa County, CACA132,949105+102%

37Monterey County, CACA433,72998−58%

38Nevada County, CACA101,91198+128%

39Mariposa County, CACA16,91872+57%

40Glenn County, CACA28,14158+176%

41Siskiyou County, CACA42,01350–

42Lassen County, CACA28,11747−45%

43Tuolumne County, CACA53,16034+100%

44Colusa County, CACA21,83631+675%

45San Benito County, CACA70,08222–

46Kings County, CACA154,32721−82%

47Amador County, CACA41,87612−54%

48Lake County, CACA67,7728−81%

49Del Norte County, CACA26,4105−74%

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