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Largest Nicaraguan population, California counties · 2020

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 52 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93436,917–

02Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0709,638–

03San Mateo County, CACA743,5689,105–

04San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0918,616–

05San Francisco County, CACA826,0798,176–

06Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306,027–

07Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164,917–

08Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914,712–

09Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4603,484–

10Orange County, CACA3,149,5073,441–

11San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482,792–

12San Joaquin County, CACA823,8152,058–

13Solano County, CACA455,3761,852–

14Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191,709–

15Ventura County, CACA830,8511,691–

16Marin County, CACA253,6941,340–

17Sonoma County, CACA486,444946–

18Placer County, CACA442,081627–

19Fresno County, CACA1,035,456598–

20Sutter County, CACA98,787406–

21Tulare County, CACA485,146336–

22Kern County, CACA927,068328–

23Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852296–

24Monterey County, CACA433,729295–

25Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065295–

26Shasta County, CACA181,648269–

27Napa County, CACA132,949257–

28Merced County, CACA297,260208–

29Yolo County, CACA224,410184–

30Kings County, CACA154,327170–

31Imperial County, CACA181,411166–

32San Benito County, CACA70,082165–

33San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367158–

34El Dorado County, CACA192,323123–

35Butte County, CACA209,211121–

36Amador County, CACA41,87687–

37Mendocino County, CACA88,12268–

38Lake County, CACA67,77261–

39Humboldt County, CACA131,64748–

40Sierra County, CACA3,09844–

41Tehama County, CACA64,66541–

42Madera County, CACA167,92737–

43Nevada County, CACA101,91115–

44Del Norte County, CACA26,41015–

45Calaveras County, CACA46,60513–

46Lassen County, CACA28,11711–

47Glenn County, CACA28,14111–

48Mariposa County, CACA16,9189–

49Yuba County, CACA88,6915–

50Siskiyou County, CACA42,0134–

51Mono County, CACA12,5052–

52Inyo County, CACA18,1582–

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