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Largest Nicaraguan population, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Nicaraguan origin, 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 52 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 52 is 269.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPNICARAGUAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93436,917−3%

02Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0709,638+45%

03San Mateo County, CACA743,5689,105+1%

04San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0918,616+29%

05San Francisco County, CACA826,0798,176+27%

06Alameda County, CACA1,636,6306,027+2%

07Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164,917+44%

08Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3914,712+41%

09Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4603,484+34%

10Orange County, CACA3,149,5073,441+17%

11San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482,792+39%

12San Joaquin County, CACA823,8152,058+52%

13Solano County, CACA455,3761,852+127%

14Stanislaus County, CACA557,7191,709+63%

15Ventura County, CACA830,8511,691+148%

16Marin County, CACA253,6941,340+123%

17Sonoma County, CACA486,444946−19%

18Placer County, CACA442,081627+207%

19Fresno County, CACA1,035,456598−5%

20Sutter County, CACA98,787406+3023%

21Tulare County, CACA485,146336+147%

22Kern County, CACA927,068328−40%

23Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852296+83%

24Monterey County, CACA433,729295+28%

25Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065295+144%

26Shasta County, CACA181,648269+14%

27Napa County, CACA132,949257+394%

28Merced County, CACA297,260208+72%

29Yolo County, CACA224,410184+7%

30Kings County, CACA154,327170+44%

31Imperial County, CACA181,411166+1409%

32San Benito County, CACA70,082165–

33San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367158+84%

34El Dorado County, CACA192,323123−46%

35Butte County, CACA209,211121+48%

36Amador County, CACA41,87687+235%

37Mendocino County, CACA88,12268−18%

38Lake County, CACA67,77261+42%

39Humboldt County, CACA131,64748−16%

40Sierra County, CACA3,09844–

41Tehama County, CACA64,66541+156%

42Madera County, CACA167,92737−21%

43Del Norte County, CACA26,41015−21%

44Nevada County, CACA101,91115−65%

45Calaveras County, CACA46,60513–

46Glenn County, CACA28,14111−48%

47Lassen County, CACA28,11711−87%

48Mariposa County, CACA16,9189−80%

49Yuba County, CACA88,6915−91%

50Siskiyou County, CACA42,0134–

51Inyo County, CACA18,1582−85%

52Mono County, CACA12,5052−89%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS