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Largest Palestinian population, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Palestinian ancestry, 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 35 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 35 is 161.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Palestinian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPALESTINIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,9344,078+77%

02San Mateo County, CACA743,5682,307+12%

03San Diego County, CACA3,282,2482,158+56%

04Orange County, CACA3,149,5072,146+54%

05Riverside County, CACA2,544,9161,649+146%

06Alameda County, CACA1,636,6301,517+3%

07Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3911,451+48%

08San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0911,196−35%

09Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4601,130+37%

10San Joaquin County, CACA823,8151,076+75%

11Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,070918−28%

12Solano County, CACA455,376616+51%

13San Francisco County, CACA826,079582−17%

14Ventura County, CACA830,851533+348%

15Madera County, CACA167,927345+174%

16Fresno County, CACA1,035,456334+76%

17Sonoma County, CACA486,444316+46%

18Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065161+188%

19San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367158+143%

20Napa County, CACA132,949155+2483%

21Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852153+99%

22Mendocino County, CACA88,122134+219%

23Marin County, CACA253,694123−35%

24Stanislaus County, CACA557,71997−64%

25El Dorado County, CACA192,32387–

26Placer County, CACA442,08175+44%

27Merced County, CACA297,26073+92%

28Butte County, CACA209,21156+47%

29Yolo County, CACA224,41056+2%

30Monterey County, CACA433,72946−73%

31Sutter County, CACA98,78745–

32Humboldt County, CACA131,64733–

33Imperial County, CACA181,41115+67%

34Kings County, CACA154,3274–

35Tulare County, CACA485,1463−98%

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