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Largest Salvadoran population, California counties · 2020

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Salvadoran 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 56 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSALVADORAN POPULATIONVS 2000

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,934421,537–

02San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09135,438–

03Orange County, CACA3,149,50730,536–

04Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07030,376–

05Riverside County, CACA2,544,91625,514–

06San Mateo County, CACA743,56823,517–

07Alameda County, CACA1,636,63022,727–

08San Francisco County, CACA826,07916,891–

09Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39115,438–

10Fresno County, CACA1,035,45611,969–

11Kern County, CACA927,06811,038–

12Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46010,044–

13San Diego County, CACA3,282,2489,361–

14Ventura County, CACA830,8517,632–

15Monterey County, CACA433,7297,106–

16Solano County, CACA455,3765,843–

17San Joaquin County, CACA823,8155,439–

18Sonoma County, CACA486,4443,917–

19Stanislaus County, CACA557,7193,762–

20Marin County, CACA253,6943,484–

21Santa Barbara County, CACA442,0652,369–

22Tulare County, CACA485,1462,244–

23Santa Cruz County, CACA258,8521,661–

24Placer County, CACA442,0811,442–

25Merced County, CACA297,2601,290–

26Yolo County, CACA224,4101,224–

27Madera County, CACA167,9271,221–

28Imperial County, CACA181,4111,055–

29El Dorado County, CACA192,3231,037–

30Napa County, CACA132,9491,035–

31Butte County, CACA209,211578–

32Kings County, CACA154,327538–

33San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367378–

34Humboldt County, CACA131,647331–

35Tuolumne County, CACA53,160302–

36Shasta County, CACA181,648218–

37Glenn County, CACA28,141165–

38Lake County, CACA67,772145–

39Siskiyou County, CACA42,013129–

40Sutter County, CACA98,78797–

41Yuba County, CACA88,69194–

42Plumas County, CACA18,58391–

43San Benito County, CACA70,08288–

44Mono County, CACA12,50574–

45Colusa County, CACA21,83669–

46Nevada County, CACA101,91162–

47Amador County, CACA41,87661–

48Lassen County, CACA28,11756–

49Mendocino County, CACA88,12250–

50Del Norte County, CACA26,41046–

51Tehama County, CACA64,66536–

52Calaveras County, CACA46,60531–

53Modoc County, CACA8,42626–

54Inyo County, CACA18,15820–

55Mariposa County, CACA16,9187–

56Trinity County, CACA15,7202–

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