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Largest Samoan population, California counties

California counties ranked by the number of residents who are Samoan, 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 51 counties in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 51 is 263. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lake County, CA, up 18 places to #32.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPSAMOAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93413,585+5%

02San Diego County, CACA3,282,2486,8330%

03Orange County, CACA3,149,5075,260+2%

04▲2Riverside County, CACA2,544,9164,436+36%

05▲5Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,0703,466+42%

06▼1San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,0913,455−3%

07▼3Alameda County, CACA1,636,6303,122−38%

08▲1Sacramento County, CACA1,618,4602,623−5%

09▼1San Mateo County, CACA743,5682,606−13%

10▼3Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,3912,597−16%

11▲1San Joaquin County, CACA823,8152,416+38%

12▲1Solano County, CACA455,3761,763+46%

13▼2San Francisco County, CACA826,0791,664−21%

14▲1Fresno County, CACA1,035,4561,262+30%

15▲4Stanislaus County, CACA557,719928+65%

16▼2Ventura County, CACA830,851713−31%

17▼1Monterey County, CACA433,729637−26%

18▲4Sonoma County, CACA486,444605+78%

19▼1Imperial County, CACA181,411601+5%

20▼3Kern County, CACA927,068578−24%

21▲8Placer County, CACA442,081529+270%

22▼1Yolo County, CACA224,410479+23%

23▲3Napa County, CACA132,949319+43%

24▼1San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,367319+1%

25▲5Merced County, CACA297,260269+102%

26▲14Humboldt County, CACA131,647263+592%

27▼2Santa Cruz County, CACA258,852251+5%

28▲4Sutter County, CACA98,787250+107%

29▼2Tulare County, CACA485,146230+27%

30▼10Santa Barbara County, CACA442,065225−43%

31▼7Butte County, CACA209,211155−40%

32▲18Lake County, CACA67,772153+5000%

33▲15Siskiyou County, CACA42,013146+3550%

34▲5Tuolumne County, CACA53,16091+133%

35▼4Madera County, CACA167,92774−41%

36▲1Yuba County, CACA88,69174+6%

37▲10Tehama County, CACA64,66565+983%

38▼10Kings County, CACA154,32756−67%

39▲4Shasta County, CACA181,64854+184%

40▼6El Dorado County, CACA192,32350−38%

41Del Norte County, CACA26,41045+22%

42▼6Mendocino County, CACA88,12240−43%

43▲3Nevada County, CACA101,91140+567%

44▼9Inyo County, CACA18,15829−64%

45▼3San Benito County, CACA70,08221+11%

46▲3Amador County, CACA41,87618+500%

47▼3Plumas County, CACA18,58315+15%

48▼15Marin County, CACA253,69414−85%

49Modoc County, CACA8,42613–

50Calaveras County, CACA46,6056–

51▼13Lassen County, CACA28,1174−92%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES