RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 561

Largest South American population, California cities · 2020

California cities ranked by the number of residents who are South American 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 561 cities in California that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 561 is 252.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSOUTH AMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Los Angeles, CACA3,869,08955,264+9%

02San Diego, CACA1,406,10613,288+70%

03San Francisco, CACA826,07911,093+41%

04San Jose, CACA989,8149,177+52%

05Long Beach, CACA450,4696,032+55%

06Rancho Cucamonga, CACA177,8564,348+68%

07Santa Clarita, CACA228,4304,161+8%

08Anaheim, CACA341,0084,129+7%

09Downey, CACA108,4683,836+2%

10Irvine, CACA318,7643,669+92%

11Glendale, CACA187,1603,515−2%

12Riverside, CACA323,0573,483+34%

13Oakland, CACA440,8383,366+27%

14San Mateo, CACA103,3372,936+59%

15Torrance, CACA138,3912,842+6%

16Pasadena, CACA135,8042,664+8%

17Sacramento, CACA536,4492,570+64%

18Chula Vista, CACA275,5332,557+51%

19Ontario, CACA187,0132,474+34%

20Santa Ana, CACA315,5862,388+3%

21Antioch, CACA118,9582,303+290%

22Orange, CACA138,3652,213+126%

23Mission Viejo, CACA90,4842,209+50%

24Fontana, CACA221,2232,198+17%

25Simi Valley, CACA124,8612,052−8%

26Burbank, CACA102,9882,030−23%

27Palmdale, CACA161,8451,972+20%

28Temecula, CACA114,8651,968+271%

29Huntington Beach, CACA191,4511,960+31%

30Concord, CACA123,2611,909−3%

31Bakersfield, CACA422,1651,876+18%

32Garden Grove, CACA170,4551,817+16%

33Hawthorne, CACA82,7411,771+4%

34West Covina, CACA105,3011,739+19%

35Fresno, CACA555,5491,719+1%

36Berkeley, CACA121,9111,714+37%

37Sunnyvale, CACA156,5771,668+17%

38Redwood City, CACA82,1781,639+70%

39Menifee, CACA118,5921,612+321%

40Corona, CACA161,7341,609−16%

41Thousand Oaks, CACA122,2301,589+9%

42Mountain View, CACA85,4381,570+37%

43Oceanside, CACA170,4831,542+65%

44Tustin, CACA77,8431,524+10%

45Salinas, CACA159,1341,505+245%

46Lancaster, CACA170,0841,485+35%

47Hayward, CACA157,1131,457+61%

48San Buenaventura (Ventura), CACA109,9141,426+494%

49Murrieta, CACA114,1241,423+112%

50Fullerton, CACA138,6751,405+38%

51Chino, CACA96,9571,372+47%

52Pomona, CACA147,8071,364+29%

53Lake Elsinore, CACA75,0671,349+309%

54Walnut Creek, CACA70,0121,322−14%

55Costa Mesa, CACA108,8811,312−17%

56Lawndale, CACA29,8921,307+30%

57Santa Clara, CACA133,4461,2850%

58Moreno Valley, CACA214,2631,279−4%

59Fremont, CACA226,4421,259+10%

60Santa Monica, CACA90,0821,249+18%

61Lake Forest, CACA86,3331,243+11%

62Pleasanton, CACA74,5561,226+364%

63Redondo Beach, CACA67,2811,226+10%

64Placentia, CACA54,9111,221+37%

65Castro Valley, CACA65,0011,214+290%

66Davis, CACA66,1101,193+73%

67Gilroy, CACA60,7641,162+1028%

68San Bruno, CACA42,3051,150+54%

69Newport Beach, CACA81,9771,146+49%

70Brentwood, CACA66,6071,130+387%

71Upland, CACA79,4461,118−34%

72Elk Grove, CACA185,0071,111+83%

73Bellflower, CACA74,7191,103+44%

74Rancho Santa Margarita, CACA45,7791,095+166%

75San Marcos, CACA94,9081,076+41%

76Montebello, CACA60,6931,072+28%

77Santa Barbara, CACA86,4221,067+43%

78Alhambra, CACA79,8201,064−11%

79Fairfield, CACA122,4891,063+192%

80Tracy, CACA101,9011,055+48%

81Novato, CACA51,9471,047+49%

82Pleasant Hill, CACA34,0171,044+166%

83Richmond, CACA114,8611,017−28%

84Escondido, CACA146,0301,012+94%

85Oxnard, CACA199,651992+62%

86Rialto, CACA106,554979+36%

87San Bernardino, CACA222,044961+78%

88San Rafael, CACA59,410958+79%

89Roseville, CACA167,302953+343%

90Norwalk, CACA97,104947−11%

91Hacienda Heights, CACA54,291947−8%

92Lakewood, CACA78,010945+110%

93Modesto, CACA219,652943+14%

94Pittsburg, CACA77,542938+48%

95Carlsbad, CACA112,260936+19%

96South Gate, CACA90,071911−40%

97Gardena, CACA58,460904+46%

98Buena Park, CACA81,741902+18%

99Redlands, CACA74,128899+18%

100Azusa, CACA47,447890+88%

101Whittier, CACA85,815866+1%

102South San Francisco, CACA64,941853+97%

103Culver City, CACA39,452843+28%

104Laguna Niguel, CACA64,107842+51%

105Santa Rosa, CACA179,437832+66%

106Vista, CACA98,274829+297%

107Aliso Viejo, CACA49,8448200%

108Arcadia, CACA54,117814+23%

109Santa Cruz, CACA61,797798+11%

110El Monte, CACA105,075768+74%

111Cerritos, CACA46,367765+25%

112Perris, CACA83,237754+264%

113Victorville, CACA141,395748−6%

114Carson, CACA90,808744−6%

115Santa Maria, CACA111,390734+187%

116Camarillo, CACA68,652733+19%

117Covina, CACA49,404727−34%

118South Whittier, CACA55,650725+16%

119Inglewood, CACA101,662720−31%

120Daly City, CACA101,261719−61%

121San Clemente, CACA62,226707−3%

122Eastvale, CACA70,594706+25%

123La Habra, CACA60,908694+17%

124San Leandro, CACA85,353693+100%

125Beaumont, CACA60,835692+220%

126Beverly Hills, CACA30,764688+154%

127North Tustin, CACA25,807688+249%

128San Ramon, CACA86,209686+30%

129Baldwin Park, CACA68,880685+27%

130Hemet, CACA93,649682+153%

131La Mirada, CACA45,952679+17%

132Petaluma, CACA59,688675+111%

133Bay Point, CACA24,231666+733%

134Paramount, CACA50,755657+129%

135Montclair, CACA37,563639+78%

136Stanton, CACA40,161636+401%

137Morgan Hill, CACA45,625635+156%

138Livermore, CACA83,457631+50%

139Visalia, CACA146,541630+136%

140Benicia, CACA26,401626+164%

141Palo Alto, CACA67,609626−6%

142Chino Hills, CACA77,519626−44%

143Diamond Bar, CACA51,884625+40%

144Yorba Linda, CACA65,632621−18%

145Manhattan Beach, CACA33,122618+26%

146Los Altos, CACA30,965614+47%

147Temescal Valley, CACA30,069606–

148West Hollywood, CACA34,231601+2%

149Altadena, CACA41,705598+47%

150San Carlos, CACA29,261594+116%

151Arden-Arcade, CACA94,994593+68%

152La Verne, CACA30,178586+48%

153Folsom, CACA91,983585+194%

154Napa, CACA76,562581+171%

155Belmont, CACA28,752561+2%

156Brea, CACA47,260558+161%

157Glendora, CACA49,671558−31%

158Colton, CACA53,383552+57%

159Stevenson Ranch, CACA20,990549+111%

160Albany, CACA19,195543+123%

161Mead Valley, CACA19,286542+904%

162Palm Desert, CACA53,259539+15%

163Pacifica, CACA36,890537+109%

164Stockton, CACA324,597530−44%

165Huntington Park, CACA51,544526−2%

166Artesia, CACA15,789515+1070%

167Alameda, CACA76,876508−37%

168Fountain Valley, CACA55,508505−12%

169Pico Rivera, CACA58,915503−9%

170Lynwood, CACA63,512498+13%

171El Cajon, CACA101,755495+53%

172Rocklin, CACA76,821494+869%

173Yucaipa, CACA54,953486+35%

174Vallejo, CACA123,2874840%

175Palm Springs, CACA45,315483−4%

176Jurupa Valley, CACA107,311476–

177Rohnert Park, CACA44,811476+1804%

178San Pablo, CACA31,678474+34%

179Walnut Park, CACA14,958474+478%

180Calabasas, CACA22,027469−34%

181La Cañada Flintridge, CACA19,480464+148%

182Del Aire, CACA11,115463+195%

183Compton, CACA90,500460+39%

184Burlingame, CACA31,929457+111%

185La Quinta, CACA39,440454+148%

186Manteca, CACA96,693448−17%

187Clovis, CACA129,347444−23%

188Martinez, CACA36,849442+52%

189La Puente, CACA36,423440+153%

190Menlo Park, CACA32,713437+165%

191Casa de Oro-Mount Helix, CACA19,765437+294%

192Campbell, CACA42,490436+23%

193Cathedral City, CACA52,3754350%

194San Dimas, CACA32,978433−41%

195Laguna Hills, CACA30,020432−11%

196Bell, CACA31,625432+28%

197Woodland, CACA62,513418+108%

198East Whittier, CACA9,990416–

199Claremont, CACA35,838414+20%

200Westminster, CACA88,966413+36%

201Stanford, CACA18,662413+108%

202Orinda, CACA19,507411+2469%

203West Sacramento, CACA56,216409+151%

204Los Gatos, CACA32,576408+90%

205Santa Fe Springs, CACA18,793406−5%

206Encinitas, CACA60,736406−35%

207El Dorado Hills, CACA51,026405+48%

208Cypress, CACA48,781395−14%

209El Segundo, CACA16,379394−9%

210Turlock, CACA72,864392+54%

211Rancho Palos Verdes, CACA39,654391−44%

212Marina del Rey, CACA9,176390+225%

213Carmichael, CACA76,948389+1%

214Ojai, CACA7,474384+1500%

215Antelope, CACA48,301382+60%

216Vacaville, CACA103,850380+26%

217Santee, CACA58,205375−6%

218North Fair Oaks, CACA13,100372+15%

219Lomita, CACA19,724369−50%

220Hesperia, CACA102,605364+18%

221Foster City, CACA32,411363+67%

222Citrus Heights, CACA86,348362+6%

223Dixon, CACA21,116362+475%

224East Los Angeles, CACA111,647356−37%

225National City, CACA57,807355+220%

226Goleta, CACA32,401354+82%

227Moorpark, CACA35,023350+11%

228Rowland Heights, CACA45,911348−31%

229Rancho Cordova, CACA87,554346+56%

230La Crescenta-Montrose, CACA19,660345+1280%

231Monrovia, CACA38,264345−31%

232Strawberry CDP (Marin County), CACA5,830343–

233San Marino, CACA11,964342+850%

234Loma Linda, CACA25,221339−16%

235Wildomar, CACA37,889336+130%

236Agoura Hills, CACA19,243332+29%

237Lafayette, CACA25,313331+94%

238San Lorenzo, CACA29,171327+15%

239Temple City, CACA35,125327+33%

240San Fernando, CACA23,449319+325%

241Isla Vista, CACA13,920318+54%

242Poway, CACA49,180316+207%

243Lincoln, CACA57,367313+252%

244North Auburn, CACA13,480309+966%

245Redding, CACA94,092307+14%

246Valinda, CACA20,962305+17%

247El Cerrito, CACA26,121302+18%

248Phelan, CACA18,496299+1769%

249West Whittier-Los Nietos, CACA25,615294+30%

250East San Gabriel, CACA23,410294+46%

251Walnut, CACA27,316293−37%

252San Gabriel, CACA38,186292+163%

253Coronado, CACA21,094289+75%

254Duarte, CACA22,866285+57%

255La Palma, CACA14,907282+99%

256Rosemont, CACA23,766281+420%

257Dublin, CACA71,602280−41%

258Seaside, CACA31,636280−20%

259Alondra Park, CACA8,373278+348%

260Cupertino, CACA58,333277+64%

261San Luis Obispo, CACA50,636276−2%

262Calexico, CACA38,623272+548%

263Danville, CACA43,302272+395%

264Bell Gardens, CACA37,367268+29%

265San Juan Capistrano, CACA35,119268−34%

266Foothill Farms, CACA36,435268+570%

267South Pasadena, CACA25,503268−37%

268Oakley, CACA47,583265+25%

269La Mesa, CACA59,914264−4%

270Hermosa Beach, CACA18,513264+96%

271French Valley, CACA45,269262+3%

272Indio, CACA94,269260−34%

273Coto de Caza, CACA15,190258+103%

274Eastern Goleta Valley, CACA28,295258–

275Half Moon Bay, CACA11,287258+1333%

276Imperial Beach, CACA25,206257+122%

277Laguna Woods, CACA16,844257+157%

278Newark, CACA47,895257−34%

279Monterey Park, CACA57,457255−39%

280Orangevale, CACA35,958253+387%

281Milpitas, CACA78,596252+6%

282Ridgecrest, CACA28,333248+490%

283South Lake Tahoe, CACA21,115246−16%

284Rosemead, CACA49,410244+137%

285Castaic, CACA17,999242−39%

286Montecito, CACA9,031237+276%

287Alamo, CACA14,488235+312%

288Dana Point, CACA32,232235−29%

289Charter Oak, CACA9,442233+165%

290Pacific Grove, CACA14,659227+85%

291Chico, CACA105,081227−29%

292Seal Beach, CACA24,075227−10%

293Lompoc, CACA43,315223+101%

294Oak View, CACA6,141222+2367%

295San Jacinto, CACA56,014215−41%

296Hollister, CACA45,695211−22%

297Hercules, CACA26,326208−25%

298Ladera Ranch, CACA23,793207−31%

299Highland, CACA57,614207−24%

300Norco, CACA25,081206+524%

301Camino Tassajara, CACA5,831201+704%

302Lemoore, CACA27,291199–

303Malibu, CACA9,574197+30%

304Orcutt, CACA31,454196–

305Porterville, CACA63,088193+75%

306Suisun City, CACA29,454191+282%

307Desert Hot Springs, CACA34,009189+128%

308Home Gardens, CACA10,506188+111%

309Arcata, CACA19,047186+232%

310Merced, CACA99,724181+18%

311Mill Valley, CACA13,799176−22%

312Los Alamitos, CACA11,702175+338%

313Moraga, CACA16,322175−35%

314University of California-Santa Barbara, CACA12,121174–

315Bonita, CACA12,652171+76%

316Union City, CACA65,282170−52%

317Vincent, CACA15,340170–

318Live Oak, CACA16,911168+140%

319Westlake, CACA7,505166−24%

320El Centro, CACA44,382166+349%

321Twentynine Palms, CACA25,939166+253%

322Los Banos, CACA49,614163+9%

323Cudahy, CACA21,445163−57%

324Florence-Graham, CACA60,690163+462%

325Camp Pendleton South, CACA15,766162+245%

326Madera, CACA69,017160+52%

327Emeryville, CACA13,251159+489%

328West Carson, CACA22,143158−54%

329Rodeo, CACA8,976158+427%

330Mountain House, CACA25,315153+9%

331Pinole, CACA18,543152+407%

332Adelanto, CACA38,798150+15%

333Lemon Grove, CACA27,936147+133%

334Burbank, CACA5,333144+227%

335Cherryland, CACA14,143142+517%

336Millbrae, CACA22,869140−52%

337Monterey, CACA28,953140−27%

338Old Fig Garden, CACA5,503140+1650%

339Delano, CACA52,334140−2%

340South San Jose Hills, CACA16,911140+175%

341Topanga, CACA8,885139−23%

342Lucas Valley-Marinwood, CACA6,473136+518%

343Granite Bay, CACA21,673136+300%

344Blackhawk, CACA10,137135−30%

345Delhi, CACA11,009135–

346West Puente Valley, CACA22,495132−19%

347Joshua Tree, CACA6,234131+14%

348West Rancho Dominguez, CACA23,300128–

349South Monrovia Island, CACA6,830127+877%

350Truckee, CACA17,278127–

351Heber, CACA7,312126–

352University of California-Davis, CACA8,696125+42%

353Ashland, CACA22,210124+202%

354Piedmont, CACA10,642124+130%

355Big Bear City, CACA11,431123–

356Lakeland, CACA12,236120+7%

357Carpinteria, CACA12,734119−3%

358Sierra Madre, CACA10,620119+53%

359Linda, CACA23,871117–

360Sebastopol, CACA7,532114+533%

361Fallbrook, CACA32,112114−20%

362Rosamond, CACA21,473112+7%

363Signal Hill, CACA11,153111+71%

364Rossmoor, CACA11,532110+36%

365East Palo Alto, CACA28,872110−44%

366East Pasadena, CACA5,479109−62%

367Oildale, CACA34,687108+184%

368Willowbrook, CACA21,681107+34%

369Woodcrest, CACA17,368107−66%

370August, CACA8,825107–

371Cotati, CACA7,347107+53%

372Ripon, CACA16,140106+430%

373Ione, CACA9,282105+600%

374Hillsborough, CACA11,206104+100%

375Maywood, CACA23,600103+8%

376Apple Valley, CACA75,247103−30%

377Atascadero, CACA29,464103−36%

378Oakdale, CACA23,246103+836%

379San Diego Country Estates, CACA10,223101+494%

380Sonoma, CACA10,537101+531%

381Clayton, CACA10,842100−49%

382Valle Vista, CACA18,60299+148%

383Aptos, CACA6,40498+100%

384Fair Oaks, CACA32,79998−69%

385Westmont, CACA34,12397+593%

386Pismo Beach, CACA7,91197–

387Hanford, CACA62,22997−42%

388Alum Rock, CACA10,44094+11%

389California Polytechnic State University, CACA7,91594–

390Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CACA12,08594+7%

391Bostonia, CACA16,76593−49%

392Rio Linda, CACA16,33592+5%

393El Cerrito, CACA5,32592–

394Laguna Beach, CACA22,39191−52%

395Capitola, CACA9,34091+94%

396La Presa, CACA34,96289−7%

397Oak Park, CACA13,75789+13%

398Watsonville, CACA50,71687−45%

399Healdsburg, CACA11,17287+172%

400Marina, CACA23,25686−38%

401Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County), CACA31,96986−61%

402Prunedale, CACA19,72385+73%

403Woodside, CACA5,18183+57%

404San Anselmo, CACA12,55583+177%

405Larkspur, CACA12,62082−33%

406Coachella, CACA45,41182+141%

407Gridley, CACA7,25882+105%

408Gustine, CACA6,11281–

409Yuba City, CACA69,48580−34%

410Fairfax, CACA7,41780–

411Windsor, CACA25,86479−30%

412Auburn, CACA13,84779+84%

413Solana Beach, CACA12,60278+1%

414North Highlands, CACA47,95777+51%

415Rancho Mirage, CACA17,87677+88%

416Imperial, CACA22,33076–

417South El Monte, CACA18,96375−31%

418View Park-Windsor Hills, CACA11,23073+143%

419Lodi, CACA69,10072+7%

420Plumas Lake, CACA9,41872+350%

421Kentfield, CACA6,90069+229%

422Larkfield-Wikiup, CACA8,76569+86%

423Fillmore, CACA16,93768–

424Vineyard, CACA43,75168+70%

425Riverbank, CACA26,55767+139%

426Bear Valley Springs, CACA5,91266−65%

427East Foothills, CACA7,13966+3%

428East Rancho Dominguez, CACA14,60366−39%

429Hawaiian Gardens, CACA13,37366+500%

430Rolling Hills Estates, CACA7,94865+442%

431San Martin, CACA6,95464−64%

432Florin, CACA50,21164+121%

433Crescent City, CACA6,00263+186%

434El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County), CACA13,12963+152%

435Rancho Mission Viejo, CACA11,97159–

436El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles), CACA31,62659−80%

437Soquel, CACA10,67958+100%

438Templeton, CACA9,58058–

439Pleasure Point, CACA5,48957–

440Wasco, CACA26,52557−46%

441Palos Verdes Estates, CACA12,55956−5%

442Rio del Mar, CACA9,20156−32%

443Guadalupe, CACA8,84656–

444Lennox, CACA19,44955+57%

445Eureka, CACA25,30455+77%

446Blythe, CACA15,04253+56%

447Lathrop, CACA42,78352−40%

448Avocado Heights, CACA12,59351−66%

449Buellton, CACA5,15850–

450Grand Terrace, CACA12,93650−28%

451Tiburon, CACA8,88150−43%

452American Canyon, CACA22,77349+11%

453Rancho San Diego, CACA21,27249–

454Dos Palos, CACA5,69749–

455Port Hueneme, CACA20,98748−48%

456Winter Gardens, CACA22,13147–

457Sausalito, CACA7,01947+104%

458Galt, CACA26,96446−68%

459Anderson, CACA11,13145+246%

460Ceres, CACA48,98244−58%

461Tulare, CACA73,90744−37%

462Garnet, CACA7,38243–

463Chowchilla, CACA18,73042+4100%

464Quartz Hill, CACA11,51042−66%

465Shasta Lake, CACA10,20842–

466Mentone, CACA9,51441−61%

467East Niles, CACA28,53241–

468Lake Los Angeles, CACA13,05140–

469Sanger, CACA27,22840+300%

470Woodlake, CACA8,07339–

471Los Osos, CACA14,16639+117%

472Wilton, CACA6,43338+138%

473Nipomo, CACA17,51638−24%

474Citrus, CACA10,90438−25%

475California City, CACA13,30037–

476Cambria, CACA5,97836–

477Corcoran, CACA22,35836+3%

478El Granada, CACA5,23236–

479El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County), CACA16,29436−38%

480Golden Hills, CACA9,89136−36%

481Fairview, CACA10,74535−73%

482Tehachapi, CACA11,85234−48%

483Greenfield, CACA21,13834–

484Oceano, CACA7,12833–

485Grover Beach, CACA12,45633+120%

486Calipatria, CACA6,01232–

487Discovery Bay, CACA14,91132−56%

488Atherton, CACA6,96030−3%

489East Hemet, CACA20,25730−74%

490Ukiah, CACA16,06830–

491Yosemite Lakes, CACA5,28829–

492Atwater, CACA32,13329−3%

493Cherry Valley, CACA6,66829+263%

494Bloomington, CACA25,698280%

495Ramona, CACA22,63428–

496Kerman, CACA17,55327–

497Acton, CACA7,88027–

498Escalon, CACA7,39427–

499Ladera Heights, CACA7,33426–

500Los Altos Hills, CACA8,41926+8%

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