California Citizen Population By County in 2010 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2010, the citizen population for California was 31,146,840 and represented 85.01% of the total California population.

Among all California counties, Los Angeles had the highest citizen population (7.84M), followed by San Diego (2.65M), and Orange (2.49M).

In terms of percentages, Trinity had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (98.58%), followed by Mariposa (98.28%), and Calaveras (98.02%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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California Citizen Population By County in 2010
California Citizen Population By County in 2010
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Los Angeles 7838525 80.33
San Diego 2647220 87.59
Orange 2486210 83.84
Riverside 1828615 86.69
San Bernardino 1752725 87.41
Santa Clara 1419400 81.60
Alameda 1255485 84.95
Sacramento 1252145 89.75
Contra Costa 905365 88.35
Fresno 775810 85.36
Ventura 702220 86.79
Kern 699085 85.70
San Francisco 681750 86.39
San Mateo 596380 84.67
San Joaquin 583105 86.56
Stanislaus 446025 87.51
Sonoma 424735 89.60
Solano 369950 90.22
Tulare 358385 83.46
Santa Barbara 349975 84.12
Monterey 320245 78.60
Placer 320225 95.17
San Luis Obispo 250560 94.35
Santa Cruz 225015 87.59
Marin 222385 89.46
Merced 209955 83.75
Butte 209110 95.64
Yolo 173160 88.16
El Dorado 173040 96.64
Shasta 172310 97.40
Imperial 135155 80.43
Humboldt 129535 97.35
Kings 128065 84.74
Madera 124870 84.52
Napa 115285 86.00
Nevada 95380 97.14
Sutter 80885 86.58
Mendocino 80800 92.36
Yuba 65490 92.03
Lake 60685 94.28
Tehama 57885 92.51
Tuolumne 54920 97.94
San Benito 46290 84.95
Calaveras 45085 98.02
Siskiyou 43515 97.37
Amador 37070 96.73
Lassen 33345 95.05
Del Norte 27260 95.75
Glenn 24995 89.48
Plumas 19780 97.01
Mariposa 17975 98.28
Colusa 17240 81.46
Inyo 17075 92.62
Trinity 13505 98.58
Mono 12055 86.70
Modoc 9210 95.89
Sierra 3235 96.14
Alpine 1140 97.02