California Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2012 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2012, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for California was 3,191,405 and represented 10.00% of the total California citizen population.

Among all California counties, Los Angeles had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (2.59M), followed by San Diego (1.46M), and Orange (1.30M).

In terms of percentages, Sierra had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (92.22%), followed by Nevada (88.11%), and Plumas (87.34%).

The chart and table below shows the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's citizen population that were Non-Hispanic White Alone.

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California Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2012
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Los Angeles 2587280 32.42
San Diego 1455060 53.48
Orange 1297720 50.83
Riverside 852915 44.50
San Bernardino 668735 37.26
Sacramento 663755 51.63
Santa Clara 597570 40.68
Alameda 499910 38.64
Contra Costa 490245 52.66
Ventura 394285 54.93
Kern 321570 44.62
San Francisco 317755 45.66
Sonoma 316535 72.78
Fresno 300505 37.84
San Mateo 291835 47.99
Placer 262415 78.80
San Joaquin 243730 40.69
Stanislaus 235020 52.23
Santa Barbara 199180 55.74
San Luis Obispo 190260 74.88
Marin 178270 78.94
Solano 167400 44.70
Butte 164405 77.83
Santa Cruz 153165 66.49
Shasta 145245 83.86
El Dorado 143060 82.52
Tulare 142720 38.64
Monterey 133610 40.92
Humboldt 103240 79.09
Yolo 97230 54.98
Nevada 84435 88.11
Merced 79945 37.37
Napa 74420 63.28
Mendocino 59605 74.25
Madera 57420 45.40
Kings 53485 41.08
Sutter 47350 57.35
Lake 47330 77.47
Tehama 45265 75.81
Tuolumne 44880 83.41
Yuba 42350 63.17
Calaveras 37725 84.48
Siskiyou 35105 81.03
Amador 29915 81.52
Imperial 23830 16.97
Lassen 23085 69.81
San Benito 20835 43.47
Del Norte 18315 66.92
Plumas 16900 87.34
Glenn 15605 62.02
Mariposa 15045 83.91
Inyo 12165 70.44
Trinity 11395 84.78
Mono 9615 76.86
Colusa 8510 47.92
Modoc 7470 81.33
Sierra 2785 92.22
Alpine 830 70.94