California Non-Hispanic White Alone Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population for California was 3,195,130 and represented 9.58% of the total California citizen population.

Among all California counties, Los Angeles had the highest Non-Hispanic White Alone citizen population (2.56M), followed by San Diego (1.46M), and Orange (1.28M).

In terms of percentages, Sierra had the highest percentage of its citizen population being Non-Hispanic White Alone (88.11%), followed by Nevada (87.67%), and Plumas (85.80%).

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 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Citizen Population
Los Angeles 2557205 30.75
San Diego 1463970 50.97
Orange 1277710 47.80
Riverside 848050 41.39
Sacramento 665265 49.39
San Bernardino 632395 33.77
Santa Clara 588045 37.99
Alameda 505505 36.99
Contra Costa 491740 50.14
Ventura 386925 52.35
San Francisco 328745 44.65
Sonoma 316990 70.59
Kern 311510 41.37
Fresno 293060 35.08
San Mateo 290845 45.44
Placer 272035 76.63
San Joaquin 239345 38.25
Stanislaus 229830 49.00
Santa Barbara 196525 52.76
San Luis Obispo 192005 73.12
Marin 181240 77.50
Solano 168200 42.84
Butte 163250 75.77
Santa Cruz 154525 64.22
Shasta 143750 82.05
El Dorado 142685 81.49
Tulare 136275 35.45
Monterey 130725 38.79
Humboldt 101480 77.35
Yolo 98505 53.40
Nevada 83805 87.67
Merced 76535 34.32
Napa 73890 60.37
Mendocino 57570 71.70
Madera 54525 42.18
Kings 49895 37.87
Lake 45870 75.44
Sutter 45160 53.69
Tehama 43935 72.66
Tuolumne 43370 82.12
Yuba 41895 60.56
Calaveras 36270 83.44
Siskiyou 33770 79.36
Amador 29245 81.39
Imperial 21175 14.25
Lassen 21005 68.81
San Benito 20590 40.22
Del Norte 17390 64.66
Plumas 15650 85.80
Glenn 14710 60.50
Mariposa 14145 83.50
Inyo 11660 67.34
Trinity 10845 85.06
Mono 9095 75.20
Colusa 7835 43.36
Modoc 6940 80.89
Sierra 2520 88.11
Alpine 805 68.80