Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 59.76K people in California with Afghan ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Arden-Arcade CDP had the highest population with Afghan ancestry (6.27K), followed by Los Angeles city (3.30K), and Fremont city (2.60K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Afghan ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
Arden-Arcade CDP
Los Angeles city
Fremont city
Tracy city
Elk Grove city
Concord city
Union City city
Irvine city
San Diego city
Sacramento city
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank City or Place Population
1 Arden-Arcade CDP 6270
2 Los Angeles city 3300
3 Fremont city 2600
4 Tracy city 2137
5 Elk Grove city 2127
6 Concord city 1966
7 Union City city 1934
8 Irvine city 1904
9 San Diego city 1883
10 Sacramento city 1810
11 Modesto city 1623
12 Hayward city 1595
13 Carmichael CDP 1433
14 Foothill Farms CDP 1203
15 West Sacramento city 1092
16 Dublin city 915
17 Antioch city 881
18 El Cajon city 828
19 Newark city 812
20 North Highlands CDP 735
21 Vineyard CDP 718
22 Alameda city 602
23 Pleasanton city 564
24 Brentwood city 552
25 Corona city 550
26 Anaheim city 535
27 Pittsburg city 505
28 Oakland city 434
29 San Ramon city 413
30 Rancho Cordova city 390
31 Roseville city 351
32 Oildale CDP 346
33 Yuba City city 338
34 Lemon Hill CDP 332
35 Florin CDP 331
36 Orange city 326
37 Simi Valley city 313
38 Glendale city 307
39 Manteca city 269
40 Carlsbad city 257
41 Laguna Niguel city 256
42 Turlock city 253
43 Fairview CDP 244
44 Lake Forest city 243
45 Alamo CDP 242
46 Fair Oaks CDP 240
47 San Pablo city 235
48 Murrieta city 234
49 Temecula city 233
50 Walnut Creek city 229
51 Tustin city 224
52 Redondo Beach city 222
53 San Bernardino city 214
54 Fresno city 212
55 Torrance city 203
56 Oceanside city 199
57 Garden Grove city 192
58 Parkway CDP 189
59 Moreno Valley city 186
60 Lincoln city 179
61 Pasadena city 175
62 Stockton city 173
63 Santa Ana city 165
64 Fairfield city 162
65 Ashland CDP 160
66 Pomona city 154
67 Martinez city 153
68 Danville town 152
68 Montebello city 152
68 San Mateo city 152
69 Lake Arrowhead CDP 150
70 Lathrop city 148
71 Redding city 147
72 Contra Costa Centre CDP 139
73 Escondido city 138
74 Rocklin city 137
75 Santa Cruz city 130
76 Costa Mesa city 127
76 Lodi city 127
77 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP 120
77 Fort Irwin CDP 120
78 Pleasant Hill city 119
79 Rancho Santa Margarita city 118
80 Bertsch-Oceanview CDP 117
80 Laguna Hills city 117
81 Sunnyvale city 110
82 Mountain House CDP 108
83 Monterey city 100
84 San Marcos city 97
85 Los Banos city 90
86 San Leandro city 88
87 Livermore city 81
87 Ontario city 81
88 Piedmont city 80
89 Vallejo city 78
90 Rancho Mission Viejo CDP 72
90 Wildomar city 72
91 Twin Lakes CDP (Santa Cruz County) 71
92 Millbrae city 70
93 Idyllwild-Pine Cove CDP 67
94 East Hemet CDP 65
95 El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) 63
95 Lafayette city 63
95 Pacific Grove city 63
96 Lancaster city 61
97 San Gabriel city 59
98 Vacaville city 56
99 West Athens CDP 55
100 Apple Valley town 49
101 Azusa city 48
101 Campbell city 48
101 San Jacinto city 48
102 Beverly Hills city 47
103 Milpitas city 46
104 Jurupa Valley city 45
105 Ladera Ranch CDP 43
106 La Mirada city 42
107 Pinole city 39
108 Lemon Grove city 37
109 Oroville city 34
109 Pico Rivera city 34
110 Cypress city 33
111 Lucerne CDP 32
111 Victorville city 32
112 Ben Lomond CDP 31
112 Cerritos city 31
113 Coto de Caza CDP 30
114 Camino Tassajara CDP 27
115 Delano city 24
115 Fallbrook CDP 24
116 Oakley city 22
117 El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County) 19
117 French Camp CDP 19
118 Orangevale CDP 17
119 Santa Maria city 15
120 Salinas city 14
120 University of California-Davis CDP 14
121 San Pasqual CDP 13
121 Temple City city 13
122 Fruitridge Pocket CDP 10
122 Georgetown CDP 10
123 Old Stine CDP 9
123 Rowland Heights CDP 9
124 Columbia CDP 8
124 Gardena city 8
124 West Carson CDP 8
125 Geyserville CDP 7
125 Placerville city 7
126 Chowchilla city 5
127 Pepperdine University CDP 4
128 Bay Point CDP 3
128 Valinda CDP 3