Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.15M people in California with American ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population with American ancestry (152.19K), followed by San Diego city (32.16K), and Anaheim city (29.69K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles city | 152188 |
| 2 | San Diego city | 32162 |
| 3 | Anaheim city | 29688 |
| 4 | San Francisco city | 21307 |
| 5 | San Jose city | 18564 |
| 6 | Orange city | 15076 |
| 7 | Bakersfield city | 13165 |
| 8 | Burbank city | 12390 |
| 9 | Oxnard city | 12081 |
| 10 | Riverside city | 9493 |
| 11 | Sacramento city | 9276 |
| 12 | Santa Ana city | 9232 |
| 13 | Long Beach city | 8875 |
| 14 | Garden Grove city | 8861 |
| 15 | Santa Clarita city | 8586 |
| 16 | Fresno city | 7759 |
| 17 | Oakland city | 7627 |
| 18 | Irvine city | 6566 |
| 19 | Redding city | 6493 |
| 20 | Simi Valley city | 6388 |
| 21 | Fontana city | 5489 |
| 22 | Huntington Beach city | 5468 |
| 23 | Whittier city | 5238 |
| 24 | Thousand Oaks city | 5232 |
| 25 | Torrance city | 5215 |
| 26 | Modesto city | 5157 |
| 27 | Buena Park city | 5087 |
| 28 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 5032 |
| 29 | Chula Vista city | 5006 |
| 30 | Moreno Valley city | 4970 |
| 31 | Oceanside city | 4925 |
| 32 | Alhambra city | 4906 |
| 33 | Carlsbad city | 4838 |
| 34 | Norwalk city | 4782 |
| 35 | Downey city | 4654 |
| 36 | Hawthorne city | 4598 |
| 37 | Santa Rosa city | 4516 |
| 38 | Roseville city | 4494 |
| 39 | Victorville city | 4358 |
| 40 | Fullerton city | 4329 |
| 41 | Inglewood city | 4297 |
| 42 | Chico city | 4150 |
| 43 | Corona city | 4093 |
| 44 | Escondido city | 4042 |
| 45 | Ontario city | 3996 |
| 46 | Rancho Cucamonga city | 3919 |
| 47 | San Bernardino city | 3731 |
| 48 | Concord city | 3703 |
| 49 | Palmdale city | 3689 |
| 50 | Lancaster city | 3671 |
| 51 | Camarillo city | 3597 |
| 52 | Stockton city | 3547 |
| 53 | Mission Viejo city | 3458 |
| 54 | El Cajon city | 3434 |
| 55 | Costa Mesa city | 3423 |
| 56 | Hayward city | 3413 |
| 57 | Monterey Park city | 3304 |
| 58 | Santa Monica city | 3281 |
| 59 | Fremont city | 3277 |
| 60 | Hemet city | 3247 |
| 61 | Santee city | 3224 |
| 62 | Murrieta city | 3222 |
| 63 | Elk Grove city | 3187 |
| 64 | Temecula city | 3168 |
| 65 | Gardena city | 3166 |
| 66 | Rancho Cordova city | 3158 |
| 67 | Citrus Heights city | 3116 |
| 68 | Westminster city | 3094 |
| 69 | Santa Clara city | 3024 |
| 70 | Berkeley city | 3019 |
| 71 | Laguna Niguel city | 3008 |
| 72 | Alameda city | 2999 |
| 73 | Visalia city | 2995 |
| 74 | Lake Forest city | 2984 |
| 75 | Menifee city | 2858 |
| 76 | Apple Valley town | 2856 |
| 77 | Newport Beach city | 2779 |
| 78 | Tustin city | 2763 |
| 79 | South Whittier CDP | 2753 |
| 80 | Fairfield city | 2704 |
| 81 | Yorba Linda city | 2687 |
| 82 | Redwood City city | 2678 |
| 83 | Palm Desert city | 2635 |
| 84 | Vallejo city | 2613 |
| 85 | Pomona city | 2529 |
| 86 | Redondo Beach city | 2525 |
| 87 | San Mateo city | 2523 |
| 88 | Bell city | 2514 |
| 89 | San Clemente city | 2511 |
| 90 | Livermore city | 2508 |
| 91 | Vacaville city | 2459 |
| 92 | San Marcos city | 2442 |
| 93 | Sunnyvale city | 2432 |
| 94 | Napa city | 2410 |
| 95 | Cypress city | 2375 |
| 96 | Yuba City city | 2362 |
| 97 | Mountain View city | 2326 |
| 98 | Lake Elsinore city | 2309 |
| 99 | Pasadena city | 2301 |
| 100 | Rosemead city | 2297 |
| 101 | Glendale city | 2257 |
| 102 | West Covina city | 2242 |
| 103 | Port Hueneme city | 2235 |
| 104 | San Leandro city | 2230 |
| 105 | Encinitas city | 2186 |
| 106 | Antioch city | 2160 |
| 107 | Walnut Creek city | 2136 |
| 108 | Lakewood city | 2124 |
| 109 | Palo Alto city | 2111 |
| 110 | Jurupa Valley city | 2110 |
| 111 | Santa Barbara city | 2092 |
| 112 | Santa Fe Springs city | 2086 |
| 113 | Richmond city | 2078 |
| 114 | Arden-Arcade CDP | 2064 |
| 115 | Pico Rivera city | 2062 |
| 116 | Beverly Hills city | 2061 |
| 117 | Pleasanton city | 2045 |
| 118 | Clovis city | 2032 |
| 118 | Turlock city | 2032 |
| 119 | Placentia city | 2029 |
| 120 | Rocklin city | 1960 |
| 121 | Oroville city | 1952 |
| 122 | Chino Hills city | 1947 |
| 123 | Rancho Palos Verdes city | 1943 |
| 124 | Poway city | 1923 |
| 125 | Fountain Valley city | 1917 |
| 126 | Folsom city | 1912 |
| 127 | Bellflower city | 1896 |
| 128 | Carmichael CDP | 1854 |
| 129 | Upland city | 1835 |
| 130 | Manhattan Beach city | 1834 |
| 131 | Lynwood city | 1823 |
| 132 | Eastvale city | 1810 |
| 133 | Compton city | 1803 |
| 134 | Lincoln city | 1802 |
| 135 | San Ramon city | 1772 |
| 136 | Manteca city | 1750 |
| 137 | Redlands city | 1734 |
| 138 | El Monte city | 1727 |
| 139 | Danville town | 1723 |
| 140 | Stanton city | 1722 |
| 141 | Hesperia city | 1699 |
| 142 | Indio city | 1671 |
| 143 | Yucaipa city | 1650 |
| 144 | Aliso Viejo city | 1617 |
| 144 | Santa Maria city | 1617 |
| 145 | Beaumont city | 1616 |
| 146 | Martinez city | 1614 |
| 147 | Chino city | 1606 |
| 148 | La Mesa city | 1578 |
| 149 | Riverbank city | 1572 |
| 150 | Tracy city | 1568 |
| 151 | Glendora city | 1558 |
| 152 | Vista city | 1527 |
| 153 | Palm Springs city | 1525 |
| 154 | Brentwood city | 1513 |
| 155 | West Hollywood city | 1505 |
| 156 | Oakley city | 1503 |
| 157 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | 1494 |
| 158 | Orangevale CDP | 1492 |
| 159 | Perris city | 1489 |
| 160 | North Tustin CDP | 1488 |
| 161 | Lennox CDP | 1481 |
| 162 | Rosedale CDP | 1479 |
| 162 | Salinas city | 1479 |
| 163 | Castro Valley CDP | 1475 |
| 164 | Florence-Graham CDP | 1462 |
| 165 | Brea city | 1442 |
| 166 | Merced city | 1436 |
| 167 | Westmont CDP | 1412 |
| 168 | Santa Cruz city | 1409 |
| 169 | Cathedral City city | 1401 |
| 169 | Davis city | 1401 |
| 170 | Pittsburg city | 1395 |
| 171 | San Jacinto city | 1393 |
| 172 | Hacienda Heights CDP | 1385 |
| 173 | Rialto city | 1384 |
| 174 | Morgan Hill city | 1375 |
| 175 | Lawndale city | 1363 |
| 176 | El Dorado Hills CDP | 1362 |
| 177 | Daly City city | 1360 |
| 178 | Carson city | 1319 |
| 179 | Coronado city | 1309 |
| 180 | South San Francisco city | 1301 |
| 181 | East Los Angeles CDP | 1274 |
| 182 | South Gate city | 1272 |
| 183 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 1271 |
| 184 | Cupertino city | 1253 |
| 185 | Wildomar city | 1244 |
| 186 | Oildale CDP | 1228 |
| 187 | Menlo Park city | 1222 |
| 188 | Culver City city | 1212 |
| 188 | La Quinta city | 1212 |
| 189 | Ridgecrest city | 1200 |
| 190 | Porterville city | 1191 |
| 191 | Cerritos city | 1185 |
| 191 | Golden Hills CDP | 1185 |
| 192 | La Habra city | 1176 |
| 193 | Fair Oaks CDP | 1170 |
| 194 | Novato city | 1162 |