Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with European Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 741.32K people in California with European ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population with European ancestry (49.52K), followed by San Diego city (27.08K), and San Francisco city (19.08K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles city | 49518 |
| 2 | San Diego city | 27084 |
| 3 | San Francisco city | 19083 |
| 4 | Vacaville city | 15548 |
| 5 | San Jose city | 15101 |
| 6 | Oakland city | 10057 |
| 7 | Thousand Oaks city | 8440 |
| 8 | Fairfield city | 8422 |
| 9 | Simi Valley city | 8196 |
| 10 | Sacramento city | 7682 |
| 11 | Davis city | 7677 |
| 12 | Long Beach city | 6115 |
| 13 | Corona city | 6110 |
| 14 | Riverside city | 5035 |
| 15 | Folsom city | 4907 |
| 16 | Santa Rosa city | 4852 |
| 17 | Irvine city | 4827 |
| 18 | Santa Monica city | 4746 |
| 19 | Modesto city | 4743 |
| 20 | Huntington Beach city | 4736 |
| 21 | Bakersfield city | 4690 |
| 22 | Fresno city | 4682 |
| 23 | Napa city | 4424 |
| 24 | Redding city | 4408 |
| 25 | Roseville city | 4333 |
| 26 | Oceanside city | 4139 |
| 27 | Berkeley city | 4117 |
| 28 | Santa Clarita city | 4091 |
| 29 | Chico city | 3931 |
| 29 | Newport Beach city | 3931 |
| 30 | Carlsbad city | 3823 |
| 31 | Carmichael CDP | 3807 |
| 32 | Murrieta city | 3729 |
| 33 | Dixon city | 3604 |
| 34 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 3314 |
| 35 | Livermore city | 3191 |
| 36 | Concord city | 3168 |
| 37 | Stockton city | 3158 |
| 38 | Rocklin city | 2995 |
| 39 | Alameda city | 2919 |
| 40 | Mission Viejo city | 2918 |
| 41 | Orange city | 2867 |
| 42 | Camarillo city | 2858 |
| 43 | Sunnyvale city | 2856 |
| 44 | Temecula city | 2826 |
| 45 | Rancho Cucamonga city | 2691 |
| 46 | Fair Oaks CDP | 2682 |
| 47 | Elk Grove city | 2625 |
| 48 | Costa Mesa city | 2611 |
| 49 | Encinitas city | 2541 |
| 50 | Yucaipa city | 2504 |
| 51 | Santa Cruz city | 2454 |
| 52 | Santa Barbara city | 2442 |
| 53 | Redondo Beach city | 2421 |
| 54 | Chula Vista city | 2416 |
| 54 | El Cajon city | 2416 |
| 55 | San Clemente city | 2386 |
| 56 | San Marcos city | 2351 |
| 57 | San Mateo city | 2340 |
| 58 | Escondido city | 2327 |
| 59 | Walnut Creek city | 2297 |
| 60 | Pasadena city | 2224 |
| 61 | Pleasanton city | 2184 |
| 62 | Richmond city | 2172 |
| 63 | Anaheim city | 2094 |
| 64 | Campbell city | 2074 |
| 65 | Burbank city | 2042 |
| 66 | Santee city | 2027 |
| 67 | Fontana city | 2025 |
| 68 | Fullerton city | 1995 |
| 69 | Arden-Arcade CDP | 1980 |
| 70 | Orangevale CDP | 1949 |
| 71 | Petaluma city | 1930 |
| 72 | Los Gatos town | 1925 |
| 73 | Lincoln city | 1896 |
| 74 | Citrus Heights city | 1891 |
| 75 | Menifee city | 1875 |
| 76 | El Dorado Hills CDP | 1860 |
| 77 | Redlands city | 1854 |
| 78 | Lodi city | 1823 |
| 79 | Palo Alto city | 1817 |
| 80 | Santa Clara city | 1791 |
| 81 | Mountain View city | 1779 |
| 82 | Antioch city | 1766 |
| 83 | Torrance city | 1748 |
| 84 | Glendale city | 1719 |
| 85 | Laguna Niguel city | 1700 |
| 86 | San Rafael city | 1660 |
| 87 | Tracy city | 1651 |
| 88 | Apple Valley town | 1649 |
| 89 | Clovis city | 1648 |
| 90 | Lake Forest city | 1645 |
| 91 | Rohnert Park city | 1628 |
| 92 | Redwood City city | 1618 |
| 93 | Fremont city | 1592 |
| 94 | Poway city | 1573 |
| 95 | Aliso Viejo city | 1562 |
| 96 | Brentwood city | 1546 |
| 97 | Novato city | 1536 |
| 98 | San Juan Capistrano city | 1535 |
| 99 | San Ramon city | 1515 |
| 100 | Rancho Cordova city | 1489 |
| 101 | Eastvale city | 1474 |
| 102 | Moreno Valley city | 1448 |
| 103 | Woodland city | 1440 |
| 104 | West Sacramento city | 1438 |
| 105 | Danville town | 1412 |
| 106 | Temescal Valley CDP | 1411 |
| 107 | Los Altos city | 1393 |
| 108 | Martinez city | 1386 |
| 109 | Lakewood city | 1363 |
| 110 | San Bernardino city | 1361 |
| 111 | Visalia city | 1337 |
| 112 | Yorba Linda city | 1333 |
| 113 | Chino Hills city | 1327 |
| 114 | Hesperia city | 1325 |
| 115 | Ridgecrest city | 1322 |
| 116 | Turlock city | 1321 |
| 117 | Suisun City city | 1312 |
| 118 | Culver City city | 1300 |
| 119 | Hermosa Beach city | 1295 |
| 120 | Monterey city | 1289 |
| 120 | Orcutt CDP | 1289 |
| 121 | Santa Ana city | 1279 |
| 122 | Yuba City city | 1277 |
| 123 | French Valley CDP | 1276 |
| 124 | Rancho Palos Verdes city | 1271 |
| 125 | Hemet city | 1260 |
| 126 | San Luis Obispo city | 1256 |
| 127 | Pomona city | 1248 |
| 128 | La Mesa city | 1201 |
| 129 | Pacifica city | 1200 |
| 130 | Manhattan Beach city | 1188 |
| 131 | Claremont city | 1180 |
| 132 | Saratoga city | 1179 |
| 133 | Oakley city | 1162 |
| 134 | Morgan Hill city | 1156 |
| 135 | Vallejo city | 1154 |
| 136 | Ontario city | 1153 |
| 137 | Atascadero city | 1150 |
| 138 | Garden Grove city | 1147 |
| 139 | Tustin city | 1138 |
| 140 | Beaumont city | 1133 |
| 141 | Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) | 1119 |
| 141 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 1119 |
| 142 | Lancaster city | 1113 |
| 143 | Manteca city | 1112 |
| 144 | Moorpark city | 1110 |
| 145 | Oxnard city | 1100 |
| 146 | Castro Valley CDP | 1090 |
| 147 | Windsor town | 1073 |
| 148 | Camp Pendleton South CDP | 1054 |
| 149 | Hayward city | 1053 |
| 150 | Eastern Goleta Valley CDP | 1051 |
| 151 | Marina del Rey CDP | 1044 |
| 152 | Cupertino city | 1040 |
| 152 | Palmdale city | 1040 |
| 153 | Palm Springs city | 1026 |
| 154 | Alamo CDP | 1020 |
| 154 | Twentynine Palms city | 1020 |
| 155 | Palm Desert city | 996 |
| 156 | Oak Park CDP | 980 |
| 157 | Alpine CDP | 973 |
| 158 | Fountain Valley city | 965 |
| 159 | Merced city | 961 |
| 160 | Orinda city | 958 |
| 161 | Truckee town | 949 |
| 162 | Indio city | 947 |
| 163 | Norco city | 943 |
| 164 | Lompoc city | 940 |
| 165 | El Cerrito city | 926 |
| 166 | La Cañada Flintridge city | 919 |
| 167 | Cypress city | 917 |
| 168 | Granite Bay CDP | 913 |
| 169 | Pleasant Hill city | 912 |
| 170 | Chino city | 911 |
| 171 | El Segundo city | 909 |
| 172 | San Leandro city | 895 |
| 172 | Victorville city | 895 |
| 173 | Coronado city | 892 |
| 174 | Benicia city | 882 |
| 175 | Vista city | 880 |
| 176 | South Lake Tahoe city | 879 |
| 177 | Lafayette city | 878 |
| 178 | Hanford city | 877 |
| 179 | Placentia city | 873 |
| 180 | Upland city | 866 |
| 181 | Salinas city | 850 |
| 181 | Seaside city | 850 |
| 182 | San Bruno city | 845 |
| 182 | San Carlos city | 845 |
| 183 | Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP | 840 |
| 184 | Arcadia city | 839 |
| 184 | Dana Point city | 839 |
| 185 | Ladera Ranch CDP | 826 |
| 186 | Placerville city | 809 |
| 187 | West Hollywood city | 800 |
| 188 | Burlingame city | 789 |
| 189 | South San Francisco city | 787 |
| 190 | Stevenson Ranch CDP | 785 |