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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 78.02K people in California with Northern European ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population with Northern European ancestry (4.60K), followed by San Diego city (3.22K), and San Francisco city (3.07K).

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

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

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Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Northern European Ancestry in 2021

Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Los Angeles city	4603
2	San Diego city	3215
3	San Francisco city	3067
4	Oakland city	1564
5	San Jose city	1414
6	Arcata city	980
7	Sacramento city	920
8	Santa Rosa city	798
9	Berkeley city	651
10	Long Beach city	631
11	Bakersfield city	595
12	Fresno city	564
13	San Mateo city	557
14	San Anselmo town	529
15	Newport Beach city	513
16	Roseville city	494
17	Costa Mesa city	481
17	Oceanside city	481
18	Napa city	479
19	Walnut Creek city	454
20	Scotts Valley city	453
21	Chico city	451
21	Encinitas city	451
22	Huntington Beach city	428
23	Santa Cruz city	414
24	Carlsbad city	406
25	Redwood City city	401
26	Simi Valley city	390
27	Rancho Cucamonga city	386
28	Mountain View city	384
29	Redding city	383
30	Davis city	382
31	Irvine city	376
32	Dublin city	374
33	Pasadena city	372
34	Santa Barbara city	368
35	Santa Clarita city	351
36	Castro Valley CDP	348
37	Thousand Oaks city	346
38	Petaluma city	342
39	Mill Valley city	338
40	Fremont city	335
41	Fullerton city	324
42	Novato city	320
43	Alameda city	318
44	Carmichael CDP	308
44	El Segundo city	308
45	Elk Grove city	307
46	Sunnyvale city	306
47	Temecula city	295
48	Palo Alto city	288
49	El Cajon city	285
49	Torrance city	285
50	La Mesa city	279
51	Lancaster city	274
52	Corte Madera town	263
53	Modesto city	262
53	San Rafael city	262
54	Rocklin city	255
55	El Dorado Hills CDP	252
56	Lake Forest city	248
57	San Clemente city	246
58	Folsom city	241
59	Poway city	235
60	Pleasanton city	233
61	Escondido city	230
61	Nipomo CDP	230
62	Martinez city	229
63	Palm Springs city	226
63	San Ramon city	226
64	Glendora city	223
65	Palmdale city	221
66	Orinda city	220
67	Menlo Park city	217
67	Reliez Valley CDP	217
68	San Dimas city	216
68	San Luis Obispo city	216
69	Livermore city	214
69	Vacaville city	214
70	Los Altos city	212
71	Los Gatos town	211
72	San Buenaventura (Ventura) city	210
73	Claremont city	209
73	Laguna Beach city	209
74	Half Moon Bay city	208
75	Richmond city	207
76	Mission Viejo city	206
76	Redondo Beach city	206
77	Clovis city	205
77	Hemet city	205
78	Garden Grove city	204
79	Santa Monica city	202
80	Belmont city	201
81	Lakewood city	199
81	Vista city	199
82	Fair Oaks CDP	198
82	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP	198
83	Placerville city	197
84	Arden-Arcade CDP	196
85	Concord city	194
86	Hermosa Beach city	193
87	Orange city	188
87	San Jacinto city	188
87	Westminster city	188
88	Aliso Viejo city	187
88	Ukiah city	187
89	Danville town	185
90	Oildale CDP	184
91	Chula Vista city	181
92	Redlands city	180
93	Azusa city	179
94	Campbell city	178
95	Glendale city	176
96	Laguna Niguel city	171
97	Altadena CDP	170
97	Ridgecrest city	170
98	Watsonville city	169
99	El Cerrito city	168
100	Pomona city	164
101	La Cañada Flintridge city	163
101	Weaverville CDP	163
102	Dana Point city	162
103	Bermuda Dunes CDP	161
104	Pacific Grove city	160
105	Placentia city	155
105	Twentynine Palms city	155
106	Manhattan Beach city	154
107	Burbank city	153
108	Alpine CDP	150
109	Clayton city	149
109	San Leandro city	149
109	Santa Clara city	149
110	Hayward city	148
111	Burlingame city	147
111	Solana Beach city	147
112	Acton CDP	146
113	Castaic CDP	145
114	Benicia city	144
115	Alamo CDP	143
115	Lincoln city	143
116	Larkspur city	141
117	Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP	140
117	West Menlo Park CDP	140
118	Eastern Goleta Valley CDP	139
119	Orangevale CDP	138
120	Corona city	136
120	Fairfield city	136
120	Pleasant Hill city	136
120	Vallejo city	136
121	Rancho Cordova city	133
122	Oxnard city	132
123	Turlock city	128
124	Oak View CDP	127
125	Saratoga city	125
126	Woodcrest CDP	124
127	Antioch city	123
128	Tehachapi city	120
129	Rohnert Park city	119
130	Sonoma city	118
130	South San Francisco city	118
131	Lafayette city	114
132	San Marcos city	113
132	Santa Ana city	113
132	West Hollywood city	113
133	La Habra Heights city	112
133	San Carlos city	112
133	Suisun City city	112
133	West Sacramento city	112
133	Yorba Linda city	112
134	Upland city	109
135	Sleepy Hollow CDP	106
136	La Verne city	105
137	Ontario city	104
137	Palos Verdes Estates city	104
137	Visalia city	104
138	Imperial city	103
139	Monterey city	102
140	Isla Vista CDP	101
140	Rosemont CDP	101
141	Brea city	100
142	Cypress city	99
142	Day Valley CDP	99
142	Whittier city	99
143	Camarillo city	98
143	La Quinta city	98
143	San Bernardino city	98
143	Santee city	98
143	Spring Valley Lake CDP	98
144	Healdsburg city	97
145	Moraga town	96
145	Olivehurst CDP	96
146	Carmel Valley Village CDP	95
146	Live Oak CDP	95
147	Lewiston CDP	94
147	Malibu city	94
147	Menifee city	94
147	Monterey Park city	94
147	Winter Gardens CDP	94
148	Cupertino city	93
148	Pacheco CDP	93