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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.50K people in California with South African ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Irvine city had the highest population with South African ancestry (465), followed by Carlsbad city (286), and St. Helena city (207).

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

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

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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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

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

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Rank	City or Place	Population
1	Irvine city	465
2	Carlsbad city	286
3	St. Helena city	207
4	Newport Beach city	206
5	Pasadena city	205
6	Berkeley city	188
7	Mountain View city	179
8	Redding city	177
9	Lake Forest city	164
10	Ladera Ranch CDP	158
11	Temple City city	157
12	Lafayette city	118
13	Castro Valley CDP	116
14	Tiburon town	107
15	Ontario city	104
16	Santa Ana city	103
17	Agoura Hills city	101
18	San Ramon city	98
19	Santee city	96
19	Vista city	96
20	Encinitas city	95
20	North Tustin CDP	95
21	San Luis Obispo city	93
22	Lomita city	92
22	Rancho Santa Margarita city	92
22	Santa Barbara city	92
23	Manhattan Beach city	89
24	Mill Valley city	83
25	Beverly Hills city	79
26	Rosedale CDP	76
27	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP	75
28	Aliso Viejo city	72
29	Tuolumne City CDP	67
29	Upland city	67
30	Westminster city	66
31	Bear Valley Springs CDP	65
31	Temescal Valley CDP	65
32	Calabasas city	63
33	San Rafael city	59
34	Hawthorne city	57
35	Buena Park city	56
35	Camarillo city	56
35	Daly City city	56
35	Moraga town	56
36	Yuba City city	54
37	West Hollywood city	53
38	Menifee city	50
38	Vacaville city	50
39	Templeton CDP	49
40	Saratoga city	48
41	Cameron Park CDP	45
42	Larkspur city	42
43	Golden Hills CDP	39
43	Granite Bay CDP	39
43	Los Gatos town	39
44	Laguna Beach city	38
44	Penryn CDP	38
45	Castaic CDP	35
45	Eastern Goleta Valley CDP	35
46	San Anselmo town	33
47	Cherry Valley CDP	32
48	Lompoc city	31
49	Oakley city	29
50	Albany city	28
50	Cambria CDP	28
50	Prunedale CDP	28
51	Quartz Hill CDP	26
52	Foothill Farms CDP	25
52	Pacifica city	25
53	McSwain CDP	24
53	Rio del Mar CDP	24
54	Azusa city	22
54	Cathedral City city	22
54	Dogtown CDP	22
54	Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County)	22
55	Montecito CDP	21
56	Ben Lomond CDP	20
56	Coarsegold CDP	20
56	Indio city	20
57	Eureka city	18
58	Rancho Mission Viejo CDP	17
59	Banning city	16
59	Groveland CDP	16
59	Sausalito city	16
60	Auburn Lake Trails CDP	14
60	Hanford city	14
61	Thousand Palms CDP	13
62	Meyers CDP	12
63	Emerald Lake Hills CDP	11
63	Hacienda Heights CDP	11
63	Los Altos Hills town	11
63	Oak Park CDP	11
63	Palos Verdes Estates city	11
63	Pepperdine University CDP	11
64	Belvedere city	10
64	Lake San Marcos CDP	10
65	Hawaiian Gardens city	9
65	Montclair city	9
65	Seacliff CDP	9
66	Angwin CDP	8
66	Valle Vista CDP	8
67	Compton city	7
67	Los Alamitos city	7
67	Tehachapi city	7
67	Woodside town	7
68	Bangor CDP	2
68	Whitewater CDP	2