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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 218.90K people in California with British ancestry (0.56% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Diamond Springs CDP had the highest percentage of its population with British ancestry (3.44%), followed by Scotts Valley city (3.00%), and Manhattan Beach city (2.78%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having British ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
Diamond Springs CDP
Scotts Valley city
Manhattan Beach city
San Anselmo town
Menlo Park city
Mill Valley city
West Hollywood city
Dana Point city
Red Bluff city
La Crescenta-Montrose CDP
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with British Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Diamond Springs CDP 3.44
2 Scotts Valley city 3.00
3 Manhattan Beach city 2.78
4 San Anselmo town 2.61
5 Menlo Park city 2.30
6 Mill Valley city 2.29
7 West Hollywood city 2.27
8 Dana Point city 2.24
9 Red Bluff city 2.20
10 La Crescenta-Montrose CDP 2.19
11 Marysville city 2.17
12 Cameron Park CDP 2.07
13 Malibu city 2.00
14 Solana Beach city 1.99
15 Fair Oaks CDP 1.97
16 Orinda city 1.95
17 Corte Madera town 1.91
18 Soquel CDP 1.81
19 Palos Verdes Estates city 1.76
20 Palm Springs city 1.75
21 El Segundo city 1.73
22 Golden Hills CDP 1.70
23 Lafayette city 1.67
24 Los Osos CDP 1.64
24 Truckee town 1.64
25 Santa Barbara city 1.63
26 Newport Beach city 1.61
26 Piedmont city 1.61
27 Los Gatos town 1.59
28 Carpinteria city 1.57
28 Kingsburg city 1.57
28 La Cañada Flintridge city 1.57
29 Clayton city 1.56
30 Encinitas city 1.53
31 Canyon Lake city 1.51
32 San Dimas city 1.50
32 Santa Monica city 1.50
33 Berkeley city 1.48
33 Petaluma city 1.48
34 Culver City city 1.47
35 Capitola city 1.46
36 Blackhawk CDP 1.45
36 Half Moon Bay city 1.45
36 Los Alamitos city 1.45
37 San Carlos city 1.44
38 Goleta city 1.43
39 Coto de Caza CDP 1.40
40 San Luis Obispo city 1.38
41 Pleasanton city 1.37
42 San Diego Country Estates CDP 1.34
43 Big Bear City CDP 1.32
44 El Cerrito city 1.31
44 San Clemente city 1.31
45 Albany city 1.30
45 Isla Vista CDP 1.30
46 Carlsbad city 1.29
46 East Hemet CDP 1.29
47 South Pasadena city 1.28
48 Redondo Beach city 1.27
49 Rancho Santa Margarita city 1.26
50 Alpine CDP 1.25
51 Aliso Viejo city 1.24
51 Mountain View city 1.24
52 Bonita CDP 1.23
52 Calabasas city 1.23
52 Nipomo CDP 1.23
52 Rosamond CDP 1.23
53 Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) 1.22
53 Live Oak CDP 1.22
54 El Dorado Hills CDP 1.21
54 Pacific Grove city 1.21
55 Pacifica city 1.19
55 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP 1.19
56 Grand Terrace city 1.18
56 San Rafael city 1.18
57 North Tustin CDP 1.17
57 Palo Alto city 1.17
58 Danville town 1.15
58 Laguna Beach city 1.15
58 Laguna Hills city 1.15
58 Larkspur city 1.15
58 Morgan Hill city 1.15
58 Redwood City city 1.15
59 Laguna Niguel city 1.14
60 Seal Beach city 1.13
61 Emeryville city 1.12
62 Chino Hills city 1.11
63 Alameda city 1.10
63 Rancho Mirage city 1.10
63 Sierra Madre city 1.10
64 Monterey city 1.09
64 Pleasant Hill city 1.09
64 Simi Valley city 1.09
64 Winter Gardens CDP 1.09
65 Davis city 1.08
65 Novato city 1.08
66 Shasta Lake city 1.06
67 Rocklin city 1.03
68 Orcutt CDP 1.02
68 Roseville city 1.02
69 Fillmore city 1.01
69 Laguna Woods city 1.01
69 Napa city 1.01
69 Santa Cruz city 1.01
70 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP 0.99
70 Lake Forest city 0.99
70 Palm Desert city 0.99
71 Fullerton city 0.98
71 Poway city 0.98
71 Temecula city 0.98
72 Castaic CDP 0.97
72 Hermosa Beach city 0.97
73 Rancho San Diego CDP 0.96
73 Temescal Valley CDP 0.96
74 Coronado city 0.95
75 Burbank city 0.93
75 Cherryland CDP 0.93
76 Burlingame city 0.92
76 Concord city 0.92
76 Pasadena city 0.92
77 Glendora city 0.91
77 La Mesa city 0.91
77 Loma Linda city 0.91
77 Mission Viejo city 0.91
77 Redding city 0.91
77 Thousand Oaks city 0.91
78 San Francisco city 0.90
79 Belmont city 0.89
79 Benicia city 0.89
79 Brentwood city 0.89
79 Lincoln city 0.89
80 Eastern Goleta Valley CDP 0.88
80 La Verne city 0.88
80 North Auburn CDP 0.88
81 Santa Rosa city 0.85
82 Granite Bay CDP 0.84
82 Rossmoor CDP 0.84
83 Calimesa city 0.83
83 Moraga town 0.83
83 Rancho Palos Verdes city 0.83
83 Sunnyvale city 0.83
83 Walnut Creek city 0.83
84 Los Altos city 0.82
84 Yorba Linda city 0.82
85 Antelope CDP 0.81
85 Livermore city 0.81
85 Martinez city 0.81
86 Camarillo city 0.80
86 Dixon city 0.80
87 Agoura Hills city 0.79
87 Fortuna city 0.79
87 South Lake Tahoe city 0.79
87 Ukiah city 0.79
88 Arcata city 0.78
88 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city 0.78
88 San Diego city 0.78
89 Oak Park CDP 0.77
90 Altadena CDP 0.76
90 Castro Valley CDP 0.76
90 Duarte city 0.76
90 Huntington Beach city 0.76
90 La Quinta city 0.76
90 Oakland city 0.76
90 Santa Clara city 0.76
91 Ramona CDP 0.75
92 Quartz Hill CDP 0.74
92 Sonoma city 0.74
92 Valley Center CDP 0.74
93 Cupertino city 0.73
93 Cypress city 0.73
94 Brea city 0.72
94 La Riviera CDP 0.72
94 Placerville city 0.72
95 Arden-Arcade CDP 0.71
95 Exeter city 0.71
95 Patterson city 0.71
96 Bostonia CDP 0.70
96 Campbell city 0.70
96 Marina city 0.70
97 El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) 0.69
97 Newark city 0.69
98 Costa Mesa city 0.68
98 Hillsborough town 0.68
99 Arroyo Grande city 0.67
99 Folsom city 0.67
99 Oceanside city 0.67
99 South San Francisco city 0.67
100 Florin CDP 0.66
100 Redlands city 0.66
101 Chico city 0.64
101 Saratoga city 0.64
101 Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) 0.64
102 Carmichael CDP 0.63
102 Dinuba city 0.63
103 Apple Valley town 0.61
103 Beverly Hills city 0.61
103 Elk Grove city 0.61
104 Clearlake city 0.60
104 Orange city 0.60
104 Prunedale CDP 0.60