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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 149.20K people in California with Danish ancestry (0.38% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Alamo CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Danish ancestry (2.64%), followed by Soquel CDP (2.27%), and Morro Bay city (2.11%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Danish 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 Danish Ancestry in 2021
Alamo CDP
Soquel CDP
Morro Bay city
Sonoma city
Mill Valley city
Palm Desert city
Arcata city
Eureka city
Granite Bay CDP
Cameron Park CDP
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Danish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Alamo CDP 2.64
2 Soquel CDP 2.27
3 Morro Bay city 2.11
4 Sonoma city 2.03
5 Mill Valley city 1.70
6 Palm Desert city 1.63
7 Arcata city 1.62
8 Eureka city 1.60
9 Granite Bay CDP 1.58
10 Cameron Park CDP 1.57
10 Rohnert Park city 1.57
11 Carlsbad city 1.49
12 Laguna Beach city 1.37
13 Danville town 1.29
14 Half Moon Bay city 1.27
15 North Auburn CDP 1.26
16 Coto de Caza CDP 1.25
16 El Dorado Hills CDP 1.25
16 North Tustin CDP 1.25
17 Lincoln city 1.22
17 Los Gatos town 1.22
17 McKinleyville CDP 1.22
18 El Segundo city 1.20
18 Fortuna city 1.20
18 Pleasant Hill city 1.20
18 Rancho Mirage city 1.20
19 Magalia CDP 1.19
20 Auburn city 1.16
21 Manhattan Beach city 1.15
21 Truckee town 1.15
22 Dana Point city 1.13
23 Grover Beach city 1.12
23 Ridgecrest city 1.12
24 Petaluma city 1.11
25 Monterey city 1.09
25 Moorpark city 1.09
25 Newport Beach city 1.09
25 Orcutt CDP 1.09
26 Fair Oaks CDP 1.08
27 Susanville city 1.04
28 Calabasas city 1.03
29 Benicia city 1.02
30 Corte Madera town 1.01
30 Napa city 1.01
30 San Carlos city 1.01
31 Scotts Valley city 1.00
32 Atascadero city 0.99
32 Live Oak CDP 0.99
33 Healdsburg city 0.98
33 Walnut Creek city 0.98
34 Santa Rosa city 0.97
35 Carmichael CDP 0.96
35 Linda CDP 0.96
35 Livermore city 0.96
36 Rocklin city 0.95
37 Prunedale CDP 0.94
38 Orangevale CDP 0.92
38 Orinda city 0.92
39 Laguna Niguel city 0.91
40 Eastern Goleta Valley CDP 0.89
41 Moraga town 0.88
42 La Cañada Flintridge city 0.87
42 Malibu city 0.87
42 Roseville city 0.87
43 Albany city 0.86
43 Menlo Park city 0.86
44 Belmont city 0.83
44 Castaic CDP 0.83
45 Camarillo city 0.82
45 Los Altos city 0.82
45 Santa Barbara city 0.82
46 French Valley CDP 0.81
46 San Clemente city 0.81
46 Seal Beach city 0.81
47 Redondo Beach city 0.80
48 Clovis city 0.79
48 San Juan Capistrano city 0.79
48 San Luis Obispo city 0.79
48 Vista city 0.79
49 Redding city 0.78
50 Ladera Ranch CDP 0.77
50 Mountain House CDP 0.77
51 Fillmore city 0.74
52 Blackhawk CDP 0.73
52 Carpinteria city 0.73
52 Glendora city 0.73
52 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city 0.73
53 Lakewood city 0.72
53 Thousand Oaks city 0.72
54 Chico city 0.71
54 San Marino city 0.71
55 Concord city 0.70
55 Encinitas city 0.70
55 Lafayette city 0.70
55 Martinez city 0.70
55 San Ramon city 0.70
56 Brentwood city 0.69
56 Larkspur city 0.69
56 Stanford CDP 0.69
57 Diamond Springs CDP 0.68
57 El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city 0.68
57 Mission Viejo city 0.68
57 Simi Valley city 0.68
58 Monrovia city 0.67
58 San Marcos city 0.67
59 Lake Forest city 0.66
59 Ukiah city 0.66
60 Claremont city 0.65
60 Emeryville city 0.65
60 Morgan Hill city 0.65
60 Palm Springs city 0.65
61 Novato city 0.64
61 Ramona CDP 0.64
62 Hemet city 0.63
62 Manteca city 0.63
62 San Rafael city 0.63
62 Yorba Linda city 0.63
63 Hillsborough town 0.62
63 Oroville city 0.62
63 Pacific Grove city 0.62
63 Rancho Palos Verdes city 0.62
63 San Anselmo town 0.62
63 Santee city 0.62
63 Woodcrest CDP 0.62
64 Hawaiian Gardens city 0.61
64 Kingsburg city 0.61
64 Palo Alto city 0.61
65 Arroyo Grande city 0.60
65 Brea city 0.60
65 Desert Hot Springs city 0.60
65 Gilroy city 0.60
65 La Mesa city 0.60
65 Rancho San Diego CDP 0.60
65 Santa Clarita city 0.60
65 Yucca Valley town 0.60
66 Folsom city 0.59
66 Los Osos CDP 0.59
66 Oceanside city 0.59
67 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP 0.58
67 Davis city 0.58
67 Grand Terrace city 0.58
67 Los Alamitos city 0.58
68 Covina city 0.57
68 Goleta city 0.57
68 Lemon Grove city 0.57
69 Aliso Viejo city 0.56
69 Berkeley city 0.56
69 Santa Cruz city 0.56
70 Capitola city 0.55
70 Citrus Heights city 0.55
70 Lompoc city 0.55
70 Port Hueneme city 0.55
70 Rancho Santa Margarita city 0.55
70 Sanger city 0.55
70 Vacaville city 0.55
71 Castro Valley CDP 0.54
71 Lathrop city 0.54
71 Loma Linda city 0.54
71 Vallejo city 0.54
72 Fallbrook CDP 0.53
72 San Dimas city 0.53
73 Anderson city 0.52
73 South Lake Tahoe city 0.52
74 Atwater city 0.51
74 Burlingame city 0.51
74 Culver City city 0.51
74 Sacramento city 0.51
75 Canyon Lake city 0.50
75 El Cerrito city 0.50
75 Lodi city 0.50
75 Placentia city 0.50
75 Tracy city 0.50
76 San Leandro city 0.49
76 Shasta Lake city 0.49
77 Huntington Beach city 0.48
77 Pleasanton city 0.48
77 Rosedale CDP 0.48
77 Torrance city 0.48
78 Alameda city 0.47
78 Oildale CDP 0.47
78 Turlock city 0.47
79 Calimesa city 0.46
79 La Quinta city 0.46
79 Oakdale city 0.46
79 Redlands city 0.46
80 Campbell city 0.45
80 Fullerton city 0.45
80 Marina city 0.45
80 Mountain View city 0.45
80 Redwood City city 0.45
80 Selma city 0.45
81 Costa Mesa city 0.44
81 San Diego Country Estates CDP 0.44
81 San Mateo city 0.44
81 Santa Clara city 0.44
81 Windsor town 0.44
82 Apple Valley town 0.43
82 Modesto city 0.43
82 Placerville city 0.43
82 Ripon city 0.43