Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.75M people in California with German ancestry (6.96% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Magalia CDP had the highest percentage of its population with German ancestry (23.04%), followed by Big Bear City CDP (19.51%), and Placerville city (19.02%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having German ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.
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Related Topics: California ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with German Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magalia CDP | 23.04 |
| 2 | Big Bear City CDP | 19.51 |
| 3 | Placerville city | 19.02 |
| 4 | Atascadero city | 17.68 |
| 5 | Los Osos CDP | 17.44 |
| 6 | Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP | 17.18 |
| 7 | Manhattan Beach city | 17.07 |
| 8 | Orinda city | 17.05 |
| 8 | San Diego Country Estates CDP | 17.05 |
| 9 | Cameron Park CDP | 16.94 |
| 9 | Morro Bay city | 16.94 |
| 10 | Laguna Beach city | 16.48 |
| 11 | Arroyo Grande city | 16.42 |
| 12 | Alpine CDP | 16.26 |
| 13 | Mill Valley city | 15.86 |
| 14 | El Dorado Hills CDP | 15.74 |
| 15 | Orangevale CDP | 15.72 |
| 16 | Phelan CDP | 15.63 |
| 17 | Pacific Grove city | 15.60 |
| 18 | Dana Point city | 15.59 |
| 19 | Danville town | 15.55 |
| 19 | Monterey city | 15.55 |
| 20 | San Carlos city | 15.37 |
| 21 | San Clemente city | 15.27 |
| 22 | Fair Oaks CDP | 15.25 |
| 23 | Benicia city | 15.23 |
| 24 | Coto de Caza CDP | 15.17 |
| 24 | Petaluma city | 15.17 |
| 25 | Diamond Springs CDP | 15.14 |
| 26 | San Luis Obispo city | 15.07 |
| 27 | Clayton city | 15.01 |
| 28 | Citrus Heights city | 14.98 |
| 29 | Corte Madera town | 14.89 |
| 30 | Encinitas city | 14.78 |
| 31 | Sonoma city | 14.52 |
| 32 | Carlsbad city | 14.45 |
| 33 | Shasta Lake city | 14.44 |
| 34 | Winter Gardens CDP | 14.38 |
| 35 | San Anselmo town | 14.37 |
| 36 | Lincoln city | 14.32 |
| 37 | Ladera Ranch CDP | 14.31 |
| 38 | Discovery Bay CDP | 14.29 |
| 39 | Solana Beach city | 14.27 |
| 40 | El Segundo city | 14.25 |
| 41 | Lodi city | 14.23 |
| 42 | Scotts Valley city | 14.14 |
| 43 | Grover Beach city | 14.02 |
| 44 | Camp Pendleton South CDP | 14.00 |
| 45 | Orcutt CDP | 13.97 |
| 45 | Poway city | 13.97 |
| 46 | Auburn city | 13.96 |
| 47 | Healdsburg city | 13.91 |
| 48 | Newport Beach city | 13.89 |
| 49 | McKinleyville CDP | 13.88 |
| 50 | Eureka city | 13.86 |
| 51 | Hermosa Beach city | 13.82 |
| 52 | Ridgecrest city | 13.76 |
| 53 | Rancho San Diego CDP | 13.73 |
| 54 | Lafayette city | 13.67 |
| 55 | Santee city | 13.66 |
| 56 | Marysville city | 13.61 |
| 56 | Sierra Madre city | 13.61 |
| 57 | Laguna Woods city | 13.56 |
| 58 | Chico city | 13.55 |
| 59 | Redding city | 13.49 |
| 60 | Valle Vista CDP | 13.45 |
| 61 | Golden Hills CDP | 13.43 |
| 62 | Grass Valley city | 13.38 |
| 62 | Roseville city | 13.38 |
| 63 | Pleasant Hill city | 13.30 |
| 64 | Yorba Linda city | 13.29 |
| 65 | Moraga town | 13.27 |
| 66 | Coronado city | 13.21 |
| 67 | Alamo CDP | 13.20 |
| 68 | Canyon Lake city | 13.19 |
| 69 | Ripon city | 13.18 |
| 70 | Granite Bay CDP | 12.99 |
| 71 | Capitola city | 12.92 |
| 72 | Livermore city | 12.87 |
| 73 | Camarillo city | 12.85 |
| 74 | Rocklin city | 12.83 |
| 75 | Palm Springs city | 12.74 |
| 76 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | 12.69 |
| 77 | Folsom city | 12.68 |
| 78 | Truckee town | 12.64 |
| 79 | Fortuna city | 12.58 |
| 80 | Temecula city | 12.55 |
| 81 | Carpinteria city | 12.51 |
| 82 | Anderson city | 12.49 |
| 83 | Ukiah city | 12.44 |
| 84 | Carmichael CDP | 12.42 |
| 85 | Yucca Valley town | 12.38 |
| 86 | Apple Valley town | 12.37 |
| 87 | Stanford CDP | 12.33 |
| 88 | Palos Verdes Estates city | 12.32 |
| 89 | Larkspur city | 12.24 |
| 90 | Twentynine Palms city | 12.19 |
| 91 | Claremont city | 12.16 |
| 92 | Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) | 12.14 |
| 93 | Piedmont city | 12.08 |
| 94 | Redondo Beach city | 12.07 |
| 95 | Rosedale CDP | 12.01 |
| 96 | La Quinta city | 12.00 |
| 97 | La Riviera CDP | 11.97 |
| 98 | Rancho Mirage city | 11.89 |
| 99 | Mission Viejo city | 11.83 |
| 100 | San Rafael city | 11.82 |
| 101 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 11.81 |
| 102 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 11.79 |
| 103 | Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP | 11.74 |
| 103 | Malibu city | 11.74 |
| 104 | Laguna Niguel city | 11.69 |
| 105 | Martinez city | 11.67 |
| 105 | Walnut Creek city | 11.67 |
| 106 | Los Gatos town | 11.66 |
| 107 | Huntington Beach city | 11.65 |
| 108 | Novato city | 11.62 |
| 109 | Rohnert Park city | 11.56 |
| 109 | Thousand Oaks city | 11.56 |
| 110 | Valley Center CDP | 11.52 |
| 111 | Santa Cruz city | 11.51 |
| 111 | Seal Beach city | 11.51 |
| 112 | North Tustin CDP | 11.45 |
| 112 | Red Bluff city | 11.45 |
| 113 | Calimesa city | 11.44 |
| 114 | Ramona CDP | 11.43 |
| 115 | Clovis city | 11.39 |
| 116 | Murrieta city | 11.37 |
| 117 | Live Oak CDP | 11.34 |
| 118 | Castaic CDP | 11.26 |
| 119 | Rancho Palos Verdes city | 11.25 |
| 120 | Rossmoor CDP | 11.23 |
| 121 | La Verne city | 11.15 |
| 122 | South Lake Tahoe city | 11.11 |
| 123 | Santa Barbara city | 11.10 |
| 124 | Grand Terrace city | 11.09 |
| 125 | Laguna Hills city | 11.08 |
| 126 | Santa Rosa city | 11.06 |
| 127 | Blackhawk CDP | 11.05 |
| 128 | Napa city | 10.98 |
| 129 | Palm Desert city | 10.88 |
| 130 | Bostonia CDP | 10.87 |
| 130 | Susanville city | 10.87 |
| 131 | Soquel CDP | 10.84 |
| 132 | Glendora city | 10.75 |
| 133 | El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) | 10.70 |
| 133 | Oceanside city | 10.70 |
| 134 | Eastern Goleta Valley CDP | 10.69 |
| 134 | Lake Forest city | 10.69 |
| 135 | Costa Mesa city | 10.68 |
| 136 | Windsor town | 10.67 |
| 137 | Moorpark city | 10.62 |
| 138 | Arcata city | 10.61 |
| 139 | Placentia city | 10.59 |
| 140 | Norco city | 10.57 |
| 141 | Santa Clarita city | 10.55 |
| 142 | Tehachapi city | 10.53 |
| 143 | North Auburn CDP | 10.51 |
| 144 | Menlo Park city | 10.49 |
| 145 | Arden-Arcade CDP | 10.46 |
| 145 | Brentwood city | 10.46 |
| 145 | Rosamond CDP | 10.46 |
| 146 | Wildomar city | 10.42 |
| 146 | Yucaipa city | 10.42 |
| 147 | La Mesa city | 10.40 |
| 148 | Culver City city | 10.32 |
| 148 | San Juan Capistrano city | 10.32 |
| 149 | West Hollywood city | 10.31 |
| 150 | Rosemont CDP | 10.29 |
| 151 | Davis city | 10.28 |
| 152 | Morgan Hill city | 10.23 |
| 153 | Galt city | 10.18 |
| 154 | Pacifica city | 10.15 |
| 155 | Hillsborough town | 10.04 |
| 155 | Woodcrest CDP | 10.04 |
| 156 | Salida CDP | 10.01 |
| 157 | Belmont city | 9.96 |
| 158 | El Cerrito city | 9.95 |
| 158 | Simi Valley city | 9.95 |
| 159 | Agoura Hills city | 9.85 |
| 160 | Oakdale city | 9.82 |
| 161 | Oroville city | 9.80 |
| 162 | Nipomo CDP | 9.72 |
| 163 | Quartz Hill CDP | 9.68 |
| 164 | Goleta city | 9.66 |
| 165 | Redlands city | 9.65 |
| 166 | Los Alamitos city | 9.62 |
| 167 | Santa Monica city | 9.55 |
| 168 | Los Altos city | 9.52 |
| 169 | Manteca city | 9.41 |
| 170 | Concord city | 9.40 |
| 170 | La Crescenta-Montrose CDP | 9.40 |
| 171 | Del Aire CDP | 9.33 |
| 172 | San Dimas city | 9.32 |
| 173 | Woodland city | 9.26 |
| 174 | San Marcos city | 9.25 |
| 175 | Campbell city | 9.23 |
| 176 | Palo Alto city | 9.22 |
| 177 | Yuba City city | 9.18 |
| 178 | Kingsburg city | 9.14 |