Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Irish Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 2.32M people in California with Irish ancestry (5.88% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Los Osos CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Irish ancestry (19.48%), followed by Sonoma city (19.36%), and San Anselmo town (18.11%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Irish 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 Irish Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Osos CDP | 19.48 |
| 2 | Sonoma city | 19.36 |
| 3 | San Anselmo town | 18.11 |
| 4 | Solana Beach city | 16.52 |
| 5 | Coronado city | 16.15 |
| 6 | Canyon Lake city | 15.93 |
| 7 | Magalia CDP | 15.78 |
| 8 | Anderson city | 15.68 |
| 9 | Morro Bay city | 15.67 |
| 10 | Martinez city | 15.60 |
| 11 | Orinda city | 15.53 |
| 12 | Piedmont city | 15.46 |
| 13 | Marysville city | 15.27 |
| 14 | Clayton city | 15.11 |
| 15 | Auburn city | 14.89 |
| 16 | Big Bear City CDP | 14.79 |
| 17 | Coto de Caza CDP | 14.75 |
| 18 | Laguna Beach city | 14.71 |
| 19 | Dana Point city | 14.60 |
| 20 | Palos Verdes Estates city | 14.58 |
| 21 | Petaluma city | 14.41 |
| 22 | Arroyo Grande city | 14.37 |
| 23 | Mill Valley city | 14.36 |
| 23 | Soquel CDP | 14.36 |
| 24 | Scotts Valley city | 14.32 |
| 25 | Lafayette city | 14.03 |
| 26 | Alpine CDP | 13.93 |
| 27 | Truckee town | 13.70 |
| 28 | Benicia city | 13.69 |
| 29 | Orcutt CDP | 13.60 |
| 30 | Moraga town | 13.58 |
| 31 | Live Oak CDP | 13.54 |
| 32 | Half Moon Bay city | 13.42 |
| 33 | Granite Bay CDP | 13.34 |
| 34 | San Carlos city | 13.33 |
| 35 | Pacific Grove city | 13.06 |
| 36 | Larkspur city | 12.93 |
| 37 | Monterey city | 12.92 |
| 38 | Danville town | 12.90 |
| 39 | Encinitas city | 12.89 |
| 40 | Placerville city | 12.86 |
| 41 | Hermosa Beach city | 12.72 |
| 42 | Manhattan Beach city | 12.66 |
| 43 | Ripon city | 12.64 |
| 44 | Grass Valley city | 12.62 |
| 45 | Healdsburg city | 12.60 |
| 46 | Seal Beach city | 12.58 |
| 47 | San Clemente city | 12.49 |
| 48 | San Luis Obispo city | 12.42 |
| 49 | McKinleyville CDP | 12.34 |
| 50 | Novato city | 12.28 |
| 51 | Rancho Mirage city | 12.27 |
| 51 | Ridgecrest city | 12.27 |
| 52 | Rohnert Park city | 12.24 |
| 53 | El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city | 12.21 |
| 53 | Fortuna city | 12.21 |
| 54 | Pleasant Hill city | 12.12 |
| 55 | Pacifica city | 12.11 |
| 56 | Discovery Bay CDP | 12.10 |
| 57 | Carlsbad city | 12.08 |
| 58 | Sierra Madre city | 11.96 |
| 59 | Calimesa city | 11.93 |
| 60 | El Dorado Hills CDP | 11.87 |
| 61 | Corte Madera town | 11.85 |
| 62 | Ladera Ranch CDP | 11.84 |
| 62 | Moorpark city | 11.84 |
| 63 | Capitola city | 11.81 |
| 64 | Cameron Park CDP | 11.74 |
| 65 | El Segundo city | 11.73 |
| 66 | Atascadero city | 11.71 |
| 67 | Red Bluff city | 11.66 |
| 68 | Ukiah city | 11.65 |
| 69 | Redding city | 11.51 |
| 70 | Citrus Heights city | 11.49 |
| 71 | Orangevale CDP | 11.43 |
| 72 | Fair Oaks CDP | 11.36 |
| 73 | Yucca Valley town | 11.35 |
| 74 | Santa Cruz city | 11.24 |
| 75 | Phelan CDP | 11.23 |
| 76 | Newport Beach city | 11.16 |
| 77 | Blackhawk CDP | 11.14 |
| 78 | Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP | 11.11 |
| 79 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 11.09 |
| 79 | Redondo Beach city | 11.09 |
| 79 | Windsor town | 11.09 |
| 80 | Laguna Hills city | 11.02 |
| 81 | Santee city | 10.98 |
| 82 | Eureka city | 10.97 |
| 83 | San Diego Country Estates CDP | 10.92 |
| 84 | La Riviera CDP | 10.89 |
| 85 | Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) | 10.82 |
| 85 | Rossmoor CDP | 10.82 |
| 86 | Livermore city | 10.74 |
| 87 | San Rafael city | 10.69 |
| 87 | Walnut Creek city | 10.69 |
| 88 | Menlo Park city | 10.68 |
| 89 | Alamo CDP | 10.63 |
| 90 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 10.61 |
| 91 | Huntington Beach city | 10.57 |
| 92 | Ramona CDP | 10.53 |
| 93 | Shasta Lake city | 10.46 |
| 94 | Camarillo city | 10.41 |
| 95 | West Hollywood city | 10.37 |
| 96 | Burlingame city | 10.33 |
| 97 | Thousand Oaks city | 10.32 |
| 98 | Santa Monica city | 10.24 |
| 99 | Arcata city | 10.17 |
| 100 | Roseville city | 10.10 |
| 101 | Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP | 10.06 |
| 102 | Los Gatos town | 10.04 |
| 103 | Lincoln city | 10.00 |
| 104 | Poway city | 9.92 |
| 105 | La Crescenta-Montrose CDP | 9.91 |
| 105 | Laguna Woods city | 9.91 |
| 106 | Camp Pendleton South CDP | 9.90 |
| 106 | Los Alamitos city | 9.90 |
| 107 | Eastern Goleta Valley CDP | 9.88 |
| 107 | Grand Terrace city | 9.88 |
| 108 | La Mesa city | 9.85 |
| 108 | Santa Rosa city | 9.85 |
| 109 | Oakdale city | 9.82 |
| 110 | Mission Viejo city | 9.78 |
| 110 | Temecula city | 9.78 |
| 111 | South Lake Tahoe city | 9.74 |
| 112 | Chico city | 9.69 |
| 113 | Norco city | 9.66 |
| 114 | Winter Gardens CDP | 9.65 |
| 115 | Rocklin city | 9.62 |
| 116 | Grover Beach city | 9.61 |
| 117 | San Juan Capistrano city | 9.57 |
| 118 | Brentwood city | 9.55 |
| 119 | Carpinteria city | 9.54 |
| 120 | Palm Desert city | 9.50 |
| 121 | Santa Barbara city | 9.38 |
| 122 | Folsom city | 9.27 |
| 123 | North Auburn CDP | 9.25 |
| 124 | Costa Mesa city | 9.24 |
| 125 | Laguna Niguel city | 9.21 |
| 126 | Carmichael CDP | 9.16 |
| 127 | Del Aire CDP | 9.11 |
| 128 | Morgan Hill city | 9.09 |
| 129 | Simi Valley city | 9.03 |
| 130 | Napa city | 9.01 |
| 131 | Clearlake city | 8.99 |
| 132 | La Verne city | 8.96 |
| 133 | Alameda city | 8.89 |
| 134 | Oroville city | 8.87 |
| 134 | Yorba Linda city | 8.87 |
| 135 | Clovis city | 8.81 |
| 136 | Murrieta city | 8.80 |
| 136 | Palm Springs city | 8.80 |
| 137 | Diamond Springs CDP | 8.73 |
| 137 | Rancho San Diego CDP | 8.73 |
| 138 | Twentynine Palms city | 8.54 |
| 139 | North Tustin CDP | 8.53 |
| 140 | Hillsborough town | 8.50 |
| 140 | Malibu city | 8.50 |
| 141 | Concord city | 8.49 |
| 142 | Manteca city | 8.48 |
| 143 | Berkeley city | 8.47 |
| 144 | Fallbrook CDP | 8.44 |
| 145 | Valley Center CDP | 8.43 |
| 146 | Aliso Viejo city | 8.40 |
| 147 | Yucaipa city | 8.38 |
| 148 | Goleta city | 8.36 |
| 149 | La Quinta city | 8.28 |
| 150 | Belmont city | 8.27 |
| 150 | Bostonia CDP | 8.27 |
| 151 | Galt city | 8.26 |
| 152 | Arden-Arcade CDP | 8.11 |
| 153 | East Hemet CDP | 8.07 |
| 153 | San Marcos city | 8.07 |
| 154 | French Valley CDP | 8.05 |
| 155 | Apple Valley town | 8.03 |
| 156 | Oildale CDP | 8.00 |
| 157 | Quartz Hill CDP | 7.96 |
| 158 | Valle Vista CDP | 7.93 |
| 159 | Agoura Hills city | 7.92 |
| 160 | Claremont city | 7.86 |
| 161 | Lomita city | 7.85 |
| 162 | Albany city | 7.84 |
| 162 | Davis city | 7.84 |
| 163 | Campbell city | 7.78 |
| 163 | El Cerrito city | 7.78 |
| 164 | San Mateo city | 7.75 |
| 165 | Lodi city | 7.70 |
| 165 | Los Altos city | 7.70 |
| 165 | Oceanside city | 7.70 |
| 165 | Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) | 7.70 |
| 166 | Redlands city | 7.69 |
| 167 | Placentia city | 7.68 |
| 168 | Pleasanton city | 7.62 |
| 169 | San Francisco city | 7.59 |
| 170 | Oakley city | 7.58 |
| 171 | Glendora city | 7.54 |
| 172 | Upland city | 7.52 |
| 173 | Chowchilla city | 7.48 |
| 173 | Rosemont CDP | 7.48 |
| 174 | Culver City city | 7.47 |
| 175 | Burbank city | 7.45 |