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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 344.10K people in California with Swedish ancestry (0.87% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Malibu city had the highest percentage of its population with Swedish ancestry (6.73%), followed by Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP (4.56%), and Tehachapi city (4.43%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Swedish 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 Swedish Ancestry in 2021
Malibu city
Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP
Tehachapi city
Kingsburg city
Newport Beach city
Encinitas city
Ukiah city
El Segundo city
Blackhawk CDP
Isla Vista CDP
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Swedish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Malibu city 6.73
2 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP 4.56
3 Tehachapi city 4.43
4 Kingsburg city 3.95
5 Newport Beach city 3.28
6 Encinitas city 3.27
6 Ukiah city 3.27
7 El Segundo city 3.18
8 Blackhawk CDP 3.15
9 Isla Vista CDP 3.12
10 El Dorado Hills CDP 2.97
11 Fortuna city 2.93
12 Eastern Goleta Valley CDP 2.77
13 San Diego Country Estates CDP 2.73
14 Carlsbad city 2.55
15 Shasta Lake city 2.49
16 Ladera Ranch CDP 2.47
16 Pleasant Hill city 2.47
17 Scotts Valley city 2.44
18 Larkspur city 2.40
19 Placerville city 2.35
20 Marysville city 2.33
20 Ridgecrest city 2.33
21 Morro Bay city 2.32
21 Orinda city 2.32
21 Palm Desert city 2.32
22 Laguna Beach city 2.30
23 Redlands city 2.28
24 Lafayette city 2.26
25 Granite Bay CDP 2.22
26 Moraga town 2.21
27 San Clemente city 2.16
28 Port Hueneme city 2.15
28 Sierra Madre city 2.15
29 Novato city 2.13
30 Orangevale CDP 2.12
30 Redding city 2.12
31 Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP 2.10
31 San Luis Obispo city 2.10
32 Dana Point city 2.09
32 Danville town 2.09
33 Rancho Santa Margarita city 2.02
34 Piedmont city 2.01
35 Claremont city 2.00
35 Hermosa Beach city 2.00
35 La Crescenta-Montrose CDP 2.00
35 Petaluma city 2.00
36 Clayton city 1.97
37 Los Gatos town 1.95
37 Martinez city 1.95
37 Santa Cruz city 1.95
38 Rancho Palos Verdes city 1.94
39 West Hollywood city 1.92
40 Roseville city 1.90
40 Walnut Creek city 1.90
41 Los Osos CDP 1.89
42 Santa Barbara city 1.87
43 Sonoma city 1.86
44 Discovery Bay CDP 1.85
44 Vista city 1.85
45 Anderson city 1.84
45 Carpinteria city 1.84
45 Thousand Oaks city 1.84
46 Monterey city 1.80
47 Davis city 1.79
47 Mill Valley city 1.79
48 Healdsburg city 1.78
49 Rosedale CDP 1.76
50 Albany city 1.75
50 Benicia city 1.75
50 Santa Rosa city 1.75
51 Fair Oaks CDP 1.74
51 Solana Beach city 1.74
51 Turlock city 1.74
52 Arden-Arcade CDP 1.73
52 Laguna Woods city 1.73
52 North Tustin CDP 1.73
52 Rancho Mirage city 1.73
53 Live Oak CDP 1.72
53 Soquel CDP 1.72
54 Mission Viejo city 1.71
54 Rohnert Park city 1.71
55 Palm Springs city 1.69
56 Capitola city 1.68
56 Huntington Beach city 1.68
56 Truckee town 1.68
56 Woodcrest CDP 1.68
57 McKinleyville CDP 1.67
58 Alpine CDP 1.66
58 Valley Center CDP 1.66
59 Lake Los Angeles CDP 1.63
59 Palos Verdes Estates city 1.63
60 El Sobrante CDP (Contra Costa County) 1.61
60 Manhattan Beach city 1.61
60 Palo Alto city 1.61
61 Bonita CDP 1.60
61 Castro Valley CDP 1.60
61 Lake Forest city 1.60
61 Poway city 1.60
62 Auburn city 1.59
62 Grass Valley city 1.59
62 Rocklin city 1.59
63 Corte Madera town 1.57
63 San Rafael city 1.57
64 Berkeley city 1.56
65 Alamo CDP 1.55
65 Arcata city 1.55
66 Big Bear City CDP 1.53
66 Stanford CDP 1.53
67 El Cerrito city 1.52
67 Half Moon Bay city 1.52
68 San Anselmo town 1.51
69 Coto de Caza CDP 1.50
69 Folsom city 1.50
70 Temecula city 1.49
71 Lincoln city 1.48
72 Laguna Niguel city 1.47
72 Rancho San Diego CDP 1.47
73 San Buenaventura (Ventura) city 1.46
74 Woodland city 1.45
75 Santee city 1.44
75 Seal Beach city 1.44
76 Arroyo Grande city 1.43
77 South Lake Tahoe city 1.42
78 Costa Mesa city 1.40
78 Eureka city 1.40
79 Cameron Park CDP 1.39
79 Galt city 1.39
79 Livermore city 1.39
79 Los Altos city 1.39
79 San Carlos city 1.39
80 Atascadero city 1.38
80 Moorpark city 1.38
81 Citrus Heights city 1.37
81 Murrieta city 1.37
82 La Quinta city 1.36
82 Loma Linda city 1.36
82 Windsor town 1.36
83 Concord city 1.35
83 Pacific Grove city 1.35
83 San Dimas city 1.35
84 Canyon Lake city 1.34
84 Napa city 1.34
84 Oceanside city 1.34
85 La Cañada Flintridge city 1.33
85 Los Alamitos city 1.33
85 Orcutt CDP 1.33
86 La Mesa city 1.32
87 Rossmoor CDP 1.30
88 Chico city 1.28
88 North Auburn CDP 1.28
88 Santa Monica city 1.28
88 South Pasadena city 1.28
89 Camarillo city 1.27
90 Campbell city 1.26
90 Carmichael CDP 1.26
90 Lemoore city 1.26
90 Wildomar city 1.26
91 Glendora city 1.25
92 Pleasanton city 1.24
92 Winter Gardens CDP 1.24
93 Belmont city 1.22
93 Menlo Park city 1.22
93 Modesto city 1.22
94 Culver City city 1.21
94 Grand Terrace city 1.21
94 Magalia CDP 1.21
95 Clovis city 1.20
95 Yuba City city 1.20
96 Burlingame city 1.19
96 Saratoga city 1.19
96 Yorba Linda city 1.19
97 Calabasas city 1.17
97 Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) 1.17
98 Dublin city 1.16
98 El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) 1.16
98 Rancho Cordova city 1.16
99 Fallbrook CDP 1.14
100 Goleta city 1.13
100 Visalia city 1.13
101 Beverly Hills city 1.11
101 Stevenson Ranch CDP 1.11
102 Alameda city 1.10
102 Coronado city 1.10
102 Duarte city 1.10
103 Aliso Viejo city 1.09
103 San Diego city 1.09
103 Santa Clarita city 1.09
103 Yucaipa city 1.09
104 Castaic CDP 1.08
105 Beaumont city 1.07
105 Oakdale city 1.07
106 Monrovia city 1.06
106 Norco city 1.06
107 Simi Valley city 1.05
108 Desert Hot Springs city 1.04
108 Emeryville city 1.04
108 Fountain Valley city 1.04
108 Lomita city 1.04
109 Fairview CDP 1.03