Ranking of California Counties By Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 59.76K people in California with Afghan ancestry. Among all California counties, Sacramento County had the highest population with Afghan ancestry (15.85K), followed by Alameda County (10.27K), and Contra Costa County (5.81K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Afghan ancestry.

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

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Counties By Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
Sacramento County
Alameda County
Contra Costa County
Los Angeles County
Orange County
San Diego County
San Joaquin County
Riverside County
Stanislaus County
Yolo County
Ranking of California Counties By Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Sacramento County 15846
2 Alameda County 10273
3 Contra Costa County 5810
4 Los Angeles County 5346
5 Orange County 4642
6 San Diego County 3723
7 San Joaquin County 2981
8 Riverside County 2316
9 Stanislaus County 1881
10 Yolo County 1140
11 Santa Clara County 969
12 San Bernardino County 824
13 Placer County 667
14 Ventura County 474
15 Kern County 440
16 Sutter County 343
17 Solano County 296
18 San Mateo County 274
19 Santa Cruz County 232
20 San Francisco County 227
21 Fresno County 212
22 Monterey County 209
23 Shasta County 153
24 Del Norte County 117
25 Merced County 106
26 Santa Barbara County 97
27 Butte County 64
28 Lake County 32
29 Tuolumne County 18
30 El Dorado County 17
31 Sonoma County 16
32 Marin County 7
33 Madera County 5