Ranking of California Counties By Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 45.67K people in California with Brazilian ancestry. Among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest population with Brazilian ancestry (13.09K), followed by San Diego County (5.46K), and Contra Costa County (3.56K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Brazilian 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 Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
Los Angeles County
San Diego County
Contra Costa County
Orange County
Santa Clara County
Alameda County
San Mateo County
San Francisco County
Marin County
Sacramento County
Ranking of California Counties By Population with Brazilian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Los Angeles County 13091
2 San Diego County 5457
3 Contra Costa County 3561
4 Orange County 3446
5 Santa Clara County 3225
6 Alameda County 2742
7 San Mateo County 2393
8 San Francisco County 2073
9 Marin County 1356
10 Sacramento County 1259
11 Riverside County 1168
12 San Bernardino County 875
13 Santa Barbara County 524
14 Ventura County 474
15 Santa Cruz County 471
16 Solano County 422
17 San Joaquin County 405
18 Sonoma County 386
19 Stanislaus County 381
20 Shasta County 217
21 Monterey County 194
22 Placer County 180
23 Madera County 169
24 Kern County 165
25 Yolo County 163
26 San Luis Obispo County 133
27 El Dorado County 101
28 Merced County 96
29 Fresno County 93
30 Humboldt County 90
31 Tulare County 72
32 Napa County 67
33 Nevada County 45
34 Kings County 32
35 Mariposa County 30
36 Butte County 27
36 Siskiyou County 27
37 San Benito County 22
38 Imperial County 19
38 Tuolumne County 19
39 Sutter County 3
40 Colusa County 1