Ranking of California Counties By Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 4.86K people in California with Pennsylvania German ancestry. Among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest population with Pennsylvania German ancestry (746), followed by Orange County (433), and San Diego County (393).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with Pennsylvania German 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 Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
Los Angeles County
Orange County
San Diego County
Riverside County
Ventura County
San Bernardino County
Sacramento County
Contra Costa County
Santa Clara County
San Mateo County
Ranking of California Counties By Population with Pennsylvania German Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Los Angeles County 746
2 Orange County 433
3 San Diego County 393
4 Riverside County 310
5 Ventura County 241
6 San Bernardino County 236
7 Sacramento County 217
8 Contra Costa County 204
9 Santa Clara County 185
10 San Mateo County 160
11 Humboldt County 143
12 Placer County 139
13 Fresno County 135
14 Alameda County 107
15 San Joaquin County 92
16 Santa Cruz County 89
17 Marin County 78
17 San Francisco County 78
17 San Luis Obispo County 78
17 Tuolumne County 78
18 Mendocino County 76
19 Shasta County 73
20 Merced County 57
21 Sonoma County 55
22 Kern County 53
23 Sutter County 50
24 Stanislaus County 48
25 El Dorado County 46
26 Inyo County 37
27 Lake County 32
28 Solano County 28
29 Tehama County 26
30 Santa Barbara County 24
31 Madera County 21
32 Yolo County 17
33 Monterey County 16
34 Del Norte County 14
35 Calaveras County 10
35 Glenn County 10
36 Napa County 9
37 Mariposa County 6
37 Nevada County 6
38 Tulare County 4
39 Amador County 3
40 Siskiyou County 1