Ranking of California Counties By Population with South African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 12.50K people in California with South African ancestry. Among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest population with South African ancestry (2.84K), followed by Orange County (1.87K), and San Diego County (1.80K).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high number of people with South African 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 South African Ancestry in 2021
Los Angeles County
Orange County
San Diego County
San Francisco County
Alameda County
Santa Clara County
Marin County
Contra Costa County
San Bernardino County
Riverside County
Ranking of California Counties By Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Population
1 Los Angeles County 2836
2 Orange County 1871
3 San Diego County 1797
4 San Francisco County 647
5 Alameda County 641
6 Santa Clara County 583
7 Marin County 425
8 Contra Costa County 394
9 San Bernardino County 365
10 Riverside County 363
11 Sacramento County 349
12 Napa County 249
13 Kern County 187
14 Santa Barbara County 181
15 Shasta County 179
16 San Luis Obispo County 170
17 San Mateo County 152
18 Ventura County 149
19 Placer County 119
20 Monterey County 90
21 El Dorado County 88
21 Fresno County 88
22 Tuolumne County 83
23 Solano County 81
24 Santa Cruz County 63
25 Madera County 56
26 Sutter County 54
27 Butte County 46
28 Tehama County 36
29 Sonoma County 35
30 Yolo County 28
31 Merced County 24
32 San Joaquin County 22
33 Humboldt County 18
34 Kings County 14
34 Stanislaus County 14