Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population with Ethiopian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 36.53K people in California with Ethiopian ancestry (0.09% of California population). Among all California counties, Alameda County had the highest percentage of its population with Ethiopian ancestry (0.45%), followed by Santa Clara County (0.24%), and San Francisco County (0.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Ethiopian 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 Percentage of Population with Ethiopian Ancestry in 2021
Alameda County
Santa Clara County
San Francisco County
Sacramento County
San Diego County
Sonoma County
Contra Costa County
Los Angeles County
Santa Barbara County
Mendocino County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population with Ethiopian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Alameda County 0.45
2 Santa Clara County 0.24
3 San Francisco County 0.15
4 Sacramento County 0.14
5 San Diego County 0.12
6 Sonoma County 0.11
7 Contra Costa County 0.10
7 Los Angeles County 0.10
8 Santa Barbara County 0.09
9 Mendocino County 0.07
9 Tulare County 0.07
10 Stanislaus County 0.06
11 Orange County 0.05
11 San Benito County 0.05
11 San Mateo County 0.05
12 Butte County 0.04
12 Placer County 0.04
12 Santa Cruz County 0.04
12 Solano County 0.04
13 Fresno County 0.03
13 Humboldt County 0.03
13 San Bernardino County 0.03
13 San Joaquin County 0.03
13 Sutter County 0.03
14 Napa County 0.02
14 Yolo County 0.02
15 Imperial County 0.01
15 Kern County 0.01
15 Monterey County 0.01
15 Riverside County 0.01
15 San Luis Obispo County 0.01
15 Ventura County 0.01
16 Marin County 0.003
17 Merced County 0.002
17 Shasta County 0.002
18 El Dorado County 0.001
18 Madera County 0.001