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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 5.16K people in California with Somali ancestry (0.01% of California population). Among all California counties, San Diego County had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (0.12%), followed by Amador County (0.04%), and Santa Clara County (0.02%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Somali 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 Somali Ancestry in 2021
San Diego County
Amador County
Santa Clara County
Alameda County
Fresno County
Merced County
Monterey County
Orange County
Solano County
Riverside County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 San Diego County 0.12
2 Amador County 0.04
3 Santa Clara County 0.02
4 Alameda County 0.01
4 Fresno County 0.01
4 Merced County 0.01
4 Monterey County 0.01
4 Orange County 0.01
4 Solano County 0.01
5 Riverside County 0.003
5 San Francisco County 0.003
6 Kern County 0.002
6 Los Angeles County 0.002
7 Sacramento County 0.001
7 San Bernardino County 0.001
7 Yolo County 0.001
8 Santa Barbara County 0.000