Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of 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 (0.03% of California population). Among all California counties, Napa County had the highest percentage of its population with South African ancestry (0.18%), followed by Marin County (0.16%), and Tuolumne County (0.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having 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 Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
Napa County
Marin County
Tuolumne County
Shasta County
San Francisco County
Orange County
San Diego County
San Luis Obispo County
Sutter County
Tehama County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population with South African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Napa County 0.18
2 Marin County 0.16
3 Tuolumne County 0.15
4 Shasta County 0.10
5 San Francisco County 0.08
6 Orange County 0.06
6 San Diego County 0.06
6 San Luis Obispo County 0.06
6 Sutter County 0.06
6 Tehama County 0.06
7 El Dorado County 0.05
8 Alameda County 0.04
8 Madera County 0.04
8 Santa Barbara County 0.04
9 Contra Costa County 0.03
9 Los Angeles County 0.03
9 Placer County 0.03
9 Santa Clara County 0.03
10 Butte County 0.02
10 Kern County 0.02
10 Monterey County 0.02
10 Riverside County 0.02
10 Sacramento County 0.02
10 San Bernardino County 0.02
10 San Mateo County 0.02
10 Santa Cruz County 0.02
10 Solano County 0.02
10 Ventura County 0.02
11 Fresno County 0.01
11 Humboldt County 0.01
11 Kings County 0.01
11 Merced County 0.01
11 Sonoma County 0.01
11 Yolo County 0.01
12 San Joaquin County 0.003
12 Stanislaus County 0.003