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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 30.39K people in California with Syrian ancestry (0.08% of California population). Among all California counties, Nevada County had the highest percentage of its population with Syrian ancestry (0.59%), followed by Santa Cruz County (0.16%), and Lake County (0.13%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Syrian 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 Syrian Ancestry in 2021
Nevada County
Santa Cruz County
Lake County
Orange County
San Bernardino County
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Barbara County
Fresno County
Inyo County
San Diego County
Ranking of California Counties By Percentage of Population with Syrian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Nevada County 0.59
2 Santa Cruz County 0.16
3 Lake County 0.13
3 Orange County 0.13
3 San Bernardino County 0.13
3 San Luis Obispo County 0.13
4 Santa Barbara County 0.12
5 Fresno County 0.11
6 Inyo County 0.10
6 San Diego County 0.10
6 Shasta County 0.10
7 Marin County 0.09
7 San Joaquin County 0.09
7 Stanislaus County 0.09
8 San Francisco County 0.08
8 San Mateo County 0.08
8 Yolo County 0.08
9 Los Angeles County 0.07
9 Monterey County 0.07
9 Riverside County 0.07
9 Ventura County 0.07
10 Lassen County 0.06
11 Butte County 0.05
11 Contra Costa County 0.05
11 Sacramento County 0.05
11 Santa Clara County 0.05
12 Alameda County 0.04
12 Kern County 0.04
12 Placer County 0.04
12 Sonoma County 0.04
13 Mendocino County 0.03
13 Napa County 0.03
13 Tulare County 0.03
14 Amador County 0.02
14 El Dorado County 0.02
14 Merced County 0.02
14 Plumas County 0.02
15 Humboldt County 0.01
15 Solano County 0.01