California Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 27, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the population of California was 39,437,463. Among all California counties, Los Angeles[object Promise] had the highest population (10,061,533), followed by San Diego[object Promise] (3,332,483), and Orange[object Promise] (3,175,579). Alpine[object Promise] was the least populated county (1,081).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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California Population By County in 2018
California Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of State Population
Alameda 1666596 4.23
Alpine 1081 0.00
Amador 39349 0.10
Butte 230330 0.58
Calaveras 45747 0.12
Colusa 21389 0.05
Contra Costa 1150840 2.92
Del Norte 27793 0.07
El Dorado 190925 0.48
Fresno 991298 2.51
Glenn 27899 0.07
Humboldt 136502 0.35
Imperial 181062 0.46
Inyo 17894 0.05
Kern 893618 2.27
Kings 151221 0.38
Lake 64394 0.16
Lassen 30658 0.08
Los Angeles 10061533 25.51
Madera 156373 0.40
Marin 260091 0.66
Mariposa 17361 0.04
Mendocino 87549 0.22
Merced 273733 0.69
Modoc 8816 0.02
Mono 14400 0.04
Monterey 433359 1.10
Napa 138620 0.35
Nevada 99472 0.25
Orange 3175579 8.05
Placer 392735 1.00
Plumas 18830 0.05
Riverside 2443221 6.20
Sacramento 1539550 3.90
San Benito 61415 0.16
San Bernardino 2165627 5.49
San Diego 3332483 8.45
San Francisco 879676 2.23
San Joaquin 752590 1.91
San Luis Obispo 283250 0.72
San Mateo 768410 1.95
Santa Barbara 445137 1.13
Santa Clara 1931985 4.90
Santa Cruz 273713 0.69
Shasta 179666 0.46
Sierra 2961 0.01
Siskiyou 43624 0.11
Solano 445931 1.13
Sonoma 497221 1.26
Stanislaus 547855 1.39
Sutter 96348 0.24
Tehama 63904 0.16
Trinity 12598 0.03
Tulare 464279 1.18
Tuolumne 54250 0.14
Ventura 847222 2.15
Yolo 220082 0.56
Yuba 77418 0.20