California Population By County in 2022

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the population of California was 39,029,342. Among all California counties, Los Angeles[object Promise] had the highest population (9,721,138), followed by San Diego[object Promise] (3,276,208), and Orange[object Promise] (3,151,184). Alpine[object Promise] was the least populated county (1,190).

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 2022
California Population By County in 2022
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County Population % of State Population
Alameda 1628997 4.17
Alpine 1190 0.00
Amador 41412 0.11
Butte 207303 0.53
Calaveras 46563 0.12
Colusa 21914 0.06
Contra Costa 1156966 2.96
Del Norte 27082 0.07
El Dorado 192646 0.49
Fresno 1015190 2.60
Glenn 28339 0.07
Humboldt 135010 0.35
Imperial 178713 0.46
Inyo 18718 0.05
Kern 916108 2.35
Kings 152981 0.39
Lake 68191 0.18
Lassen 29904 0.08
Los Angeles 9721138 24.91
Madera 160256 0.41
Marin 256018 0.66
Mariposa 17020 0.04
Mendocino 89783 0.23
Merced 290014 0.74
Modoc 8511 0.02
Mono 12978 0.03
Monterey 432858 1.11
Napa 134300 0.34
Nevada 102293 0.26
Orange 3151184 8.07
Placer 417772 1.07
Plumas 19351 0.05
Riverside 2473902 6.34
Sacramento 1584169 4.06
San Benito 67579 0.17
San Bernardino 2193656 5.62
San Diego 3276208 8.39
San Francisco 808437 2.07
San Joaquin 793229 2.03
San Luis Obispo 282013 0.72
San Mateo 729181 1.87
Santa Barbara 443837 1.14
Santa Clara 1870945 4.79
Santa Cruz 264370 0.68
Shasta 180930 0.46
Sierra 3217 0.01
Siskiyou 43660 0.11
Solano 448747 1.15
Sonoma 482650 1.24
Stanislaus 551275 1.41
Sutter 98503 0.25
Tehama 65245 0.17
Trinity 15781 0.04
Tulare 477544 1.22
Tuolumne 54531 0.14
Ventura 832605 2.13
Yolo 222115 0.57
Yuba 84310 0.22