California White Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 16,296,122 people in California who identified their race as White Alone, which is 41.22% of the total population of California. Los Angeles County had the highest number of people who identify as White Alone (3,259,427), followed by San Diego County (1,633,129), and Orange County (1,383,257). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as White Alone were: Alpine County (814), Sierra County (2,703), and Modoc County (6,772).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Plumas County had the highest percentage, with 83.92% of its population identifying their race as White Alone, followed by Nevada County (83.73%), and Sierra County (83.53%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in California.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as White Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

California White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
California White Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County White Alone Population % of County Population
Alameda County 523836 31.14
Alpine County 814 67.61
Amador County 31104 76.85
Butte County 149557 70.67
Calaveras County 36315 80.18
Colusa County 9364 42.88
Contra Costa County 501697 43.03
Del Norte County 17193 61.97
El Dorado County 146624 76.69
Fresno County 374678 37.15
Glenn County 15753 54.48
Humboldt County 98095 71.88
Imperial County 47537 26.45
Inyo County 11752 61.80
Kern County 371734 40.88
Kings County 61226 40.15
Lake County 46858 68.74
Lassen County 21066 64.36
Los Angeles County 3259427 32.55
Madera County 65248 41.76
Marin County 179377 68.38
Mariposa County 13385 78.13
Mendocino County 59510 64.97
Merced County 104534 37.17
Modoc County 6772 77.84
Mono County 9349 70.85
Monterey County 158879 36.19
Napa County 76158 55.18
Nevada County 85604 83.73
Orange County 1383257 43.40
Placer County 288586 71.30
Plumas County 16608 83.92
Riverside County 995627 41.17
Sacramento County 715722 45.15
San Benito County 27230 42.41
San Bernardino County 782691 35.88
San Diego County 1633129 49.51
San Francisco County 361382 41.35
San Joaquin County 267339 34.31
San Luis Obispo County 198338 70.23
San Mateo County 300188 39.27
Santa Barbara County 224748 50.14
Santa Clara County 622617 32.16
Santa Cruz County 160565 59.28
Shasta County 142899 78.45
Sierra County 2703 83.53
Siskiyou County 33597 76.22
Solano County 175768 38.76
Sonoma County 306684 62.73
Stanislaus County 256602 46.41
Sutter County 46810 46.98
Tehama County 44926 68.25
Trinity County 11627 72.16
Tulare County 186255 39.37
Tuolumne County 44207 79.48
Ventura County 428677 50.80
Yolo County 107304 49.59
Yuba County 46590 57.11