Ranking of California Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all of California's cities and places (towns and villages), Los Angeles city had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (1.36M), followed by San Diego city (643.30K), and San Francisco city (361.38K).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places, and the table below shows the ranking of all of California cities and places based on White Alone population.

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

Ranking of California Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Los Angeles
1.36M
San Diego
643.30K
San Francisco
361.38K
San Jose
276.52K
Sacramento
182.64K
Fresno
179.73K
Bakersfield
157.06K
Long Beach
149.35K
Oakland
132.30K
Glendale
128.25K
Ranking of California Cities and Places By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
City or Place
White Alone Population
1 Los Angeles city 1,359,068
2 San Diego city 643,304
3 San Francisco city 361,382
4 San Jose city 276,523
5 Sacramento city 182,637
6 Fresno city 179,727
7 Bakersfield city 157,062
8 Long Beach city 149,347
9 Oakland city 132,297
10 Glendale city 128,248
11 Huntington Beach city 126,591
12 Santa Clarita city 116,239
13 Irvine city 115,957
14 Riverside city 114,991
15 Anaheim city 107,740
16 Modesto city 101,805
17 Santa Rosa city 99,224
18 Roseville city 96,882
19 Oceanside city 89,605
20 Thousand Oaks city 84,912
21 Carlsbad city 83,264
22 Simi Valley city 75,753
23 Stockton city 75,439
24 Rancho Cucamonga city 74,323
25 Chula Vista city 72,083
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