Ranking of California Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 25, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for California counties, in April 2020, Los Angeles County had the highest number of people who identified their race as White Alone (3.26M), followed by San Diego County (1.63M), and Orange County (1.38M).

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

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

Ranking of California Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Los Angeles
3.26M
San Diego
1.63M
Orange
1.38M
Riverside
995.63K
San Bernardino
782.69K
Sacramento
715.72K
Santa Clara
622.62K
Alameda
523.84K
Contra Costa
501.70K
Ventura
428.68K
Ranking of California Counties By White Alone Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
White Alone Population
1 Los Angeles County 3,259,427
2 San Diego County 1,633,129
3 Orange County 1,383,257
4 Riverside County 995,627
5 San Bernardino County 782,691
6 Sacramento County 715,722
7 Santa Clara County 622,617
8 Alameda County 523,836
9 Contra Costa County 501,697
10 Ventura County 428,677
11 Fresno County 374,678
12 Kern County 371,734
13 San Francisco County 361,382
14 Sonoma County 306,684
15 San Mateo County 300,188
16 Placer County 288,586
17 San Joaquin County 267,339
18 Stanislaus County 256,602
19 Santa Barbara County 224,748
20 San Luis Obispo County 198,338
21 Tulare County 186,255
22 Marin County 179,377
23 Solano County 175,768
24 Santa Cruz County 160,565
25 Monterey County 158,879
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