California Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2017

Updated on December 18, 2022.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, there were 15,291,922 hispanics or latinos (of all racial backgrounds) in California and they represented 38.87% of the total population of California in 2017.

Los Angeles County had the highest number of hispanics or latinos (4,868,179), followed by Riverside County (1,177,695), and San Bernardino County (1,143,860). On the other hand, Alpine County had the lowest number of hispanics or latinos (125), followed by Sierra County (325), and Trinity County (934).

When it comes to the ratio of hispanic to non-hispanic population, Imperial County had the highest percentage (84.21%), followed by Tulare County (64.55%), and Merced County (59.63%).

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

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California Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2017
California Hispanic or Latino Population By County in 2017
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County Population % of County Population
Alameda 369832 22.28
Alpine 125 11.2
Amador 5442 14.12
Butte 37375 16.34
Calaveras 5474 11.99
Colusa 12820 59.47
Contra Costa 292168 25.5
Del Norte 5327 19.45
El Dorado 24240 12.84
Fresno 521577 52.97
Glenn 11591 41.58
Humboldt 15978 11.69
Imperial 152626 84.21
Inyo 3992 22.4
Kern 472028 53.2
Kings 81665 54.61
Lake 13115 20.45
Lassen 5901 19.09
Los Angeles 4868179 48.24
Madera 89578 57.76
Marin 41377 15.92
Mariposa 1976 11.32
Mendocino 22154 25.26
Merced 161492 59.63
Modoc 1299 14.66
Mono 3909 27.27
Monterey 254484 58.66
Napa 47345 33.86
Nevada 9287 9.34
Orange 1072704 33.8
Placer 54159 14.06
Plumas 1683 9.01
Riverside 1177695 48.81
Sacramento 354172 23.18
San Benito 35817 59.51
San Bernardino 1143860 53.21
San Diego 1117939 33.68
San Francisco 133161 15.18
San Joaquin 307781 41.41
San Luis Obispo 63636 22.53
San Mateo 186503 24.26
Santa Barbara 201813 45.35
Santa Clara 487551 25.23
Santa Cruz 91976 33.46
Shasta 18087 10.08
Sierra 325 10.81
Siskiyou 5464 12.52
Solano 117075 26.4
Sonoma 134007 26.68
Stanislaus 251833 46.25
Sutter 29632 30.82
Tehama 16067 25.17
Trinity 934 7.34
Tulare 298278 64.55
Tuolumne 6676 12.37
Ventura 360251 42.47
Yolo 68832 31.51
Yuba 21655 28.28