Ranking of California Counties By Population in 2013
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2013, the Population for California was 38.25M. Among all California counties, Los Angeles County had the highest population (9.99M), followed by San Diego County (3.21M), and Orange County (3.11M).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all California counties.
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Related Topics: California Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2013 Census.
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Ranking of California Counties By Population in 2013
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Los Angeles County | 9987189 |
| 2 | San Diego County | 3210788 |
| 3 | Orange County | 3105262 |
| 4 | Riverside County | 2286087 |
| 5 | San Bernardino County | 2082101 |
| 6 | Santa Clara County | 1866050 |
| 7 | Alameda County | 1579508 |
| 8 | Sacramento County | 1457283 |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | 1093253 |
| 10 | Fresno County | 951143 |
| 11 | Kern County | 862727 |
| 12 | San Francisco County | 839695 |
| 13 | Ventura County | 837729 |
| 14 | San Mateo County | 749131 |
| 15 | San Joaquin County | 701831 |
| 16 | Stanislaus County | 523313 |
| 17 | Sonoma County | 493870 |
| 18 | Tulare County | 452259 |
| 19 | Santa Barbara County | 434503 |
| 20 | Monterey County | 426163 |
| 21 | Solano County | 423634 |
| 22 | Placer County | 365415 |
| 23 | San Luis Obispo County | 275713 |
| 24 | Santa Cruz County | 268836 |
| 25 | Merced County | 261888 |
| 26 | Marin County | 258441 |
| 27 | Butte County | 221649 |
| 28 | Yolo County | 206267 |
| 29 | El Dorado County | 181529 |
| 30 | Shasta County | 178447 |
| 31 | Imperial County | 176301 |
| 32 | Madera County | 151295 |
| 33 | Kings County | 150237 |
| 34 | Napa County | 139522 |
| 35 | Humboldt County | 134447 |
| 36 | Nevada County | 97969 |
| 37 | Sutter County | 94457 |
| 38 | Mendocino County | 87070 |
| 39 | Yuba County | 73082 |
| 40 | Lake County | 63811 |
| 41 | Tehama County | 62878 |
| 42 | San Benito County | 57320 |
| 43 | Tuolumne County | 53975 |
| 44 | Calaveras County | 44658 |
| 45 | Siskiyou County | 43550 |
| 46 | Amador County | 36624 |
| 47 | Lassen County | 32128 |
| 48 | Del Norte County | 27821 |
| 49 | Glenn County | 27784 |
| 50 | Colusa County | 21239 |
| 51 | Plumas County | 18901 |
| 52 | Inyo County | 18348 |
| 53 | Mariposa County | 17840 |
| 54 | Mono County | 14064 |
| 55 | Trinity County | 13427 |
| 56 | Modoc County | 9154 |
| 57 | Sierra County | 3031 |
| 58 | Alpine County | 1131 |