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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Ranking of California Counties By Population in 2013
Los Angeles
9.99M
San Diego
3.21M
Orange
3.11M
Riverside
2.29M
San Bernardino
2.08M
Santa Clara
1.87M
Alameda
1.58M
Sacramento
1.46M
Contra Costa
1.09M
Fresno
951.14K
Ranking of California Counties By Population in 2013
Rank
County
Population
1 Los Angeles County 9,987,189
2 San Diego County 3,210,788
3 Orange County 3,105,262
4 Riverside County 2,286,087
5 San Bernardino County 2,082,101
6 Santa Clara County 1,866,050
7 Alameda County 1,579,508
8 Sacramento County 1,457,283
9 Contra Costa County 1,093,253
10 Fresno County 951,143
11 Kern County 862,727
12 San Francisco County 839,695
13 Ventura County 837,729
14 San Mateo County 749,131
15 San Joaquin County 701,831
16 Stanislaus County 523,313
17 Sonoma County 493,870
18 Tulare County 452,259
19 Santa Barbara County 434,503
20 Monterey County 426,163
21 Solano County 423,634
22 Placer County 365,415
23 San Luis Obispo County 275,713
24 Santa Cruz County 268,836
25 Merced County 261,888
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