California Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 27, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau population estimates, there were 39,437,463 people living in California in 2018. Los Angeles[object Promise] County was the most populated county with 10,061,533 residents, followed by San Diego[object Promise] County with 3,332,483 residents, and Orange[object Promise] County with 3,175,579 residents. Alpine[object Promise] County with a population of 1,081 was the least populated county in California in 2018.

Use the map below to interactively explore the population for each county in California in 2018. The data can also be explored further by sorting and filtering with the table below.

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California Population By County in 2018
Table of California Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of State Population
Alameda 1,666,596 4.23%
Alpine 1,081 0.00%
Amador 39,349 0.10%
Butte 230,330 0.58%
Calaveras 45,747 0.12%
Colusa 21,389 0.05%
Contra Costa 1,150,840 2.92%
Del Norte 27,793 0.07%
El Dorado 190,925 0.48%
Fresno 991,298 2.51%
Glenn 27,899 0.07%
Humboldt 136,502 0.35%
Imperial 181,062 0.46%
Inyo 17,894 0.05%
Kern 893,618 2.27%
Kings 151,221 0.38%
Lake 64,394 0.16%
Lassen 30,658 0.08%
Los Angeles 10,061,533 25.51%
Madera 156,373 0.40%
Marin 260,091 0.66%
Mariposa 17,361 0.04%
Mendocino 87,549 0.22%
Merced 273,733 0.69%
Modoc 8,816 0.02%
Mono 14,400 0.04%
Monterey 433,359 1.10%
Napa 138,620 0.35%
Nevada 99,472 0.25%
Orange 3,175,579 8.05%
Placer 392,735 1.00%
Plumas 18,830 0.05%
Riverside 2,443,221 6.20%
Sacramento 1,539,550 3.90%
San Benito 61,415 0.16%
San Bernardino 2,165,627 5.49%
San Diego 3,332,483 8.45%
San Francisco 879,676 2.23%
San Joaquin 752,590 1.91%
San Luis Obispo 283,250 0.72%
San Mateo 768,410 1.95%
Santa Barbara 445,137 1.13%
Santa Clara 1,931,985 4.90%
Santa Cruz 273,713 0.69%
Shasta 179,666 0.46%
Sierra 2,961 0.01%
Siskiyou 43,624 0.11%
Solano 445,931 1.13%
Sonoma 497,221 1.26%
Stanislaus 547,855 1.39%
Sutter 96,348 0.24%
Tehama 63,904 0.16%
Trinity 12,598 0.03%
Tulare 464,279 1.18%
Tuolumne 54,250 0.14%
Ventura 847,222 2.15%
Yolo 220,082 0.56%
Yuba 77,418 0.20%