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California / Counties by Population
Below are the 58 California counties sorted by population from 1 to 58 . The population data are from the 2020 Census Redistricting dataset. If 2020 Census data are not available for a geography, then the population data are from the Census’ 2019 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 10,014,009 |
| 2 | San Diego County | 3,298,634 |
| 3 | Orange County | 3,186,989 |
| 4 | Riverside County | 2,418,185 |
| 5 | San Bernardino County | 2,181,654 |
| 6 | Santa Clara County | 1,936,259 |
| 7 | Alameda County | 1,682,353 |
| 8 | Sacramento County | 1,585,055 |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | 1,165,927 |
| 10 | Fresno County | 1,008,654 |
| 11 | Kern County | 909,235 |
| 12 | San Francisco County | 873,965 |
| 13 | Ventura County | 843,843 |
| 14 | San Joaquin County | 779,233 |
| 15 | San Mateo County | 764,442 |
| 16 | Stanislaus County | 552,878 |
| 17 | Sonoma County | 488,863 |
| 18 | Tulare County | 473,117 |
| 19 | Solano County | 453,491 |
| 20 | Santa Barbara County | 448,229 |
| 21 | Monterey County | 439,035 |
| 22 | Placer County | 404,739 |
| 23 | San Luis Obispo County | 282,424 |
| 24 | Merced County | 281,202 |
| 25 | Santa Cruz County | 270,861 |
| 26 | Marin County | 262,321 |
| 27 | Yolo County | 216,403 |
| 28 | Butte County | 211,632 |
| 29 | El Dorado County | 191,185 |
| 30 | Shasta County | 182,155 |
| 31 | Imperial County | 179,702 |
| 32 | Madera County | 156,255 |
| 33 | Kings County | 152,486 |
| 34 | Napa County | 138,019 |
| 35 | Humboldt County | 136,463 |
| 36 | Nevada County | 102,241 |
| 37 | Sutter County | 99,633 |
| 38 | Mendocino County | 91,601 |
| 39 | Yuba County | 81,575 |
| 40 | Lake County | 68,163 |
| 41 | Tehama County | 65,829 |
| 42 | San Benito County | 64,209 |
| 43 | Tuolumne County | 55,620 |
| 44 | Calaveras County | 45,292 |
| 45 | Siskiyou County | 44,076 |
| 46 | Amador County | 40,474 |
| 47 | Lassen County | 32,730 |
| 48 | Glenn County | 28,917 |
| 49 | Del Norte County | 27,743 |
| 50 | Colusa County | 21,839 |
| 51 | Plumas County | 19,790 |
| 52 | Inyo County | 19,016 |
| 53 | Mariposa County | 17,131 |
| 54 | Trinity County | 16,112 |
| 55 | Mono County | 13,195 |
| 56 | Modoc County | 8,700 |
| 57 | Sierra County | 3,236 |
| 58 | Alpine County | 1,204 |
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United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 10 December 2020. http://www.census.gov/. United States Census Bureau. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race." 2020 Census State Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census. Web. 12 August 2021. https://www.census.gov/. |
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