Counties in California by white (non-Hispanic) population share

Sierra County had the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share of 58 counties in 2022, at 86.6%. Imperial County had the lowest, at 9.6%. The median was 50% and the figure for California was 35.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest86.6Sierra County
Median5058 counties
California35.2History

All counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Sierra CountySierra County: 86.6 %86.6Nevada CountyNevada County: 83.1 %83.1Plumas CountyPlumas County: 82.1 %82.1Tuolumne CountyTuolumne County: 79.2 %79.2Trinity CountyTrinity County: 78.9 %78.9Calaveras CountyCalaveras County: 78.3 %78.3Shasta CountyShasta County: 77.4 %77.4Mariposa CountyMariposa County: 77.3 %77.3Modoc CountyModoc County: 75.9 %75.9El Dorado CountyEl Dorado County: 75.6 %75.6Amador CountyAmador County: 74.9 %74.9Siskiyou CountySiskiyou County: 74.2 %74.2Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 71.6 %71.6Marin CountyMarin County: 69.2 %69.2Placer CountyPlacer County: 68.9 %68.9Butte CountyButte County: 68.8 %68.8San Luis Obispo CountySan Luis Obispo County: 66.9 %66.9Lake CountyLake County: 66.5 %66.5Tehama CountyTehama County: 65.2 %65.2Mono CountyMono County: 64.2 %64.2Lassen CountyLassen County: 63 %63Mendocino CountyMendocino County: 62.8 %62.8Sonoma CountySonoma County: 60.9 %60.9Del Norte CountyDel Norte County: 60.7 %60.7Inyo CountyInyo County: 59.6 %59.6Alpine CountyAlpine County: 58.1 %58.1Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 55.7 %55.7Yuba CountyYuba County: 51.6 %51.6Napa CountyNapa County: 50.4 %50.4Glenn CountyGlenn County: 49.6 %49.6Yolo CountyYolo County: 44.3 %44.3San Diego CountySan Diego County: 43.6 %43.6Ventura CountyVentura County: 43.5 %43.5Sutter CountySutter County: 43.1 %43.1Santa Barbara CountySanta Barbara County: 42.6 %42.6Sacramento CountySacramento County: 42.2 %42.2Contra Costa CountyContra Costa County: 40.6 %40.6Stanislaus CountyStanislaus County: 38.5 %38.5Orange CountyOrange County: 38.5 %38.5San Francisco CountySan Francisco County: 38.3 %38.3San Mateo CountySan Mateo County: 37 %37Solano CountySolano County: 35.5 %35.5Colusa CountyColusa County: 33.5 %33.5Riverside CountyRiverside County: 32.4 %32.4Madera CountyMadera County: 31.8 %31.8Kern CountyKern County: 31.5 %31.5San Benito CountySan Benito County: 31 %31Kings CountyKings County: 30.1 %30.1Alameda CountyAlameda County: 29.3 %29.3Santa Clara CountySanta Clara County: 29.2 %29.2San Joaquin CountySan Joaquin County: 28.7 %28.7Monterey CountyMonterey County: 28.6 %28.6Fresno CountyFresno County: 27.4 %27.4Tulare CountyTulare County: 26.5 %26.5San Bernardino CountySan Bernardino County: 25.9 %25.9Los Angeles CountyLos Angeles County: 25.2 %25.2Merced CountyMerced County: 25.2 %25.2Imperial CountyImperial County: 9.6 %9.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Sierra County86.6-0.8 pts
2Nevada County83.1-0.7 pts
3Plumas County82.1-0.5 pts
4Tuolumne County79.2+0.1 pts
5Trinity County78.9-0.7 pts
6Calaveras County78.3-1 pts
7Shasta County77.4-0.7 pts
8Mariposa County77.3-0.6 pts
9Modoc County75.9-0.8 pts
10El Dorado County75.6-0.7 pts
11Amador County74.9-0.1 pts
12Siskiyou County74.2-0.6 pts
13Humboldt County71.6-0.5 pts
14Marin County69.2-0.5 pts
15Placer County68.9-1.4 pts
16Butte County68.8-1.5 pts
17San Luis Obispo County66.9-0.5 pts
18Lake County66.5-1.3 pts
19Tehama County65.2-1.2 pts
20Mono County64.2+0.1 pts
21Lassen County63-1.2 pts
22Mendocino County62.8-0.6 pts
23Sonoma County60.9-0.8 pts
24Del Norte County60.7+0.6 pts
25Inyo County59.6-0.3 pts
26Alpine County58.1+3.8 pts
27Santa Cruz County55.7-0.4 pts
28Yuba County51.6-1 pts
29Napa County50.4-0.6 pts
30Glenn County49.6-0.5 pts
31Yolo County44.3-0.9 pts
32San Diego County43.6-0.6 pts
33Ventura County43.5-0.6 pts
34Sutter County43.1-1.1 pts
35Santa Barbara County42.6-0.4 pts
36Sacramento County42.2-0.7 pts
37Contra Costa County40.6-1 pts
38Stanislaus County38.5-1.1 pts
39Orange County38.5-0.6 pts
40San Francisco County38.3-0.9 pts
41San Mateo County37-0.7 pts
42Solano County35.5-0.8 pts
43Colusa County33.5-0.5 pts
44Riverside County32.4-0.8 pts
45Madera County31.8-0.7 pts
46Kern County31.5-0.7 pts
47San Benito County31-1.3 pts
48Kings County30.1-0.8 pts
49Alameda County29.3-0.6 pts
50Santa Clara County29.2-0.7 pts
51San Joaquin County28.7-0.9 pts
52Monterey County28.6-0.2 pts
53Fresno County27.4-0.6 pts
54Tulare County26.5-0.5 pts
55San Bernardino County25.9-0.7 pts
56Los Angeles County25.2-0.3 pts
56Merced County25.2-0.7 pts
58Imperial County9.6-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report White as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Sierra County, with 86.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest white (non-Hispanic) population share?

Imperial County, with 9.6% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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