Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.39M people in California with Italian ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population with Italian ancestry (105.02K), followed by San Diego city (58.77K), and San Francisco city (39.71K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Italian ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles city | 105019 |
| 2 | San Diego city | 58766 |
| 3 | San Francisco city | 39710 |
| 4 | San Jose city | 33265 |
| 5 | Sacramento city | 18320 |
| 6 | Fresno city | 14492 |
| 7 | Huntington Beach city | 13705 |
| 8 | Long Beach city | 13152 |
| 9 | Oakland city | 12758 |
| 10 | Santa Clarita city | 12135 |
| 11 | Santa Rosa city | 11747 |
| 12 | Roseville city | 9824 |
| 13 | Irvine city | 9125 |
| 14 | Riverside city | 8915 |
| 15 | Thousand Oaks city | 8520 |
| 16 | Bakersfield city | 8509 |
| 17 | Simi Valley city | 8423 |
| 18 | Modesto city | 8314 |
| 19 | Oceanside city | 7605 |
| 20 | Anaheim city | 7559 |
| 21 | Concord city | 7550 |
| 22 | Newport Beach city | 7327 |
| 23 | Carlsbad city | 7265 |
| 24 | Elk Grove city | 7191 |
| 25 | Stockton city | 7188 |
| 26 | Rancho Cucamonga city | 7143 |
| 27 | Petaluma city | 7138 |
| 28 | San Mateo city | 7077 |
| 29 | Murrieta city | 6111 |
| 30 | Livermore city | 5954 |
| 31 | Costa Mesa city | 5943 |
| 32 | Torrance city | 5817 |
| 33 | Chico city | 5631 |
| 34 | Pasadena city | 5627 |
| 35 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 5607 |
| 36 | Santa Monica city | 5500 |
| 37 | Santa Barbara city | 5482 |
| 38 | Folsom city | 5427 |
| 39 | Burbank city | 5407 |
| 40 | Berkeley city | 5356 |
| 41 | Chula Vista city | 5311 |
| 42 | Temecula city | 5272 |
| 43 | Orange city | 5173 |
| 44 | Menifee city | 5081 |
| 44 | Redding city | 5081 |
| 45 | Redondo Beach city | 5035 |
| 46 | Clovis city | 4950 |
| 47 | Mission Viejo city | 4869 |
| 48 | Fullerton city | 4846 |
| 49 | Napa city | 4726 |
| 50 | Corona city | 4650 |
| 51 | Rohnert Park city | 4641 |
| 52 | Danville town | 4614 |
| 53 | Laguna Niguel city | 4613 |
| 54 | Fontana city | 4583 |
| 55 | Rocklin city | 4576 |
| 56 | Lancaster city | 4563 |
| 57 | San Rafael city | 4532 |
| 58 | Glendale city | 4517 |
| 59 | Escondido city | 4457 |
| 60 | Citrus Heights city | 4415 |
| 61 | Lake Forest city | 4411 |
| 62 | Arden-Arcade CDP | 4361 |
| 63 | Vacaville city | 4296 |
| 64 | Walnut Creek city | 4214 |
| 65 | Santa Cruz city | 4150 |
| 66 | Novato city | 4081 |
| 67 | El Dorado Hills CDP | 4064 |
| 68 | Redwood City city | 4053 |
| 69 | Sunnyvale city | 4044 |
| 70 | Carmichael CDP | 4042 |
| 71 | Yorba Linda city | 3974 |
| 72 | Pleasanton city | 3959 |
| 73 | Vista city | 3867 |
| 74 | San Clemente city | 3843 |
| 75 | Santa Clara city | 3837 |
| 76 | Vallejo city | 3800 |
| 77 | Hesperia city | 3763 |
| 78 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 3742 |
| 79 | Tracy city | 3734 |
| 80 | Antioch city | 3700 |
| 81 | Fremont city | 3671 |
| 82 | Brentwood city | 3626 |
| 83 | Mountain View city | 3612 |
| 84 | Visalia city | 3588 |
| 85 | San Luis Obispo city | 3569 |
| 86 | Lodi city | 3526 |
| 87 | Encinitas city | 3519 |
| 88 | Martinez city | 3511 |
| 89 | Camarillo city | 3508 |
| 90 | Alameda city | 3478 |
| 91 | Aliso Viejo city | 3428 |
| 92 | San Ramon city | 3391 |
| 93 | El Cajon city | 3344 |
| 94 | Morgan Hill city | 3339 |
| 95 | Pacifica city | 3260 |
| 96 | Ontario city | 3243 |
| 97 | Lincoln city | 3235 |
| 98 | Santee city | 3233 |
| 99 | Manteca city | 3196 |
| 99 | Upland city | 3196 |
| 100 | Poway city | 3190 |
| 101 | Palmdale city | 3176 |
| 102 | Palm Desert city | 3164 |
| 103 | San Bernardino city | 3149 |
| 104 | Salinas city | 3145 |
| 105 | San Juan Capistrano city | 3117 |
| 106 | Pittsburg city | 3070 |
| 107 | Fairfield city | 3049 |
| 108 | Rancho Cordova city | 3044 |
| 109 | Garden Grove city | 3019 |
| 110 | South San Francisco city | 2999 |
| 111 | Rancho Palos Verdes city | 2996 |
| 112 | Castro Valley CDP | 2980 |
| 113 | Davis city | 2956 |
| 114 | Hayward city | 2947 |
| 115 | West Hollywood city | 2902 |
| 116 | Palo Alto city | 2861 |
| 117 | La Mesa city | 2839 |
| 118 | Whittier city | 2835 |
| 119 | San Marcos city | 2803 |
| 120 | Santa Ana city | 2798 |
| 121 | Monterey city | 2768 |
| 122 | Lakewood city | 2762 |
| 123 | Pomona city | 2756 |
| 124 | Gilroy city | 2660 |
| 125 | Oakley city | 2616 |
| 126 | Manhattan Beach city | 2613 |
| 127 | Richmond city | 2590 |
| 128 | Apple Valley town | 2587 |
| 129 | Redlands city | 2526 |
| 130 | Moorpark city | 2520 |
| 131 | Chino city | 2517 |
| 132 | San Bruno city | 2484 |
| 133 | Lake Elsinore city | 2457 |
| 134 | Glendora city | 2408 |
| 135 | Merced city | 2386 |
| 136 | Palm Springs city | 2384 |
| 137 | Turlock city | 2338 |
| 138 | Victorville city | 2313 |
| 139 | San Carlos city | 2312 |
| 140 | Campbell city | 2311 |
| 141 | Hemet city | 2308 |
| 142 | Tustin city | 2303 |
| 143 | Oxnard city | 2269 |
| 144 | Yucaipa city | 2261 |
| 145 | Dana Point city | 2247 |
| 146 | Dublin city | 2232 |
| 147 | Moreno Valley city | 2225 |
| 148 | Placentia city | 2202 |
| 149 | Pleasant Hill city | 2180 |
| 150 | Hollister city | 2174 |
| 151 | Discovery Bay CDP | 2136 |
| 152 | Claremont city | 2124 |
| 153 | Fountain Valley city | 2114 |
| 154 | Altadena CDP | 2085 |
| 155 | San Leandro city | 2069 |
| 156 | Burlingame city | 2036 |
| 157 | La Quinta city | 2002 |
| 158 | Lafayette city | 2001 |
| 159 | Brea city | 1982 |
| 160 | Westminster city | 1978 |
| 161 | Belmont city | 1974 |
| 162 | West Sacramento city | 1970 |
| 163 | Woodland city | 1969 |
| 164 | Downey city | 1954 |
| 165 | La Habra city | 1941 |
| 166 | Laguna Hills city | 1934 |
| 167 | Los Gatos town | 1916 |
| 168 | Wildomar city | 1915 |
| 169 | Chino Hills city | 1901 |
| 170 | Windsor town | 1900 |
| 171 | Orangevale CDP | 1888 |
| 172 | Menlo Park city | 1884 |
| 173 | Ladera Ranch CDP | 1864 |
| 174 | Monrovia city | 1862 |
| 175 | Jurupa Valley city | 1856 |
| 176 | Eastvale city | 1851 |
| 177 | French Valley CDP | 1834 |
| 178 | Oakdale city | 1808 |
| 179 | Fair Oaks CDP | 1794 |
| 180 | Daly City city | 1790 |
| 181 | Bellflower city | 1757 |
| 182 | El Segundo city | 1753 |
| 183 | Hermosa Beach city | 1734 |
| 184 | La Verne city | 1727 |
| 185 | San Anselmo town | 1726 |
| 186 | Indio city | 1724 |
| 187 | Benicia city | 1706 |
| 188 | Granite Bay CDP | 1695 |
| 189 | Yuba City city | 1693 |
| 190 | Temescal Valley CDP | 1665 |
| 191 | Buena Park city | 1664 |
| 191 | Eastern Goleta Valley CDP | 1664 |
| 191 | Galt city | 1664 |
| 192 | Atascadero city | 1663 |
| 193 | Beaumont city | 1650 |
| 194 | Los Altos city | 1648 |
| 195 | West Covina city | 1647 |
| 196 | Ripon city | 1636 |