Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 98.84K people in California with Scandinavian ancestry. Among all California cities and places, Los Angeles city had the highest population with Scandinavian ancestry (5.19K), followed by San Diego city (4.36K), and San Francisco city (2.01K).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities and places with high number of people with Scandinavian ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.
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Related Topics: US Census 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | City or Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles city | 5192 |
| 2 | San Diego city | 4356 |
| 3 | San Francisco city | 2009 |
| 4 | Sacramento city | 1504 |
| 5 | San Jose city | 1282 |
| 6 | Huntington Beach city | 1242 |
| 7 | Santa Rosa city | 1224 |
| 8 | Modesto city | 1106 |
| 9 | Long Beach city | 1073 |
| 10 | Fresno city | 1023 |
| 11 | Oceanside city | 986 |
| 12 | Bakersfield city | 884 |
| 13 | Newport Beach city | 879 |
| 14 | Oakland city | 793 |
| 15 | Simi Valley city | 771 |
| 16 | Riverside city | 694 |
| 17 | Roseville city | 693 |
| 18 | Menifee city | 640 |
| 19 | Costa Mesa city | 639 |
| 20 | Santa Clarita city | 635 |
| 21 | Carlsbad city | 633 |
| 22 | Temecula city | 612 |
| 23 | Citrus Heights city | 587 |
| 24 | Irvine city | 577 |
| 25 | Thousand Oaks city | 523 |
| 26 | Moorpark city | 520 |
| 26 | Santa Barbara city | 520 |
| 27 | Murrieta city | 496 |
| 28 | Chico city | 478 |
| 29 | Orange city | 475 |
| 30 | Clovis city | 449 |
| 31 | Chula Vista city | 445 |
| 32 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 437 |
| 33 | Santee city | 432 |
| 34 | Laguna Hills city | 424 |
| 35 | Pasadena city | 422 |
| 36 | Redding city | 415 |
| 37 | Rossmoor CDP | 411 |
| 38 | Anaheim city | 410 |
| 39 | Yuba City city | 408 |
| 40 | Fairbanks Ranch CDP | 406 |
| 41 | San Mateo city | 397 |
| 42 | Oildale CDP | 387 |
| 43 | Moreno Valley city | 385 |
| 44 | Escondido city | 382 |
| 45 | Elk Grove city | 375 |
| 46 | Folsom city | 373 |
| 46 | Lancaster city | 373 |
| 47 | Vacaville city | 363 |
| 48 | Visalia city | 359 |
| 49 | El Cajon city | 352 |
| 50 | Poway city | 348 |
| 51 | Manhattan Beach city | 344 |
| 51 | Palm Springs city | 344 |
| 52 | Rocklin city | 337 |
| 53 | Santa Clara city | 335 |
| 54 | Davis city | 333 |
| 55 | Vista city | 332 |
| 56 | Berkeley city | 331 |
| 56 | Castro Valley CDP | 331 |
| 57 | Rancho Cucamonga city | 330 |
| 58 | Chino city | 324 |
| 58 | San Clemente city | 324 |
| 59 | San Marcos city | 320 |
| 60 | Arden-Arcade CDP | 317 |
| 61 | Belmont city | 315 |
| 62 | Alamo CDP | 313 |
| 62 | Rohnert Park city | 313 |
| 63 | Camarillo city | 312 |
| 63 | Stockton city | 312 |
| 64 | Mission Viejo city | 309 |
| 65 | Livermore city | 285 |
| 65 | Oakley city | 285 |
| 66 | Palmdale city | 283 |
| 67 | Corona city | 282 |
| 68 | Laguna Niguel city | 280 |
| 68 | Santa Monica city | 280 |
| 69 | Concord city | 277 |
| 70 | Hanford city | 274 |
| 70 | McKinleyville CDP | 274 |
| 71 | Brea city | 272 |
| 71 | Fair Oaks CDP | 272 |
| 71 | Palo Alto city | 272 |
| 72 | Los Gatos town | 269 |
| 72 | Victorville city | 269 |
| 73 | Santa Cruz city | 267 |
| 74 | Goleta city | 265 |
| 74 | Tustin city | 265 |
| 75 | La Mesa city | 257 |
| 75 | Napa city | 257 |
| 75 | San Luis Obispo city | 257 |
| 76 | Yorba Linda city | 249 |
| 77 | Novato city | 244 |
| 78 | Glendale city | 243 |
| 79 | Fullerton city | 242 |
| 80 | Burbank city | 241 |
| 80 | Palm Desert city | 241 |
| 81 | Torrance city | 240 |
| 81 | Westminster city | 240 |
| 82 | Laguna Beach city | 238 |
| 83 | Benicia city | 237 |
| 84 | Lake Arrowhead CDP | 234 |
| 84 | Lake Forest city | 234 |
| 84 | Lake of the Pines CDP | 234 |
| 84 | Lincoln city | 234 |
| 85 | Rancho Cordova city | 233 |
| 85 | Sunnyvale city | 233 |
| 86 | Norco city | 222 |
| 86 | San Ramon city | 222 |
| 87 | Downey city | 220 |
| 87 | Redondo Beach city | 220 |
| 88 | Encinitas city | 219 |
| 89 | Alameda city | 218 |
| 89 | Claremont city | 218 |
| 89 | Petaluma city | 218 |
| 90 | Hemet city | 215 |
| 91 | Banning city | 214 |
| 91 | Morgan Hill city | 214 |
| 92 | Garden Grove city | 213 |
| 93 | Monrovia city | 210 |
| 94 | Altadena CDP | 204 |
| 94 | Oxnard city | 204 |
| 95 | Walnut Creek city | 202 |
| 96 | Campbell city | 200 |
| 96 | Pleasanton city | 200 |
| 97 | Santa Ana city | 199 |
| 98 | El Dorado Hills CDP | 196 |
| 99 | Big Bear City CDP | 193 |
| 99 | Redlands city | 193 |
| 100 | Oak View CDP | 190 |
| 101 | Bear Valley Springs CDP | 185 |
| 101 | Fairfield city | 185 |
| 101 | Martinez city | 185 |
| 101 | San Juan Capistrano city | 185 |
| 102 | Santa Maria city | 184 |
| 103 | Porterville city | 182 |
| 104 | Carmichael CDP | 181 |
| 105 | Orcutt CDP | 179 |
| 106 | Manteca city | 175 |
| 107 | Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) | 172 |
| 108 | Arcata city | 171 |
| 109 | Danville town | 170 |
| 109 | La Verne city | 170 |
| 110 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 169 |
| 111 | Lompoc city | 168 |
| 111 | Richmond city | 168 |
| 112 | Redwood City city | 162 |
| 112 | Vallejo city | 162 |
| 113 | Arroyo Grande city | 159 |
| 114 | Fountain Valley city | 158 |
| 115 | Yucaipa city | 154 |
| 116 | La Quinta city | 153 |
| 117 | Windsor town | 152 |
| 118 | Glendora city | 151 |
| 118 | Tracy city | 151 |
| 119 | Oroville city | 148 |
| 120 | Lafayette city | 147 |
| 120 | Oakdale city | 147 |
| 121 | Arcadia city | 146 |
| 121 | Carmel Valley Village CDP | 146 |
| 121 | Rosamond CDP | 146 |
| 121 | Yucca Valley town | 146 |
| 122 | Apple Valley town | 144 |
| 123 | Wilton CDP | 143 |
| 124 | Lakewood city | 142 |
| 124 | Orinda city | 142 |
| 124 | Yreka city | 142 |
| 125 | Half Moon Bay city | 141 |
| 126 | Cupertino city | 140 |
| 126 | Merced city | 140 |
| 127 | Los Altos city | 137 |
| 127 | Upland city | 137 |
| 128 | Fontana city | 135 |
| 128 | Turlock city | 135 |
| 128 | Whittier city | 135 |
| 129 | Eureka city | 134 |
| 129 | Los Osos CDP | 134 |
| 129 | Winter Gardens CDP | 134 |
| 130 | Indio city | 133 |
| 130 | San Jacinto city | 133 |
| 131 | Antioch city | 131 |
| 131 | Monterey city | 131 |
| 132 | Jurupa Valley city | 127 |
| 132 | Rancho Mission Viejo CDP | 127 |
| 133 | San Bernardino city | 126 |
| 134 | Pacifica city | 125 |
| 135 | Hayward city | 123 |
| 136 | La Mirada city | 119 |
| 137 | Mountain View city | 118 |
| 137 | Ontario city | 118 |
| 138 | Lake Elsinore city | 117 |
| 139 | Pleasant Hill city | 116 |
| 140 | Morro Bay city | 114 |
| 140 | Shingle Springs CDP | 114 |
| 141 | French Valley CDP | 113 |
| 141 | Grass Valley city | 113 |
| 141 | West Covina city | 113 |
| 142 | Aliso Viejo city | 112 |
| 143 | Atascadero city | 111 |
| 144 | Lodi city | 110 |