Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.15M people in California with American ancestry (2.91% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Golden Hills CDP had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (11.79%), followed by Burbank city (11.54%), and Santa Fe Springs city (11.09%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having American 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 Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

Golden Hills CDP

Burbank city

Santa Fe Springs city

Orange city

Port Hueneme city

Anderson city

Oroville city

Anaheim city

Shasta Lake city

Rosedale CDP

Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021

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Rank	Ciy or Place	Percentage of Pop. (%)
1	Golden Hills CDP	11.79
2	Burbank city	11.54
3	Santa Fe Springs city	11.09
4	Orange city	10.83
5	Port Hueneme city	10.18
6	Anderson city	10.11
7	Oroville city	9.56
8	Anaheim city	8.53
9	Shasta Lake city	7.91
10	Rosedale CDP	7.84
11	Red Bluff city	7.55
12	Bell city	7.41
13	Magalia CDP	7.33
14	Tehachapi city	7.32
15	Redding city	6.96
16	Lennox CDP	6.88
17	Riverbank city	6.36
18	Coronado city	6.35
19	Beverly Hills city	6.26
20	Rancho Mirage city	6.15
21	Buena Park city	6.06
22	Whittier city	6.01
23	Bostonia CDP	5.99
24	Oxnard city	5.95
25	Alhambra city	5.90
26	North Tustin CDP	5.79
27	Grass Valley city	5.71
28	Valley Center CDP	5.59
29	Phelan CDP	5.56
30	Malibu city	5.44
31	Monterey Park city	5.40
31	Santee city	5.40
32	Castaic CDP	5.38
33	McFarland city	5.37
34	Camp Pendleton South CDP	5.34
35	La Palma city	5.27
36	Hawthorne city	5.23
37	Gardena city	5.20
38	Palm Desert city	5.16
39	Manhattan Beach city	5.15
40	Fairview CDP	5.13
40	Garden Grove city	5.13
41	Fillmore city	5.12
42	Camarillo city	5.10
43	Alamo CDP	5.08
44	Simi Valley city	5.04
45	Placerville city	5.02
46	Potomac Park CDP	5.01
47	Rosamond CDP	4.97
48	Granite Bay CDP	4.90
49	Oakdale city	4.89
50	Agoura Hills city	4.82
51	El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles) city	4.73
52	Cypress city	4.72
53	South Whittier CDP	4.68
54	Cudahy city	4.67
55	Laguna Niguel city	4.66
56	Clayton city	4.63
56	Norwalk city	4.63
57	Rancho Palos Verdes city	4.59
58	Alpine CDP	4.57
59	Lakeside CDP (San Diego County)	4.55
59	San Buenaventura (Ventura) city	4.55
60	Los Osos CDP	4.54
61	Stanton city	4.51
62	Rosemead city	4.44
63	El Segundo city	4.41
64	El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County)	4.40
65	Norco city	4.39
66	Martinez city	4.33
66	Windsor town	4.33
67	Barstow city	4.32
68	Kingsburg city	4.31
69	Ridgecrest city	4.29
70	Hermosa Beach city	4.26
70	Lawndale city	4.26
71	West Hollywood city	4.22
72	Carlsbad city	4.21
73	Orangevale CDP	4.18
74	Thousand Oaks city	4.11
75	Morro Bay city	4.08
75	Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP	4.08
76	Downey city	4.07
77	Auburn city	4.05
78	Rancho Cordova city	4.03
79	Larkspur city	4.02
80	Chico city	3.99
81	Inglewood city	3.97
82	Danville town	3.95
83	Westmont CDP	3.93
83	Yorba Linda city	3.93
84	Poway city	3.92
85	Placentia city	3.91
85	Winter Gardens CDP	3.91
86	Los Angeles city	3.90
86	Scotts Valley city	3.90
87	San Clemente city	3.89
88	West Whittier-Los Nietos CDP	3.87
89	Alameda city	3.83
90	Apple Valley town	3.79
90	Imperial city	3.79
91	Capitola city	3.78
91	Santa Clarita city	3.78
92	Stevenson Ranch CDP	3.77
93	Fair Oaks CDP	3.69
94	Cameron Park CDP	3.68
94	Mission Viejo city	3.68
95	Atascadero city	3.67
96	Lakeland Village CDP	3.66
96	Lincoln city	3.66
97	Hemet city	3.65
98	Menlo Park city	3.63
99	Corte Madera town	3.61
99	Laguna Beach city	3.61
100	Laguna Woods city	3.60
101	Oildale CDP	3.58
102	Citrus Heights city	3.56
102	Redondo Beach city	3.56
103	San Diego Country Estates CDP	3.55
104	Torrance city	3.54
105	Santa Monica city	3.53
106	Encinitas city	3.52
107	Moraga town	3.50
107	Oakley city	3.50
108	Lake Forest city	3.49
109	Oak Park CDP	3.47
110	Tustin city	3.46
111	Healdsburg city	3.44
111	Pacific Grove city	3.44
112	Hillcrest CDP	3.43
113	Wildomar city	3.41
114	Palm Springs city	3.40
114	Yuba City city	3.40
115	Westminster city	3.39
116	Millbrae city	3.38
117	Fountain Valley city	3.36
117	Lake Elsinore city	3.36
118	Eastern Goleta Valley CDP	3.34
119	Discovery Bay CDP	3.32
120	Pico Rivera city	3.31
121	Bakersfield city	3.30
122	Victorville city	3.28
123	East Niles CDP	3.27
123	Rossmoor CDP	3.27
124	El Cajon city	3.24
124	Newport Beach city	3.24
125	Blythe city	3.22
126	Imperial Beach city	3.21
127	Calimesa city	3.20
127	La Quinta city	3.20
127	San Juan Capistrano city	3.20
128	Redwood City city	3.19
129	Burlingame city	3.16
129	Solana Beach city	3.16
130	La Riviera CDP	3.15
131	Rosemont CDP	3.13
131	Temescal Valley CDP	3.13
132	Aliso Viejo city	3.11
133	Beaumont city	3.10
134	Clearlake city	3.09
134	Roseville city	3.09
135	Palo Alto city	3.08
136	Brea city	3.07
137	Hillsborough town	3.06
137	Walnut Creek city	3.06
137	Woodcrest CDP	3.06
137	Yucca Valley town	3.06
138	Costa Mesa city	3.05
138	Moorpark city	3.05
139	Marysville city	3.04
139	Morgan Hill city	3.04
139	San Carlos city	3.04
139	Yucaipa city	3.04
140	Fullerton city	3.03
141	Emeryville city	3.02
141	Napa city	3.02
141	Riverside city	3.02
142	Quartz Hill CDP	3.00
143	South Lake Tahoe city	2.99
144	Culver City city	2.98
145	Glendora city	2.97
146	Belmont city	2.96
147	Pacifica city	2.95
148	Concord city	2.94
148	Santa Ana city	2.94
149	Seal Beach city	2.93
150	Calabasas city	2.91
151	Murrieta city	2.90
151	North Auburn CDP	2.90
151	Temecula city	2.90
152	Orinda city	2.89
153	Grand Terrace city	2.88
153	Truckee town	2.88
154	El Cerrito city	2.85
155	Livermore city	2.84
156	Bell Gardens city	2.83
156	Menifee city	2.83
157	Mountain View city	2.82
157	Oceanside city	2.82
158	Lafayette city	2.81