Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of 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 (0.25% of California population). Among all California cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Rossmoor CDP had the highest percentage of its population with Scandinavian ancestry (3.48%), followed by Alamo CDP (2.26%), and McKinleyville CDP (1.67%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scandinavian ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in California.
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Related Topics: California ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of California Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scandinavian Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | Ciy or Place | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rossmoor CDP | 3.48 |
| 2 | Alamo CDP | 2.26 |
| 3 | McKinleyville CDP | 1.67 |
| 4 | Big Bear City CDP | 1.50 |
| 5 | Moorpark city | 1.44 |
| 6 | Laguna Hills city | 1.35 |
| 7 | Half Moon Bay city | 1.20 |
| 8 | Oildale CDP | 1.13 |
| 9 | Belmont city | 1.12 |
| 10 | Morro Bay city | 1.06 |
| 11 | Laguna Beach city | 1.03 |
| 12 | Newport Beach city | 1.02 |
| 13 | Manhattan Beach city | 0.97 |
| 14 | Arcata city | 0.90 |
| 15 | Benicia city | 0.87 |
| 16 | Arroyo Grande city | 0.86 |
| 16 | Fair Oaks CDP | 0.86 |
| 17 | Los Osos CDP | 0.85 |
| 17 | Norco city | 0.85 |
| 18 | Grass Valley city | 0.83 |
| 19 | Capitola city | 0.82 |
| 19 | Shasta Lake city | 0.82 |
| 20 | Goleta city | 0.81 |
| 20 | Los Gatos town | 0.81 |
| 21 | Lakeside CDP (San Diego County) | 0.80 |
| 22 | Clayton city | 0.79 |
| 23 | Palm Springs city | 0.77 |
| 24 | Orinda city | 0.73 |
| 24 | Oroville city | 0.73 |
| 25 | Banning city | 0.72 |
| 25 | Santee city | 0.72 |
| 26 | Poway city | 0.71 |
| 26 | Rohnert Park city | 0.71 |
| 26 | Rosamond CDP | 0.71 |
| 27 | Santa Rosa city | 0.68 |
| 28 | Citrus Heights city | 0.67 |
| 28 | Yucca Valley town | 0.67 |
| 29 | Oakley city | 0.66 |
| 29 | Oak Park CDP | 0.66 |
| 29 | Ukiah city | 0.66 |
| 30 | San Diego Country Estates CDP | 0.65 |
| 31 | Oakdale city | 0.64 |
| 32 | Huntington Beach city | 0.63 |
| 32 | Menifee city | 0.63 |
| 33 | California City city | 0.62 |
| 33 | Coto de Caza CDP | 0.62 |
| 33 | Live Oak CDP | 0.62 |
| 34 | Simi Valley city | 0.61 |
| 34 | Truckee town | 0.61 |
| 34 | Winter Gardens CDP | 0.61 |
| 35 | Claremont city | 0.60 |
| 36 | Fillmore city | 0.59 |
| 36 | Yuba City city | 0.59 |
| 37 | Brea city | 0.58 |
| 37 | Lafayette city | 0.58 |
| 37 | Orcutt CDP | 0.58 |
| 37 | Santa Barbara city | 0.58 |
| 38 | Costa Mesa city | 0.57 |
| 38 | Windsor town | 0.57 |
| 39 | Corte Madera town | 0.56 |
| 39 | Kingsburg city | 0.56 |
| 39 | Oceanside city | 0.56 |
| 39 | Temecula city | 0.56 |
| 40 | Anderson city | 0.55 |
| 40 | Carlsbad city | 0.55 |
| 40 | Diamond Springs CDP | 0.55 |
| 40 | Monrovia city | 0.55 |
| 40 | North Auburn CDP | 0.55 |
| 41 | La Verne city | 0.54 |
| 41 | San Luis Obispo city | 0.54 |
| 42 | San Juan Capistrano city | 0.52 |
| 42 | Vincent CDP | 0.52 |
| 43 | Modesto city | 0.51 |
| 44 | Castro Valley CDP | 0.50 |
| 44 | Davis city | 0.50 |
| 44 | Eureka city | 0.50 |
| 44 | La Riviera CDP | 0.50 |
| 44 | Martinez city | 0.50 |
| 44 | Rancho Mirage city | 0.50 |
| 44 | San Clemente city | 0.50 |
| 45 | Castaic CDP | 0.49 |
| 45 | El Sobrante CDP (Riverside County) | 0.49 |
| 46 | Fairview CDP | 0.48 |
| 46 | Hanford city | 0.48 |
| 46 | Lincoln city | 0.48 |
| 46 | Rocklin city | 0.48 |
| 46 | Roseville city | 0.48 |
| 47 | Alpine CDP | 0.47 |
| 47 | Altadena CDP | 0.47 |
| 47 | Auburn city | 0.47 |
| 47 | Folsom city | 0.47 |
| 47 | Morgan Hill city | 0.47 |
| 47 | Palm Desert city | 0.47 |
| 48 | Campbell city | 0.46 |
| 48 | Chico city | 0.46 |
| 48 | Novato city | 0.46 |
| 49 | Hermosa Beach city | 0.45 |
| 49 | Murrieta city | 0.45 |
| 49 | Redding city | 0.45 |
| 50 | Camarillo city | 0.44 |
| 50 | Clearlake city | 0.44 |
| 50 | Los Alamitos city | 0.44 |
| 50 | Monterey city | 0.44 |
| 50 | Moraga town | 0.44 |
| 51 | Laguna Niguel city | 0.43 |
| 51 | Los Altos city | 0.43 |
| 51 | Santa Cruz city | 0.43 |
| 52 | La Mesa city | 0.42 |
| 53 | Thousand Oaks city | 0.41 |
| 54 | Agoura Hills city | 0.40 |
| 54 | Canyon Lake city | 0.40 |
| 54 | Casa de Oro-Mount Helix CDP | 0.40 |
| 54 | El Dorado Hills CDP | 0.40 |
| 54 | La Crescenta-Montrose CDP | 0.40 |
| 54 | La Quinta city | 0.40 |
| 54 | Palo Alto city | 0.40 |
| 54 | San Buenaventura (Ventura) city | 0.40 |
| 54 | Seal Beach city | 0.40 |
| 55 | Danville town | 0.39 |
| 55 | El Segundo city | 0.39 |
| 55 | Sierra Madre city | 0.39 |
| 56 | Blackhawk CDP | 0.38 |
| 56 | Clovis city | 0.38 |
| 56 | Healdsburg city | 0.38 |
| 56 | Lompoc city | 0.38 |
| 56 | San Mateo city | 0.38 |
| 57 | Atascadero city | 0.37 |
| 57 | Ladera Ranch CDP | 0.37 |
| 57 | Palos Verdes Estates city | 0.37 |
| 57 | Prunedale CDP | 0.37 |
| 58 | Chino city | 0.36 |
| 58 | El Cerrito city | 0.36 |
| 58 | Petaluma city | 0.36 |
| 58 | Vacaville city | 0.36 |
| 58 | Yorba Linda city | 0.36 |
| 59 | Encinitas city | 0.35 |
| 59 | Rancho Santa Margarita city | 0.35 |
| 60 | Golden Hills CDP | 0.34 |
| 60 | Orange city | 0.34 |
| 60 | Pleasant Hill city | 0.34 |
| 60 | San Carlos city | 0.34 |
| 60 | San Marcos city | 0.34 |
| 60 | Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP | 0.34 |
| 60 | Vista city | 0.34 |
| 61 | Albany city | 0.33 |
| 61 | Arden-Arcade CDP | 0.33 |
| 61 | Burlingame city | 0.33 |
| 61 | El Cajon city | 0.33 |
| 61 | Mission Viejo city | 0.33 |
| 61 | Tustin city | 0.33 |
| 62 | Livermore city | 0.32 |
| 62 | Napa city | 0.32 |
| 62 | Nipomo CDP | 0.32 |
| 62 | Pacifica city | 0.32 |
| 62 | Ripon city | 0.32 |
| 62 | University of California-Santa Barbara CDP | 0.32 |
| 63 | Redondo Beach city | 0.31 |
| 63 | San Diego city | 0.31 |
| 63 | Stevenson Ranch CDP | 0.31 |
| 63 | Valley Center CDP | 0.31 |
| 64 | Granite Bay CDP | 0.30 |
| 64 | Pasadena city | 0.30 |
| 64 | Rancho Cordova city | 0.30 |
| 64 | Santa Fe Springs city | 0.30 |
| 64 | Santa Monica city | 0.30 |
| 64 | Solana Beach city | 0.30 |
| 64 | Sonoma city | 0.30 |
| 64 | South Lake Tahoe city | 0.30 |
| 65 | Dixon city | 0.29 |
| 65 | Glendora city | 0.29 |
| 65 | Porterville city | 0.29 |
| 65 | Ridgecrest city | 0.29 |
| 65 | Sacramento city | 0.29 |
| 65 | Walnut Creek city | 0.29 |
| 66 | Alameda city | 0.28 |
| 66 | Berkeley city | 0.28 |
| 66 | Foothill Farms CDP | 0.28 |
| 66 | Fountain Valley city | 0.28 |
| 66 | French Valley CDP | 0.28 |
| 66 | Santa Clarita city | 0.28 |
| 66 | Twentynine Palms city | 0.28 |
| 66 | Wildomar city | 0.28 |
| 66 | Yucaipa city | 0.28 |
| 67 | Cameron Park CDP | 0.27 |
| 67 | Foster City city | 0.27 |
| 67 | Hillsborough town | 0.27 |
| 67 | Lake Forest city | 0.27 |
| 67 | Rancho San Diego CDP | 0.27 |
| 67 | Redlands city | 0.27 |
| 67 | Scotts Valley city | 0.27 |
| 67 | Spring Valley CDP (San Diego County) | 0.27 |
| 68 | Arcadia city | 0.26 |
| 68 | Bostonia CDP | 0.26 |
| 68 | Calabasas city | 0.26 |
| 68 | Dana Point city | 0.26 |
| 68 | Eastern Goleta Valley CDP | 0.26 |
| 68 | Fallbrook CDP | 0.26 |
| 68 | La Cañada Flintridge city | 0.26 |
| 68 | Loma Linda city | 0.26 |
| 68 | San Ramon city | 0.26 |