California Population By County in 2019

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the population of California was 39,437,610. Among all California counties, Los Angeles had the highest population (10,011,602), followed by San Diego (3,330,459), and Orange (3,170,851). Alpine was the least populated county (1,113).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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California Population By County in 2019
California Population By County in 2019
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County Population % of State Population
Alameda 1668412 4.23
Alpine 1113 0.00
Amador 39693 0.10
Butte 218726 0.56
Calaveras 46119 0.12
Colusa 21474 0.05
Contra Costa 1152883 2.92
Del Norte 27903 0.07
El Dorado 193057 0.49
Fresno 997847 2.53
Glenn 28445 0.07
Humboldt 135839 0.34
Imperial 180439 0.46
Inyo 17993 0.05
Kern 898898 2.28
Kings 152727 0.39
Lake 64463 0.16
Lassen 30694 0.08
Los Angeles 10011602 25.39
Madera 156717 0.40
Marin 259085 0.66
Mariposa 17117 0.04
Mendocino 86932 0.22
Merced 277114 0.70
Modoc 8866 0.02
Mono 14450 0.04
Monterey 433380 1.10
Napa 137678 0.35
Nevada 99648 0.25
Orange 3170851 8.04
Placer 398918 1.01
Plumas 19052 0.05
Riverside 2465569 6.25
Sacramento 1551660 3.93
San Benito 62803 0.16
San Bernardino 2177279 5.52
San Diego 3330459 8.45
San Francisco 878826 2.23
San Joaquin 761571 1.93
San Luis Obispo 282728 0.72
San Mateo 764810 1.94
Santa Barbara 445464 1.13
Santa Clara 1922411 4.88
Santa Cruz 272870 0.69
Shasta 179645 0.46
Sierra 2959 0.01
Siskiyou 43663 0.11
Solano 447434 1.14
Sonoma 492318 1.25
Stanislaus 549761 1.39
Sutter 96910 0.25
Tehama 65186 0.17
Trinity 12337 0.03
Tulare 465751 1.18
Tuolumne 54290 0.14
Ventura 844203 2.14
Yolo 220019 0.56
Yuba 78549 0.20