State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for California by County
Population: White
All Ages, Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 72.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 235,377,662.
• Rank within US : N/A

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 59.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 23,453,222.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52

Sierra County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 97.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,963.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 143 of 3146

Nevada County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 92.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 91,726.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1242 of 3146

Calaveras County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 41,173.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1475 of 3146

Plumas County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 90.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 16,855.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1495 of 3146

Modoc County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 89.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 7,976.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1573 of 3146

Mariposa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 15,402.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1681 of 3146

Colusa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 88.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 18,949.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1695 of 3146

Tuolumne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 47,447.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1738 of 3146

El Dorado County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 87.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 165,234.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1757 of 3146

Amador County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 33,327.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1836 of 3146

Shasta County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 155,124.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1846 of 3146

Trinity County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 86.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 10,924.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1891 of 3146

Tehama County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 54,795.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1911 of 3146

San Luis Obispo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 85.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 241,123.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1932 of 3146

Siskiyou County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 84.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 36,847.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1976 of 3146

Mendocino County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 72,935.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2032 of 3146

Mono County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 83.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 11,921.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2043 of 3146

Lassen County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 25,324.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2093 of 3146

Placer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 82.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 316,716.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2095 of 3146

San Benito County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 49,245.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2120 of 3146

Butte County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 184,180.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2121 of 3146

Glenn County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 81.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 22,685.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2151 of 3146

Ventura County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 80.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 678,658.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2198 of 3146

Humboldt County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 79.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 108,557.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2214 of 3146

Inyo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 78.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 14,170.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2265 of 3146

Marin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 202,313.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2304 of 3146

Santa Barbara County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 77.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 344,778.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2319 of 3146

Lake County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 76.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 49,389.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2336 of 3146

Stanislaus County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 76.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 415,911.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2353 of 3146

Yuba County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 76.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 58,016.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2372 of 3146

Del Norte County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 20,581.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2410 of 3146

Santa Cruz County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 204,866.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2411 of 3146

Sonoma County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 373,667.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2412 of 3146

Kern County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 74.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 660,147.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2426 of 3146

Tulare County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 73.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 340,462.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2446 of 3146

Napa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 73.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 102,467.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2461 of 3146

San Diego County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 70.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 2,345,667.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2523 of 3146

Madera County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 69.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 108,100.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2562 of 3146

Yolo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 69.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 150,617.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2569 of 3146

Sutter County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 69.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 66,293.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2576 of 3146

Kings County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 67.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 102,062.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2617 of 3146

Imperial County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 117,658.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2695 of 3146

Fresno County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 65.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 639,985.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2697 of 3146

San Bernardino County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.2 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,315,238.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2796 of 3146

Orange County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 61.0 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,931,263.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2801 of 3146

Riverside County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 59.9 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 1,444,654.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2816 of 3146

Alpine County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.7 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 599.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2854 of 3146

Sacramento County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 57.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 873,905.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2860 of 3146

San Joaquin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 56.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 419,288.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2877 of 3146

Contra Costa County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 55.8 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 637,904.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2883 of 3146

Merced County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 55.1 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 149,434.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2892 of 3146

Monterey County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 53.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 230,992.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2915 of 3146

Solano County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 52.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 232,437.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2930 of 3146

Los Angeles County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 51.3 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 5,168,443.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2942 of 3146

San Mateo County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 50.6 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 388,318.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2949 of 3146

San Francisco County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 46.4 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 406,056.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2984 of 3146

Santa Clara County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 44.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 857,092.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3005 of 3146

Alameda County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 40.5 percent.
• People (White) : The number of people (white) is 670,364.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3035 of 3146

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 11/26/2021 9:36 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Population: White, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.