| County | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda |
24,718 |
22,451 |
20,818 |
19,013 |
18,498 |
16,726 |
15,396 |
13,599 |
13,975 |
10,968 |
| Alpine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Amador |
13 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
| Butte |
1,667 |
1,282 |
996 |
800 |
641 |
495 |
370 |
376 |
303 |
318 |
| Calaveras |
7 |
6 |
6 |
17 |
10 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
| Colusa |
506 |
421 |
293 |
294 |
210 |
218 |
214 |
148 |
165 |
181 |
| Contra Costa |
7,936 |
7,028 |
6,175 |
5,705 |
5,182 |
4,510 |
4,426 |
3,977 |
3,775 |
3,167 |
| Del Norte |
194 |
149 |
154 |
124 |
96 |
56 |
61 |
64 |
66 |
178 |
| El Dorado |
616 |
494 |
359 |
348 |
323 |
286 |
167 |
147 |
222 |
140 |
| Fresno |
27,330 |
22,599 |
18,419 |
16,050 |
13,494 |
12,173 |
10,498 |
8,504 |
7,417 |
6,512 |
| Glenn |
669 |
467 |
306 |
256 |
311 |
306 |
375 |
343 |
267 |
226 |
| Humboldt |
384 |
397 |
337 |
265 |
211 |
128 |
103 |
96 |
104 |
144 |
| Imperial |
12,862 |
11,958 |
10,394 |
9,187 |
8,361 |
7,764 |
7,813 |
6,881 |
5,846 |
5,259 |
| Inyo |
63 |
28 |
27 |
40 |
34 |
35 |
10 |
17 |
33 |
18 |
| Kern |
12,910 |
10,265 |
8,053 |
7,263 |
6,511 |
6,003 |
5,410 |
5,112 |
5,232 |
3,899 |
| Kings |
2,403 |
2,176 |
1,835 |
1,795 |
1,797 |
1,870 |
1,845 |
1,855 |
1,470 |
1,239 |
| Lake |
196 |
173 |
146 |
114 |
107 |
96 |
86 |
106 |
111 |
94 |
| Lassen |
36 |
31 |
31 |
26 |
19 |
16 |
16 |
15 |
12 |
13 |
| Los Angeles |
384,916 |
333,373 |
293,850 |
282,500 |
260,658 |
240,805 |
227,843 |
215,894 |
207,239 |
190,211 |
| Madera |
2,730 |
2,234 |
1,800 |
1,800 |
1,569 |
1,347 |
970 |
962 |
891 |
962 |
| Marin |
1,143 |
1,010 |
849 |
801 |
755 |
670 |
649 |
613 |
535 |
516 |
| Mariposa |
11 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| Mendocino |
1,033 |
950 |
668 |
602 |
653 |
538 |
501 |
376 |
291 |
252 |
| Merced |
9,876 |
8,221 |
6,853 |
5,716 |
5,073 |
4,603 |
4,613 |
4,005 |
3,292 |
2,770 |
| Modoc |
146 |
97 |
77 |
72 |
52 |
34 |
49 |
50 |
48 |
42 |
| Mono |
72 |
23 |
14 |
18 |
12 |
14 |
8 |
6 |
9 |
14 |
| Monterey |
14,953 |
12,921 |
12,093 |
11,642 |
11,127 |
10,746 |
10,359 |
9,711 |
9,131 |
5,777 |
| Napa |
1,531 |
1,246 |
869 |
798 |
669 |
658 |
688 |
651 |
350 |
484 |
| Nevada |
12 |
5 |
56 |
12 |
17 |
21 |
15 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
| Orange |
77,485 |
64,544 |
55,159 |
49,928 |
47,528 |
43,414 |
39,961 |
35,784 |
33,137 |
29,297 |
| Placer |
520 |
424 |
340 |
346 |
351 |
215 |
201 |
229 |
217 |
234 |
| Plumas |
10 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
| Riverside |
26,135 |
20,866 |
17,273 |
14,695 |
12,931 |
11,352 |
10,291 |
9,441 |
8,760 |
8,321 |
Sacramento |
14,162 |
12,206 |
11,397 |
10,340 |
9,539 |
8,911 |
7,710 |
6,790 |
6,178 |
5,022 |
San Benito |
1,616 |
1,567 |
1,588 |
1,551 |
1,391 |
1,359 |
1,308 |
1,277 |
1,123 |
1,126 |
San Bernardino |
25,221 |
19,444 |
15,529 |
13,795 |
11,939 |
11,063 |
10,224 |
9,686 |
9,433 |
8,627 |
San Diego |
54,454 |
46,784 |
40,867 |
40,592 |
37,943 |
35,640 |
32,968 |
34,075 |
33,235 |
23,421 |
San Francisco |
17,657 |
17,978 |
18,084 |
19,003 |
19,828 |
18,793 |
17,516 |
16,168 |
14,812 |
12,756 |
San Joaquin |
18,038 |
16,129 |
15,882 |
14,606 |
13,432 |
12,781 |
8,721 |
7,728 |
6,379 |
5,381 |
San Luis Obispo |
1,676 |
1,405 |
997 |
977 |
904 |
854 |
792 |
762 |
709 |
619 |
San Mateo |
11,992 |
10,492 |
9,763 |
9,200 |
9,171 |
8,662 |
7,905 |
7,515 |
6,329 |
6,009 |
Santa Barbara |
9,096 |
7,692 |
6,505 |
5,887 |
4,968 |
4,311 |
4,330 |
4,311 |
4,067 |
3,649 |
Santa Clara |
34,233 |
31,908 |
29,529 |
27,921 |
25,895 |
24,295 |
22,725 |
22,384 |
21,144 |
16,998 |
Santa Cruz |
7,533 |
7,192 |
6,401 |
5,997 |
5,213 |
4,796 |
4,284 |
3,891 |
3,834 |
3,312 |
Shasta |
576 |
519 |
416 |
225 |
108 |
22 |
21 |
15 |
19 |
14 |
Sierra |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
Siskiyou |
101 |
99 |
84 |
111 |
85 |
65 |
106 |
73 |
61 |
74 |
Solano |
4,079 |
3,511 |
3,095 |
2,891 |
2,844 |
2,598 |
2,476 |
2,007 |
1,966 |
1,082 |
Sonoma |
3,722 |
3,147 |
2,769 |
2,344 |
2,151 |
1,951 |
1,861 |
1,711 |
1,424 |
1,118 |
Stanislaus |
10,889 |
9,450 |
7,966 |
6,273 |
5,168 |
4,568 |
4,013 |
3,487 |
3,199 |
2,784 |
Sutter |
1,339 |
988 |
796 |
863 |
640 |
541 |
611 |
661 |
766 |
929 |
Tehama |
470 |
441 |
278 |
233 |
164 |
148 |
134 |
148 |
120 |
106 |
Trinity |
0 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Tulare |
10,822 |
8,848 |
7,605 |
6,640 |
6,176 |
5,219 |
5,307 |
4,765 |
3,897 |
3,716 |
Tuolumne |
27 |
27 |
18 |
9 |
13 |
18 |
16 |
23 |
34 |
45 |
Ventura |
16,063 |
12,899 |
11,212 |
10,497 |
10,217 |
9,847 |
9,522 |
8,738 |
7,857 |
6,984 |
Yolo |
2,995 |
2,688 |
2,293 |
2,196 |
2,022 |
2,056 |
1,951 |
1,939 |
1,543 |
1,403 |
Yuba |
1,687 |
1,284 |
1,093 |
827 |
542 |
455 |
375 |
401 |
391 |
343 |
State Totals |
861,531 |
742,559 |
652,439 |
613,224 |
567,564 |
524,076 |
487,835 |
457,541 |
431,449 |
376,794 |
Source:
Language Census (form R30-LC)
Educational Demographics Office
California Department of Education