| County | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda |
39,882 |
38,066 |
35,434 |
33,683 |
32,415 |
30,810 |
29,786 |
27,981 |
| Alpine |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Amador |
49 |
46 |
40 |
27 |
32 |
30 |
27 |
19 |
| Butte |
3,678 |
3,693 |
3,451 |
3,056 |
2,818 |
2,470 |
2,273 |
2,047 |
| Calaveras |
54 |
52 |
42 |
35 |
33 |
31 |
19 |
18 |
| Colusa |
1,558 |
1,335 |
1,235 |
925 |
977 |
879 |
695 |
644 |
| Contra Costa |
15,832 |
14,557 |
13,319 |
12,449 |
11,710 |
11,222 |
10,262 |
9,396 |
| Del Norte |
265 |
348 |
282 |
282 |
275 |
306 |
256 |
184 |
| El Dorado |
1,305 |
1,352 |
1,252 |
1,127 |
1,064 |
977 |
825 |
711 |
| Fresno |
47,231 |
47,334 |
46,228 |
43,753 |
42,576 |
39,544 |
35,773 |
31,915 |
| Glenn |
1,130 |
1,093 |
1,034 |
1,048 |
1,018 |
948 |
904 |
686 |
| Humboldt |
664 |
636 |
650 |
623 |
587 |
543 |
470 |
434 |
| Imperial |
14,976 |
15,383 |
15,492 |
15,269 |
15,231 |
14,589 |
13,735 |
13,174 |
| Inyo |
222 |
209 |
207 |
184 |
175 |
149 |
106 |
123 |
| Kern |
26,349 |
25,466 |
24,010 |
22,245 |
20,391 |
18,340 |
16,462 |
14,976 |
| Kings |
3,976 |
3,950 |
3,842 |
3,455 |
3,253 |
2,836 |
2,711 |
2,504 |
| Lake |
440 |
396 |
360 |
362 |
364 |
330 |
266 |
247 |
| Lassen |
87 |
96 |
86 |
89 |
56 |
78 |
57 |
56 |
| Los Angeles |
561,293 |
557,640 |
541,042 |
526,432 |
514,921 |
493,859 |
468,994 |
433,681 |
| Madera |
6,211 |
6,133 |
5,866 |
5,211 |
4,807 |
4,336 |
3,691 |
3,263 |
| Marin |
2,685 |
2,693 |
2,443 |
2,345 |
1,914 |
1,863 |
1,678 |
1,326 |
| Mariposa |
2 |
11 |
8 |
11 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
| Mendocino |
1,863 |
1,808 |
1,710 |
1,652 |
1,615 |
1,533 |
1,396 |
1,238 |
| Merced |
15,589 |
15,854 |
15,738 |
15,233 |
13,997 |
13,013 |
11,783 |
10,925 |
| Modoc |
272 |
305 |
287 |
301 |
290 |
243 |
220 |
167 |
| Mono |
249 |
204 |
156 |
147 |
141 |
121 |
116 |
83 |
| Monterey |
23,779 |
22,529 |
21,517 |
20,341 |
19,477 |
18,469 |
17,036 |
15,838 |
| Napa |
3,752 |
3,457 |
3,233 |
2,878 |
2,590 |
2,438 |
2,179 |
1,816 |
| Nevada |
72 |
68 |
59 |
44 |
35 |
30 |
15 |
9 |
| Orange |
137,835 |
134,332 |
127,130 |
119,816 |
115,283 |
109,526 |
104,163 |
93,447 |
| Placer |
1,827 |
1,733 |
1,540 |
1,298 |
1,195 |
995 |
867 |
720 |
| Plumas |
65 |
58 |
52 |
30 |
45 |
36 |
38 |
23 |
| Riverside |
54,477 |
52,781 |
50,390 |
46,774 |
43,396 |
39,443 |
35,590 |
31,229 |
Sacramento |
34,684 |
34,307 |
31,189 |
28,928 |
26,102 |
23,018 |
19,623 |
16,966 |
San Benito |
1,695 |
1,740 |
1,747 |
1,836 |
1,749 |
1,698 |
1,714 |
1,668 |
San Bernardino |
57,076 |
54,644 |
50,912 |
46,388 |
42,431 |
39,595 |
35,836 |
32,230 |
San Diego |
101,989 |
97,490 |
92,346 |
85,756 |
82,666 |
76,652 |
70,080 |
63,088 |
San Francisco |
19,099 |
19,673 |
18,661 |
17,712 |
17,825 |
17,887 |
17,591 |
17,210 |
San Joaquin |
23,453 |
23,670 |
23,499 |
23,839 |
23,015 |
22,533 |
21,680 |
19,973 |
San Luis Obispo |
3,003 |
2,852 |
2,641 |
2,341 |
2,329 |
2,266 |
2,177 |
1,939 |
San Mateo |
19,925 |
19,069 |
18,591 |
17,486 |
16,709 |
15,918 |
14,955 |
13,823 |
Santa Barbara |
17,173 |
16,355 |
15,066 |
14,410 |
13,417 |
13,183 |
12,349 |
11,028 |
Santa Clara |
55,992 |
56,015 |
53,976 |
50,778 |
48,904 |
47,073 |
43,344 |
40,144 |
Santa Cruz |
10,548 |
10,445 |
10,094 |
9,910 |
9,499 |
9,022 |
8,307 |
7,977 |
Shasta |
919 |
908 |
943 |
906 |
942 |
894 |
843 |
738 |
Sierra |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Siskiyou |
181 |
142 |
125 |
128 |
149 |
146 |
122 |
99 |
Solano |
6,120 |
6,013 |
5,738 |
5,602 |
5,495 |
5,042 |
4,963 |
5,013 |
Sonoma |
8,721 |
8,191 |
7,343 |
6,468 |
5,919 |
5,501 |
5,215 |
4,355 |
Stanislaus |
16,843 |
16,550 |
15,922 |
15,319 |
14,638 |
13,840 |
13,171 |
11,910 |
Sutter |
2,768 |
2,998 |
2,853 |
2,768 |
2,330 |
2,522 |
2,230 |
1,902 |
Tehama |
911 |
1,048 |
729 |
795 |
763 |
735 |
679 |
619 |
Trinity |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Tulare |
21,472 |
20,773 |
19,442 |
18,930 |
17,766 |
15,991 |
14,648 |
12,766 |
Tuolumne |
60 |
48 |
43 |
45 |
54 |
47 |
38 |
30 |
Ventura |
27,033 |
26,299 |
25,559 |
23,732 |
22,508 |
21,644 |
20,509 |
18,524 |
Yolo |
5,751 |
5,361 |
5,068 |
4,712 |
4,517 |
4,120 |
4,026 |
3,614 |
Yuba |
3,074 |
3,180 |
3,142 |
3,066 |
2,795 |
2,493 |
2,204 |
1,962 |
State Totals |
1,406,166 |
1,381,393 |
1,323,767 |
1,262,982 |
1,215,218 |
1,151,819 |
1,078,705 |
986,462 |
Source:
Language Census (form R30-LC)
Educational Demographics Office
California Department of Education