Greek Population in California by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Greek population in California totals 120,649, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Los Angeles (11,701), followed by San Diego (5,446) and San Francisco (4,370), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Greek residents are distributed across California''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Greek population in California

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  • 1
    Los Angeles
    Greek population in Los Angeles is 11,701
    0.30% of Los Angeles population is Greek
  • 2
    San Diego
    Greek population in San Diego is 5,446
    0.39% of San Diego population is Greek
  • 3
    San Francisco
    Greek population in San Francisco is 4,370
    0.52% of San Francisco population is Greek
  • 4
    San Jose
    Greek population in San Jose is 2,717
    0.27% of San Jose population is Greek
  • 5
    Oakland
    Greek population in Oakland is 1,596
    0.36% of Oakland population is Greek

Overview of Greek population in California

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data indicate California contains 120,649 Greek residents (0.31% of 39.2 million total state population), positioning the state at the 97th percentile nationally among U.S. states for Greek population concentrations.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census surveys show California's Greek demographic representation of 0.31% remains below the national average of 0.36%, positioning the state below typical U.S. demographic distribution patterns.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey records show California hosts 120,649 Greek residents, representing 10% of the nation's total Greek population of 1.2 million, establishing the state as a significant demographic concentration center within national boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data indicates California's density of 0.77 Greek Americans per square mile exceeds the national average of 0.34 per square mile by two and one-quarter times, establishing the state as a significant concentration center for Greek demographic communities.
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473 Cities in California Ranked by Greek Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Greek population in California present in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in California ranked by Greek population count
Rank by Greek Population
City
Greek Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total California Greek Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Los Angeles 11,701 0.30% 9.70%
2 San Diego 5,446 0.39% 4.51%
3 San Francisco 4,370 0.52% 3.62%
4 San Jose 2,717 0.27% 2.25%
5 Oakland 1,596 0.36% 1.32%
6 Long Beach 1,489 0.32% 1.23%
7 Sacramento 1,464 0.28% 1.21%
8 1,289 1.03% 1.07%
9 1,211 0.22% 1.00%
10 1,085 0.35% 0.90%
11 1,059 0.54% 0.88%
12 947 1.36% 0.78%
13 944 0.91% 0.78%
14 870 0.38% 0.72%
15 827 0.26% 0.69%
16 824 0.54% 0.68%
17 759 0.98% 0.63%
18 749 0.89% 0.62%
19 746 0.62% 0.62%
20 738 0.64% 0.61%
20 738 0.86% 0.61%
21 727 0.41% 0.60%
22 703 0.32% 0.58%
23 661 1.55% 0.55%
24 654 0.94% 0.54%
25 651 0.48% 0.54%
26 647 0.20% 0.54%
27 642 0.69% 0.53%
28 618 0.43% 0.51%
29 585 0.64% 0.48%
30 576 0.33% 0.48%
31 564 0.93% 0.47%
32 563 0.29% 0.47%
33 542 0.75% 0.45%
34 541 0.49% 0.45%
35 535 0.16% 0.44%
36 523 0.38% 0.43%
37 517 1.19% 0.43%
37 517 0.84% 0.43%
38 510 0.29% 0.42%
39 500 1.53% 0.41%
40 492 0.48% 0.41%
41 483 0.46% 0.40%
42 476 0.28% 0.39%
43 473 0.43% 0.39%
44 467 0.37% 0.39%
45 463 0.11% 0.38%
46 455 0.71% 0.38%
47 451 0.55% 0.37%
48 429 1.44% 0.36%
49 428 0.71% 0.35%
50 426 1.55% 0.35%
50 426 0.58% 0.35%
50 426 0.39% 0.35%
51 423 0.43% 0.35%
52 416 0.81% 0.34%
53 414 0.62% 0.34%
54 402 0.63% 0.33%
55 388 3.05% 0.32%
56 386 0.35% 0.32%
57 382 0.41% 0.32%
58 373 0.45% 0.31%
59 371 0.45% 0.31%
60 370 0.43% 0.31%
60 370 0.42% 0.31%
61 367 0.72% 0.30%
62 364 0.28% 0.30%
63 360 0.54% 0.30%
63 360 0.75% 0.30%
64 355 0.30% 0.29%
65 353 0.25% 0.29%
66 349 0.15% 0.29%
67 347 0.49% 0.29%
68 339 0.12% 0.28%
69 333 1.68% 0.28%
69 333 0.56% 0.28%
70 329 0.38% 0.27%
71 328 0.68% 0.27%
72 324 0.32% 0.27%
73 320 0.26% 0.27%
73 320 0.34% 0.27%
73 320 0.47% 0.27%
74 319 0.37% 0.26%
75 317 1.03% 0.26%
76 312 0.41% 0.26%
77 311 0.56% 0.26%
78 306 0.35% 0.25%
79 302 0.47% 0.25%
80 301 0.20% 0.25%
81 298 0.27% 0.25%
82 293 0.40% 0.24%
83 285 0.82% 0.24%
84 281 1.67% 0.23%
84 281 0.29% 0.23%
85 279 2.76% 0.23%
85 279 0.09% 0.23%
86 277 0.22% 0.23%
87 274 0.78% 0.23%
88 273 0.80% 0.23%
88 273 0.46% 0.23%
89 271 0.25% 0.22%
89 271 1.09% 0.22%
90 269 0.31% 0.22%
91 267 0.87% 0.22%
91 267 0.33% 0.22%
92 265 0.87% 0.22%
93 264 0.41% 0.22%
94 256 1.12% 0.21%
95 254 0.25% 0.21%
95 254 0.20% 0.21%
96 253 6.80% 0.21%
96 253 0.22% 0.21%
97 252 0.48% 0.21%
98 251 0.36% 0.21%
99 245 0.54% 0.20%
100 242 0.64% 0.20%
101 241 0.39% 0.20%
102 238 0.16% 0.20%
103 235 0.63% 0.19%
104 234 0.79% 0.19%
105 233 0.52% 0.19%
106 232 2.11% 0.19%
107 231 0.14% 0.19%
108 226 0.61% 0.19%
108 226 0.41% 0.19%
109 225 0.66% 0.19%
110 222 0.28% 0.18%
111 218 0.55% 0.18%
111 218 0.27% 0.18%
112 213 0.92% 0.18%
113 209 0.10% 0.17%
113 209 0.45% 0.17%
114 206 0.50% 0.17%
115 205 0.34% 0.17%
116 202 0.43% 0.17%
117 201 0.42% 0.17%
118 199 0.22% 0.16%
119 195 0.11% 0.16%
120 194 0.17% 0.16%
121 191 5.95% 0.16%
122 189 0.74% 0.16%
122 189 0.24% 0.16%
123 188 0.12% 0.16%
124 187 2.47% 0.16%
125 186 0.24% 0.15%
126 182 0.09% 0.15%
127 179 0.42% 0.15%
128 177 0.23% 0.15%
129 171 0.08% 0.14%
130 168 0.54% 0.14%
131 167 0.87% 0.14%
132 165 0.95% 0.14%
133 164 1.53% 0.14%
134 162 0.18% 0.13%
135 159 0.32% 0.13%
135 159 0.36% 0.13%
136 158 0.70% 0.13%
136 158 0.23% 0.13%
137 157 0.19% 0.13%
138 155 0.10% 0.13%
138 155 0.59% 0.13%
139 153 0.79% 0.13%
140 152 0.58% 0.13%
140 152 0.11% 0.13%
141 150 0.17% 0.12%
142 149 0.59% 0.12%
142 149 0.28% 0.12%
143 146 0.54% 0.12%
144 143 0.10% 0.12%
145 138 0.24% 0.11%
146 131 0.12% 0.11%
146 131 0.19% 0.11%
147 129 0.24% 0.11%
148 127 0.35% 0.11%
148 127 1.41% 0.11%
149 126 0.22% 0.10%
150 124 0.22% 0.10%
151 121 0.27% 0.10%
151 121 0.34% 0.10%
152 117 0.59% 0.10%
152 117 0.36% 0.10%
153 112 0.43% 0.09%
154 108 0.10% 0.09%
155 103 0.37% 0.09%
156 102 0.27% 0.08%
157 101 0.54% 0.08%
157 101 0.31% 0.08%
157 101 0.20% 0.08%
157 101 0.77% 0.08%
157 101 0.19% 0.08%
158 98 0.86% 0.08%
159 97 0.32% 0.08%
160 96 2.45% 0.08%
161 95 2.01% 0.08%
161 95 1.71% 0.08%
162 93 0.09% 0.08%
163 91 0.11% 0.08%
164 85 0.14% 0.07%
164 85 0.60% 0.07%
164 85 0.08% 0.07%
164 85 0.14% 0.07%
165 83 0.12% 0.07%
165 83 0.23% 0.07%
165 83 0.77% 0.07%
166 82 0.45% 0.07%
166 82 0.25% 0.07%
166 82 0.05% 0.07%
166 82 0.64% 0.07%
167 79 0.27% 0.07%
167 79 0.42% 0.07%
168 78 0.17% 0.06%
169 77 0.59% 0.06%
169 77 0.65% 0.06%
170 76 0.15% 0.06%
170 76 0.10% 0.06%
170 76 0.26% 0.06%
170 76 0.21% 0.06%
171 73 0.09% 0.06%
171 73 0.23% 0.06%
172 72 0.15% 0.06%
172 72 0.31% 0.06%
173 71 0.79% 0.06%
173 71 0.63% 0.06%
174 70 0.71% 0.06%
174 70 0.47% 0.06%
174 70 0.22% 0.06%
175 69 0.31% 0.06%
176 68 0.21% 0.06%
176 68 0.41% 0.06%
176 68 0.26% 0.06%
177 66 0.13% 0.05%
177 66 0.09% 0.05%
178 65 0.30% 0.05%
178 65 0.53% 0.05%
179 64 0.13% 0.05%
179 64 0.22% 0.05%
180 63 0.57% 0.05%
181 61 0.14% 0.05%
181 61 0.58% 0.05%
182 60 0.10% 0.05%
183 59 0.18% 0.05%
184 58 0.06% 0.05%
185 55 0.07% 0.05%
186 54 2.60% 0.04%
186 54 0.08% 0.04%
186 54 0.42% 0.04%
186 54 0.12% 0.04%
186 54 0.34% 0.04%
186 54 0.25% 0.04%
187 53 0.42% 0.04%
187 53 0.17% 0.04%
188 52 0.15% 0.04%
189 51 0.16% 0.04%
189 51 0.68% 0.04%
190 50 0.05% 0.04%
190 50 0.02% 0.04%
190 50 0.18% 0.04%
191 48 0.09% 0.04%
191 48 0.15% 0.04%
191 48 0.19% 0.04%
191 48 0.19% 0.04%
191 48 0.12% 0.04%
192 47 0.66% 0.04%
193 46 0.10% 0.04%
194 45 0.93% 0.04%
194 45 0.57% 0.04%
195 44 0.17% 0.04%
195 44 0.58% 0.04%
196 43 0.31% 0.04%
196 43 0.21% 0.04%
197 42 0.16% 0.03%
198 41 0.38% 0.03%
198 41 0.20% 0.03%
198 41 0.07% 0.03%
198 41 0.07% 0.03%
199 39 0.13% 0.03%
199 39 0.02% 0.03%
199 39 0.32% 0.03%
200 38 0.35% 0.03%
201 36 0.53% 0.03%
202 35 1.04% 0.03%
202 35 0.28% 0.03%
203 34 0.16% 0.03%
203 34 0.63% 0.03%
203 34 0.03% 0.03%
204 33 0.06% 0.03%
204 33 0.04% 0.03%
204 33 0.19% 0.03%
204 33 0.57% 0.03%
205 32 0.05% 0.03%
206 31 0.44% 0.03%
206 31 0.30% 0.03%
206 31 0.03% 0.03%
206 31 0.18% 0.03%
206 31 0.08% 0.03%
206 31 0.02% 0.03%
206 31 0.42% 0.03%
207 29 0.06% 0.02%
208 28 0.03% 0.02%
208 28 0.24% 0.02%
208 28 0.54% 0.02%
209 27 0.12% 0.02%
209 27 0.03% 0.02%
209 27 0.11% 0.02%
210 26 0.05% 0.02%
210 26 0.08% 0.02%
210 26 0.35% 0.02%
211 25 1.65% 0.02%
211 25 0.34% 0.02%
211 25 0.32% 0.02%
212 24 0.48% 0.02%
212 24 0.47% 0.02%
212 24 0.06% 0.02%
212 24 0.04% 0.02%
213 23 0.95% 0.02%
213 23 0.21% 0.02%
213 23 0.04% 0.02%
213 23 0.09% 0.02%
213 23 0.21% 0.02%
213 23 0.86% 0.02%
213 23 0.32% 0.02%
214 22 0.69% 0.02%
214 22 0.27% 0.02%
215 21 0.41% 0.02%
215 21 0.17% 0.02%
216 20 0.53% 0.02%
216 20 0.02% 0.02%
217 19 0.06% 0.02%
217 19 0.06% 0.02%
217 19 0.18% 0.02%
217 19 0.04% 0.02%
218 18 0.12% 0.01%
219 16 0.01% 0.01%
219 16 0.20% 0.01%
220 15 0.08% 0.01%
220 15 0.43% 0.01%
220 15 0.44% 0.01%
221 14 0.03% 0.01%
222 13 0.02% 0.01%
222 13 0.16% 0.01%
223 12 0.02% 0.01%
223 12 0.01% 0.01%
223 12 0.28% 0.01%
223 12 0.79% 0.01%
224 11 0.16% 0.01%
224 11 0.02% 0.01%
224 11 0.09% 0.01%
225 10 0.09% 0.01%
225 10 0.02% 0.01%
225 10 0.04% 0.01%
225 10 0.12% 0.01%
225 10 0.02% 0.01%
226 9 0.05% 0.01%
226 9 0.03% 0.01%
226 9 0.03% 0.01%
227 8 0.01% 0.01%
227 8 0.30% 0.01%
228 7 0.14% 0.01%
228 7 0.04% 0.01%
228 7 0.03% 0.01%
228 7 0.04% 0.01%
229 6 0.03% 0.01%
229 6 0.29% 0.01%
229 6 0.01% 0.01%
229 6 0.19% 0.01%
230 5 0.07% 0.00%
230 5 0.00% 0.00%
230 5 0.03% 0.00%
230 5 0.10% 0.00%
231 4 0.05% 0.00%
231 4 0.02% 0.00%
231 4 0.03% 0.00%
231 4 0.16% 0.00%
232 3 0.05% 0.00%
232 3 0.19% 0.00%
232 3 0.01% 0.00%
232 3 0.05% 0.00%
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
233 0 - -
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in California by their Greek population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Greek population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Greek ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Greek alone, while others identify as Greek along with another race (such as Greek and German).
  • We’ve used the “Greek alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Greek population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Greek alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Greek .
  2. % of Total California Greek Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Greek population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Greek populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Greek population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Greek populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.