Japanese Population in Sacramento County, CA by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Japanese population in Sacramento County, CA is reported at 21,445 residents, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Several cities in Sacramento County - including Sacramento, Elk Grove, Folsom, and others - contribute to the Japanese population, but the total county figure of 21,445 indicates additional presence beyond municipal borders. The sections below explores how Japanese residents are distributed in California and the U.S.

Top 5 cities with the largest Japanese population in Sacramento County

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  • 1
    Sacramento
    Japanese population in Sacramento is 10,288
    1.96% of Sacramento population is Japanese
  • 2
    Elk Grove
    Japanese population in Elk Grove is 2,885
    1.63% of Elk Grove population is Japanese
  • 3
    Folsom
    Japanese population in Folsom is 1,154
    1.40% of Folsom population is Japanese
  • 4
    Rancho Cordova
    Japanese population in Rancho Cordova is 959
    1.19% of Rancho Cordova population is Japanese
  • 5
    Citrus Heights
    Japanese population in Citrus Heights is 615
    0.71% of Citrus Heights population is Japanese

Overview of Japanese population in Sacramento County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows Sacramento County contains 21,445 Japanese residents (1.4% of 1.6 million total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 99th percentile nationally among counties and 89th percentile within California for Japanese demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS show Sacramento County's Japanese population of 1.4% surpassing both California's state average of 1.2% and the national average of 0.49%, positioning the county as a high-concentration jurisdiction exceeding demographic benchmarks across all geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data documents Sacramento County with 21,445 Japanese residents, representing 4.5% of California's total Japanese population of 480,944.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document Sacramento County with 22.2 Japanese Americans per square mile, just over seven times California's average density of 3.1 per square mile, placing the county among the most densely concentrated jurisdictions within the state.
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7 Cities in Sacramento County Ranked by Japanese Population

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ACS data [1] show Japanese populations distributed across multiple cities in the county, led by Sacramento, Elk Grove, Folsom, and Rancho Cordova. The table below provides additional context, including total population, population density, and demographic distributions, based on current ACS data for 7 incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Sacramento County, CA ranked by Japanese population count
Rank by Japanese Population
City
Japanese Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Sacramento County Japanese Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Sacramento 10,288 1.96% 47.97%
2 Elk Grove 2,885 1.63% 13.45%
3 Folsom 1,154 1.40% 5.38%
4 Rancho Cordova 959 1.19% 4.47%
5 Citrus Heights 615 0.71% 2.87%
6 Galt 109 0.42% 0.51%
7 Isleton 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 Sacramento County, CA by their Japanese population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Japanese 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 Japanese 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 Japanese alone, while others identify as Japanese along with another race (such as Japanese and German).
  • We’ve used the “Japanese alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Japanese population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Japanese 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 Japanese .
  2. % of Total Sacramento County Japanese Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Japanese 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 Japanese 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 Japanese 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 Japanese populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

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