Filipino Population in California by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Filipino population in California totals 1.7 million, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Los Angeles (152,587), followed by San Diego (95,149) and San Jose (61,302), 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 Filipino residents are distributed across California''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Filipino population in California

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  • 1
    Los Angeles
    Filipino population in Los Angeles is 152,587
    3.96% of Los Angeles population is Filipino
  • 2
    San Diego
    Filipino population in San Diego is 95,149
    6.87% of San Diego population is Filipino
  • 3
    San Jose
    Filipino population in San Jose is 61,302
    6.19% of San Jose population is Filipino
  • 4
    San Francisco
    Filipino population in San Francisco is 44,252
    5.29% of San Francisco population is Filipino
  • 5
    Chula Vista
    Filipino population in Chula Vista is 36,368
    13.22% of Chula Vista population is Filipino

Overview of Filipino population in California

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents California with 1.7 million Filipino residents (4.3% of 39.2 million total state population), ranking the state at the 100th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Filipino demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census data records indicate California's Filipino population of 4.3% exceeds the national average of 1.3% by a factor of 3.2.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates California's 1.7 million Filipino residents constitute 38.4% of the nation's total Filipino population of 4.4 million, placing the state among jurisdictions with the highest demographic concentrations, with 38.4% of all American Filipino Americans residing within state boundaries.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey document California with 10.9 Filipino Americans per square mile, more than eight times the national average density of 1.3 per square mile, placing the state among jurisdictions with significantly elevated demographic concentrations nationally.
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473 Cities in California Ranked by Filipino Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Filipino population in California present in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Jose, 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 Filipino population count
Rank by Filipino Population
City
Filipino Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total California Filipino Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Los Angeles 152,587 3.96% 8.95%
2 San Diego 95,149 6.87% 5.58%
3 San Jose 61,302 6.19% 3.60%
4 San Francisco 44,252 5.29% 2.60%
5 Chula Vista 36,368 13.22% 2.13%
6 Daly City 32,023 31.22% 1.88%
7 Stockton 31,372 9.79% 1.84%
8 27,582 22.13% 1.62%
9 26,557 5.79% 1.56%
10 22,704 24.28% 1.33%
11 22,152 13.91% 1.30%
12 20,498 3.91% 1.20%
13 20,105 11.34% 1.18%
14 17,576 5.10% 1.03%
15 16,865 14.06% 0.99%
16 16,773 7.34% 0.98%
17 13,883 21.53% 0.81%
18 13,781 6.02% 0.81%
19 13,742 3.37% 0.81%
20 12,739 18.70% 0.75%
21 12,586 6.55% 0.74%
22 12,446 2.29% 0.73%
23 11,736 3.81% 0.69%
24 11,194 14.75% 0.66%
25 10,983 14.04% 0.64%
26 10,580 5.26% 0.62%
27 10,363 2.37% 0.61%
28 10,054 6.60% 0.59%
29 9,844 9.16% 0.58%
30 9,603 7.73% 0.56%
31 9,493 6.62% 0.56%
32 9,456 16.90% 0.55%
33 9,046 7.81% 0.53%
34 9,023 4.26% 0.53%
35 8,946 5.83% 0.52%
36 8,928 8.09% 0.52%
37 8,714 5.05% 0.51%
38 8,652 17.90% 0.51%
39 8,555 9.66% 0.50%
40 8,467 8.29% 0.50%
41 8,422 2.66% 0.49%
42 8,216 10.20% 0.48%
43 7,930 6.14% 0.47%
44 7,900 9.51% 0.46%
45 7,721 7.67% 0.45%
46 7,299 9.35% 0.43%
47 7,030 7.37% 0.41%
48 6,877 4.25% 0.40%
49 6,855 4.32% 0.40%
50 6,824 3.91% 0.40%
51 6,690 30.83% 0.39%
52 6,647 5.96% 0.39%
53 6,612 13.01% 0.39%
54 6,558 4.81% 0.38%
55 6,416 6.20% 0.38%
56 6,334 3.01% 0.37%
57 6,243 14.65% 0.37%
58 6,222 8.09% 0.36%
59 6,116 3.43% 0.36%
60 5,985 22.80% 0.35%
61 5,944 3.97% 0.35%
62 5,937 4.28% 0.35%
63 5,908 3.01% 0.35%
64 5,896 5.61% 0.35%
65 5,871 2.69% 0.34%
66 5,754 7.43% 0.34%
67 5,451 3.86% 0.32%
68 5,444 5.93% 0.32%
69 5,424 16.59% 0.32%
70 5,101 3.00% 0.30%
71 5,027 2.27% 0.29%
72 4,939 5.71% 0.29%
73 4,914 10.42% 0.29%
74 4,831 6.85% 0.28%
75 4,828 4.51% 0.28%
76 4,822 3.93% 0.28%
77 4,771 3.51% 0.28%
78 4,770 7.38% 0.28%
79 4,756 3.21% 0.28%
80 4,747 4.11% 0.28%
81 4,730 5.86% 0.28%
82 4,667 15.98% 0.27%
83 4,658 4.95% 0.27%
84 4,582 4.96% 0.27%
85 4,563 8.49% 0.27%
86 4,422 2.50% 0.26%
87 4,388 3.99% 0.26%
88 4,288 2.59% 0.25%
89 4,271 3.40% 0.25%
90 4,140 11.03% 0.24%
91 4,061 3.63% 0.24%
92 4,028 4.69% 0.24%
93 4,007 2.35% 0.24%
94 3,995 4.66% 0.23%
95 3,961 4.61% 0.23%
96 3,667 5.22% 0.22%
97 3,606 1.16% 0.21%
98 3,502 4.25% 0.21%
99 3,446 4.82% 0.20%
100 3,426 3.47% 0.20%
101 3,390 4.29% 0.20%
102 3,385 5.07% 0.20%
103 3,367 5.63% 0.20%
104 3,285 4.03% 0.19%
104 3,285 7.41% 0.19%
105 3,266 4.51% 0.19%
106 3,199 2.55% 0.19%
107 3,129 6.67% 0.18%
108 3,120 6.30% 0.18%
109 3,105 2.58% 0.18%
110 3,065 3.95% 0.18%
111 3,022 4.33% 0.18%
112 2,968 3.76% 0.17%
113 2,944 5.97% 0.17%
114 2,912 5.81% 0.17%
115 2,878 5.93% 0.17%
116 2,867 3.48% 0.17%
117 2,839 18.47% 0.17%
118 2,809 10.08% 0.16%
119 2,798 2.53% 0.16%
120 2,791 2.66% 0.16%
121 2,783 1.95% 0.16%
122 2,773 4.74% 0.16%
123 2,708 3.83% 0.16%
124 2,686 5.23% 0.16%
125 2,683 2.34% 0.16%
126 2,670 5.13% 0.16%
127 2,587 3.71% 0.15%
128 2,583 5.47% 0.15%
129 2,570 3.13% 0.15%
130 2,520 15.71% 0.15%
131 2,448 2.81% 0.14%
132 2,410 4.42% 0.14%
133 2,407 2.66% 0.14%
134 2,375 9.49% 0.14%
135 2,349 3.95% 0.14%
136 2,291 2.67% 0.13%
137 2,276 4.15% 0.13%
138 2,268 7.10% 0.13%
139 2,260 8.22% 0.13%
140 2,195 8.17% 0.13%
141 2,192 3.69% 0.13%
142 2,156 6.28% 0.13%
143 2,138 4.74% 0.13%
144 2,129 1.94% 0.12%
145 2,112 4.91% 0.12%
146 2,104 3.29% 0.12%
147 2,103 3.79% 0.12%
148 2,098 2.87% 0.12%
149 2,084 3.09% 0.12%
150 2,074 4.04% 0.12%
151 2,062 6.26% 0.12%
152 2,046 7.90% 0.12%
153 2,044 5.54% 0.12%
154 2,042 2.27% 0.12%
155 2,009 3.00% 0.12%
156 1,997 9.11% 0.12%
157 1,996 4.22% 0.12%
158 1,992 10.58% 0.12%
159 1,988 3.85% 0.12%
160 1,935 3.18% 0.11%
161 1,895 1.77% 0.11%
162 1,854 3.39% 0.11%
163 1,821 2.29% 0.11%
164 1,798 5.89% 0.11%
165 1,774 5.20% 0.10%
166 1,750 7.84% 0.10%
167 1,704 2.74% 0.10%
168 1,683 3.93% 0.10%
169 1,653 2.77% 0.10%
170 1,644 3.14% 0.10%
171 1,641 1.81% 0.10%
172 1,573 4.95% 0.09%
173 1,568 5.80% 0.09%
174 1,559 1.67% 0.09%
175 1,541 6.82% 0.09%
176 1,529 4.91% 0.09%
177 1,482 2.75% 0.09%
178 1,479 2.61% 0.09%
179 1,478 4.78% 0.09%
180 1,472 3.81% 0.09%
181 1,470 2.40% 0.09%
182 1,458 3.95% 0.09%
183 1,449 1.84% 0.09%
184 1,436 1.41% 0.08%
185 1,408 1.57% 0.08%
186 1,404 2.02% 0.08%
187 1,395 3.73% 0.08%
188 1,390 3.20% 0.08%
189 1,375 2.19% 0.08%
190 1,372 1.82% 0.08%
191 1,361 3.72% 0.08%
191 1,361 1.31% 0.08%
192 1,301 3.15% 0.08%
193 1,299 2.13% 0.08%
194 1,297 1.42% 0.08%
195 1,278 2.87% 0.08%
196 1,274 2.83% 0.07%
197 1,269 2.06% 0.07%
198 1,251 1.18% 0.07%
199 1,229 2.03% 0.07%
200 1,227 4.46% 0.07%
201 1,168 2.32% 0.07%
202 1,160 1.35% 0.07%
203 1,153 2.12% 0.07%
204 1,149 2.04% 0.07%
205 1,125 1.67% 0.07%
206 1,123 2.99% 0.07%
207 1,115 1.88% 0.07%
208 1,088 5.65% 0.06%
209 1,085 4.21% 0.06%
210 1,081 2.05% 0.06%
211 1,073 3.00% 0.06%
212 1,055 2.64% 0.06%
213 1,047 3.64% 0.06%
214 1,026 1.17% 0.06%
215 1,023 4.80% 0.06%
216 1,021 8.83% 0.06%
217 981 1.60% 0.06%
218 974 2.54% 0.06%
218 974 1.60% 0.06%
219 968 1.88% 0.06%
220 967 2.49% 0.06%
221 961 4.71% 0.06%
222 959 3.22% 0.06%
223 953 5.65% 0.06%
224 943 3.59% 0.06%
225 916 1.31% 0.05%
226 915 1.26% 0.05%
227 888 3.84% 0.05%
228 880 1.83% 0.05%
229 869 2.82% 0.05%
230 853 3.93% 0.05%
231 849 1.01% 0.05%
232 845 2.84% 0.05%
233 835 1.91% 0.05%
234 828 0.83% 0.05%
235 824 1.57% 0.05%
236 823 1.30% 0.05%
237 819 3.58% 0.05%
238 812 2.48% 0.05%
239 806 0.86% 0.05%
240 792 1.35% 0.05%
241 770 4.02% 0.05%
242 769 1.57% 0.05%
243 766 1.64% 0.04%
244 762 1.47% 0.04%
245 744 2.07% 0.04%
246 721 3.59% 0.04%
247 719 6.56% 0.04%
248 711 2.03% 0.04%
249 706 5.99% 0.04%
249 706 2.90% 0.04%
250 690 2.77% 0.04%
251 671 2.04% 0.04%
252 670 2.74% 0.04%
253 667 1.75% 0.04%
254 655 1.73% 0.04%
255 631 2.06% 0.04%
256 607 2.41% 0.04%
257 593 3.53% 0.03%
258 589 1.68% 0.03%
259 577 2.32% 0.03%
260 572 1.75% 0.03%
261 570 4.44% 0.03%
262 542 1.23% 0.03%
263 540 1.82% 0.03%
264 530 0.79% 0.03%
265 529 2.74% 0.03%
266 526 1.65% 0.03%
267 519 2.06% 0.03%
268 518 2.05% 0.03%
269 511 1.82% 0.03%
270 497 3.60% 0.03%
271 472 0.51% 0.03%
272 464 1.48% 0.03%
273 461 1.41% 0.03%
274 455 1.92% 0.03%
275 436 2.37% 0.03%
276 434 9.20% 0.03%
277 433 1.69% 0.03%
278 429 2.47% 0.03%
279 422 1.45% 0.02%
280 412 4.56% 0.02%
281 404 1.17% 0.02%
282 399 1.30% 0.02%
283 391 1.98% 0.02%
283 391 3.07% 0.02%
284 388 1.18% 0.02%
285 380 2.31% 0.02%
286 373 3.49% 0.02%
287 368 0.56% 0.02%
288 360 1.12% 0.02%
289 359 1.93% 0.02%
290 345 2.72% 0.02%
291 344 2.29% 0.02%
291 344 2.71% 0.02%
292 329 2.51% 0.02%
293 325 1.95% 0.02%
294 319 1.60% 0.02%
295 318 1.60% 0.02%
296 314 1.95% 0.02%
297 310 2.15% 0.02%
298 306 2.75% 0.02%
299 301 2.73% 0.02%
300 288 1.53% 0.02%
301 287 1.13% 0.02%
302 284 5.35% 0.02%
303 279 2.79% 0.02%
304 278 1.06% 0.02%
305 272 2.63% 0.02%
306 266 1.37% 0.02%
307 262 2.12% 0.02%
308 251 2.07% 0.01%
309 250 1.44% 0.01%
310 247 1.09% 0.01%
310 247 0.81% 0.01%
311 240 1.84% 0.01%
312 235 16.31% 0.01%
313 233 1.13% 0.01%
314 232 0.86% 0.01%
315 224 0.72% 0.01%
316 219 1.59% 0.01%
317 214 2.62% 0.01%
318 206 2.45% 0.01%
319 203 2.72% 0.01%
320 198 2.67% 0.01%
321 197 1.14% 0.01%
321 197 1.39% 0.01%
322 196 0.90% 0.01%
323 193 0.36% 0.01%
324 190 0.96% 0.01%
325 188 1.05% 0.01%
326 184 1.79% 0.01%
327 182 0.72% 0.01%
328 176 2.34% 0.01%
328 176 1.64% 0.01%
329 165 3.26% 0.01%
330 162 0.77% 0.01%
330 162 1.75% 0.01%
330 162 1.47% 0.01%
331 160 0.61% 0.01%
332 159 1.18% 0.01%
332 159 0.82% 0.01%
333 158 1.07% 0.01%
334 157 1.47% 0.01%
335 153 0.58% 0.01%
336 152 1.35% 0.01%
337 151 1.88% 0.01%
338 147 1.14% 0.01%
339 144 1.47% 0.01%
339 144 1.61% 0.01%
340 143 3.30% 0.01%
341 142 2.32% 0.01%
342 141 0.62% 0.01%
343 139 1.38% 0.01%
344 138 0.95% 0.01%
345 132 1.19% 0.01%
345 132 1.01% 0.01%
345 132 0.54% 0.01%
346 131 0.71% 0.01%
347 126 0.99% 0.01%
348 125 2.07% 0.01%
349 124 0.38% 0.01%
350 120 0.85% 0.01%
351 115 4.67% 0.01%
352 114 0.93% 0.01%
353 108 0.72% 0.01%
354 107 2.82% 0.01%
354 107 1.28% 0.01%
355 103 1.47% 0.01%
356 97 0.50% 0.01%
356 97 3.61% 0.01%
357 96 1.05% 0.01%
358 95 0.84% 0.01%
359 93 1.37% 0.01%
360 92 1.28% 0.01%
360 92 0.35% 0.01%
361 91 0.75% 0.01%
361 91 0.85% 0.01%
362 89 1.04% 0.01%
363 86 1.67% 0.01%
363 86 0.52% 0.01%
363 86 0.68% 0.01%
364 85 5.46% 0.01%
365 84 2.49% 0.00%
366 82 0.65% 0.00%
367 80 1.29% 0.00%
367 80 1.66% 0.00%
368 74 0.95% 0.00%
369 71 0.58% 0.00%
370 68 2.00% 0.00%
371 67 0.17% 0.00%
372 63 0.60% 0.00%
373 61 1.06% 0.00%
374 60 0.36% 0.00%
375 59 0.14% 0.00%
375 59 0.41% 0.00%
376 54 0.97% 0.00%
377 53 0.99% 0.00%
378 52 0.42% 0.00%
378 52 0.31% 0.00%
379 48 0.73% 0.00%
379 48 3.18% 0.00%
380 47 3.08% 0.00%
380 47 0.65% 0.00%
380 47 0.61% 0.00%
381 46 2.04% 0.00%
381 46 0.90% 0.00%
381 46 0.93% 0.00%
382 42 1.60% 0.00%
383 35 0.69% 0.00%
384 34 0.41% 0.00%
384 34 0.66% 0.00%
385 33 4.71% 0.00%
386 30 0.40% 0.00%
387 28 1.34% 0.00%
388 26 0.07% 0.00%
389 25 3.17% 0.00%
389 25 0.49% 0.00%
389 25 0.39% 0.00%
390 24 0.18% 0.00%
391 22 0.27% 0.00%
392 21 0.22% 0.00%
393 20 0.58% 0.00%
394 19 1.87% 0.00%
394 19 0.50% 0.00%
394 19 0.25% 0.00%
395 18 2.77% 0.00%
396 17 0.25% 0.00%
397 16 0.58% 0.00%
398 15 0.11% 0.00%
398 15 1.01% 0.00%
398 15 0.21% 0.00%
399 13 0.05% 0.00%
399 13 0.17% 0.00%
400 12 0.12% 0.00%
401 11 0.28% 0.00%
402 10 1.23% 0.00%
403 9 0.42% 0.00%
404 8 0.30% 0.00%
404 8 0.07% 0.00%
405 7 0.29% 0.00%
406 6 0.08% 0.00%
407 5 0.37% 0.00%
408 4 0.11% 0.00%
408 4 0.06% 0.00%
409 3 0.06% 0.00%
410 2 0.02% 0.00%
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 0 - -
411 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 Filipino population, using the most recent ACS data available.

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

How We Ranked the Data

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

Sources

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