California's Top Growing and Shrinking Cities by Race (2019-2023)

Top 10 Latino growing cities

Bakersfield +32,551

San Bernardino+25,730

Oakland +15,800

Fresno + 15,379

Stockton+14,800

Moreno Valley +13,946

Indio +13,664

Palmdale +13,412

Victorville +12,571

Lancaster +11,030

Top 11 Latino shrinking cities

LA -132,228

Riverside -17,065

Anaheim -15,556

Santa Ana -13,068

East LA -12,380

Long Beach -11,735

Oceanside -10,916

Hawthorne -10,848

Corona -10,651

Pomona -9,719

Vista -9,619

source: @IDoTheThinking on X via US Census

Top 11 White (non-Hispanic) growing cities

Rancho Cordova +4915

Visalia +4883

Bellflower +3837

Carmichael + 3072

Richmond +2385

Clovis +2241

Menifee + 2147

Anaheim +1927

Lancaster + 1876

Vista +1854

Upland +1635

Impressive White growth in Rancho Cordova and Carmichael is probably Ukrainian immigrants while White growth in Anaheim and Bellflower is probably Arab immigrants.

Top 11 White (non-Hispanic) shrinking cities in CA

LA -80,088

San Francisco -54,920

San Jose -50,939

San Diego -49,285

Fresno -20,299

Modesto -17,320

Pleasanton -15,855

Fullerton -13,219

Sacramento -12,627

Redwood City -11876

Irvine -11,336

Source: @IDoTheThinking on X via US Census

Whites are leaving California’s major cities in droves, as well as certain suburbs that have become more Asian like Pleasanton and Irvine.

Top 11 Black (non-Hispanic) growing cities

Riverside +6879

Temecula +6583

Stockton +5072

Rancho Cucamonga +4901

Menifee +4713

Elk Grove +4611

Hawthorne + 4363

Ontario +4148

Sunnyvale + 3946

Hesperia + 3787

Tustin +3542

Black growth in Sunnyvale is probably African H1b visa holders.

Top 11 Black (non-Hispanic) shrinking cities

Oakland -21,315

Los Angeles -20,172

San Bernardino -12,364

Moreno Valley -12,095

Lancaster -11,633

San Francisco -9,584

Lakewood -7,386

San Diego -6,811

Antioch -6,162

Bellflower -5,740

Carson -5,520

source: @IDoTheThinking on X via US Census

Top 11 Asian (non-Hispanic) growing cities

Irvine +28,396

Los Angeles +14,711

Sacramento +12,443

Fresno +11,943

Tracy +11,933

Santa Clarita +9,608

Fontana +8,803

Sunnyvale +8,173

Oakland +7,979

Mountain View +7,802

Escondido +7,762

Top 11 Asian (non-Hispanic) shrinking cities

San Francisco -16,441

El Monte -11,456

Glendale -8,449

Chula Vista -7,643

Oxnard -6,738

Chino Hills -6,694

Alhambra -6,649

Alameda -5,810

Lakewood -4,591

Garden Grove-4,538

Temecula -3,661

source: @IDoTheThinking on X via US Census