The 10 California Cities With The Largest Native American Population For 2025


The most Native American places in California are Crescent City and Yreka for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Chris Kolmar | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: October 1, 2025

Most Native American places in California research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the California cities with the highest percentage of Native American residents for 2025. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2019-2023 vintage, which breaks down race by origin.

  • The city with the highest percentage of Native Americans is Crescent City. 4.01% of people in Crescent City are Native Americans.

  • The city with the lowest percentage of Native Americans is Los Gatos. 0.00% of people in Los Gatos are Native American.

  • The city with the most Native Americans is Los Angeles. 6,005 people in Los Angeles are Native American.

  • The city with the fewest Native Americans is Los Gatos. 0 people in Los Gatos are Native American.

  • The United States has 1,751,338 Native Americans and is 0.53% Native American.

Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 10 Cities In California With The Largest Native American Population For 2025

  1. Crescent City
  2. Yreka
  3. Anderson
  4. Susanville
  5. Clearlake
  6. Fortuna
  7. La Habra Heights
  8. Windsor
  9. Redding
  10. Yucca Valley

Which city in California had the largest Native American population? The place with the largest Native American population in California for 2025 is Crescent City. 4.01 of Crescent City identify as Native American.

To see where California ranked as a state on diversity, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in America.

And if you already knew these places were Native American, check out the best places to live in California or the most diverse places in California.

Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked.

Cities In California With The Largest Native American Population For 2025

1. Crescent City

Crescent City, CA

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Population: 6,180
# Of Native American Residents: 248
% Native American: 4.01%
More on Crescent City: Data

2. Yreka

Yreka Location In California

Yreka, CA

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Population: 7,832
# Of Native American Residents: 238
% Native American: 3.04%
More on Yreka: Data

3. Anderson

Anderson Location In California

Anderson, CA

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Population: 11,282
# Of Native American Residents: 294
% Native American: 2.61%
More on Anderson: Data

4. Susanville

Susanville Location In California

Susanville, CA

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Population: 14,992
# Of Native American Residents: 344
% Native American: 2.29%
More on Susanville: Data

5. Clearlake

Clearlake Location In California

Clearlake, CA

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Population: 16,604
# Of Native American Residents: 372
% Native American: 2.24%
More on Clearlake: Data

6. Fortuna

Fortuna Location In California

Fortuna, CA

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Population: 12,413
# Of Native American Residents: 223
% Native American: 1.8%
More on Fortuna: Data

7. La Habra Heights

La Habra Heights Location In California

La Habra Heights, CA

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Population: 5,546
# Of Native American Residents: 93
% Native American: 1.68%
More on La Habra Heights: Data

8. Windsor

Windsor Location In California

Windsor, CA

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Population: 26,179
# Of Native American Residents: 432
% Native American: 1.65%
More on Windsor: Data

9. Redding

Redding Location In California

Redding, CA

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Population: 93,268
# Of Native American Residents: 1,446
% Native American: 1.55%
More on Redding: Data

10. Yucca Valley

Yucca Valley Location In California

Yucca Valley, CA

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Population: 21,744
# Of Native American Residents: 324
% Native American: 1.49%
More on Yucca Valley: Data

Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In California With The Largest Native American Population For 2025

We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across California.

We used Saturday Night Science to analyze the Census’s most recently available data, the 2019-2023 American Community Survey data.

Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:

  • Hispanic or Latino
  • White alone*
  • Black or African American alone*
  • American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
  • Asian alone*
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
  • Some other race alone*
  • Two or more races*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people identifying as American Indian and Alaska Native alone.

We limited our analysis to places with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 421 cities.

We then calculated the percentage of residents that are American Indian and Alaska Native. The percentages ranked from 4.01 to 0.00.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the American Indian and Alaska Native population, with a higher score being more American Indian and Alaska Native than a lower score. Crescent City took the distinction of being the most American Indian and Alaska Native, while Los Gatos was the least Native American city.

We updated this article for 2025. This article is our tenth time ranking the cities in California with the largest Native American population.

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Summary: Native American Populations Across California

If you’re looking for a breakdown of Native American populations across California according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.

The most Native American cities in California are Crescent City, Yreka, Anderson, Susanville, Clearlake, Fortuna, La Habra Heights, Windsor, Redding, and Yucca Valley.

If you’re curious enough, here are the least Native American places in California:

  1. Los Gatos
  2. Ripon
  3. Fillmore

For more California reading, check out:

Most Native American Places In California

Rank City Population Native American Population % Native American
1 Crescent City 6,180 248 4.01%
2 Yreka 7,832 238 3.04%
3 Anderson 11,282 294 2.61%
4 Susanville 14,992 344 2.29%
5 Clearlake 16,604 372 2.24%
6 Fortuna 12,413 223 1.8%
7 La Habra Heights 5,546 93 1.68%
8 Windsor 26,179 432 1.65%
9 Redding 93,268 1,446 1.55%
10 Yucca Valley 21,744 324 1.49%
11 Red Bluff 14,592 216 1.48%
12 Eureka 26,302 372 1.41%
13 Oroville 19,855 276 1.39%
14 Gridley 7,372 92 1.25%
15 La Puente 37,404 461 1.23%
16 Huron 6,425 79 1.23%
17 Shasta Lake 10,334 127 1.23%
18 Fort Bragg 7,001 70 1.0%
19 St. Helena 5,378 52 0.97%
20 Hawaiian Gardens 13,816 132 0.96%
21 Barstow 25,198 235 0.93%
22 Corcoran 22,626 206 0.91%
23 Orland 8,252 71 0.86%
24 Ukiah 16,419 140 0.85%
25 Twentynine Palms 28,738 242 0.84%
26 Paradise 6,793 56 0.82%
27 Suisun City 29,205 230 0.79%
28 Canyon Lake 11,107 87 0.78%
29 South Lake Tahoe 21,319 166 0.78%
30 California City 14,821 114 0.77%
31 Banning 30,680 231 0.75%
32 Porterville 62,765 466 0.74%
33 Colusa 6,439 47 0.73%
34 Hemet 90,646 645 0.71%
35 Yuba City 69,545 456 0.66%
36 Blythe 17,824 115 0.65%
37 Stanton 38,639 249 0.64%
38 Diamond Bar 53,750 346 0.64%
39 Coalinga 17,352 108 0.62%
40 Mammoth Lakes 7,233 45 0.62%
41 Marysville 12,703 77 0.61%
42 Sierra Madre 11,020 65 0.59%
43 Arcata 18,578 109 0.59%
44 Rohnert Park 44,461 258 0.58%
45 Palm Springs 44,998 248 0.55%
46 Calimesa 10,680 58 0.54%
47 Calipatria 6,549 35 0.53%
48 Chico 102,032 530 0.52%
49 Wildomar 36,953 191 0.52%
50 Morro Bay 10,717 55 0.51%
51 Woodland 61,256 314 0.51%
52 South El Monte 19,413 98 0.5%
53 Desert Hot Springs 32,786 164 0.5%
54 Arcadia 55,550 276 0.5%
55 Live Oak 9,264 45 0.49%
56 Coronado 18,558 88 0.47%
57 Fresno 543,615 2,529 0.47%
58 Avenal 13,441 62 0.46%
59 Palmdale 165,487 759 0.46%
60 West Sacramento 54,496 245 0.45%
61 Clovis 122,719 539 0.44%
62 Hughson 7,541 33 0.44%
63 Hanford 59,389 258 0.43%
64 Sanger 26,515 114 0.43%
65 Modesto 218,614 939 0.43%
66 Brawley 26,934 114 0.42%
67 Rancho Mirage 17,375 73 0.42%
68 Apple Valley 75,478 316 0.42%
69 Vista 98,646 411 0.42%
70 El Monte 107,066 438 0.41%
71 Lathrop 32,696 133 0.41%
72 Lompoc 43,819 176 0.4%
73 Ione 5,306 21 0.4%
74 Stockton 320,470 1,263 0.39%
75 Ceres 48,918 186 0.38%
76 Capitola 9,813 37 0.38%
77 Newark 47,145 177 0.38%
78 Wasco 26,222 97 0.37%
79 Riverbank 24,881 91 0.37%
80 Laguna Woods 17,342 63 0.36%
81 Chowchilla 18,876 67 0.35%
82 Tiburon 9,035 32 0.35%
83 El Paso De Robles (Paso Robles) 31,399 111 0.35%
84 Pomona 148,391 512 0.35%
85 Upland 78,940 272 0.34%
86 La Quinta 38,299 131 0.34%
87 Murrieta 111,621 381 0.34%
88 Pico Rivera 60,821 204 0.34%
89 Antioch 115,759 388 0.34%
90 Vacaville 102,085 342 0.34%
91 Merced 89,766 297 0.33%
92 Camarillo 70,244 231 0.33%
93 Gonzales 8,526 28 0.33%
94 Bakersfield 408,366 1,338 0.33%
95 Ridgecrest 28,138 91 0.32%
96 Lawndale 31,113 99 0.32%
97 Placerville 10,730 34 0.32%
98 Citrus Heights 87,036 274 0.31%
99 Los Banos 46,776 147 0.31%
100 Oakland 438,072 1,371 0.31%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

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