San Diego ranked number 6 in population size, with an estimated 2,933,462 people as of July 1, 2005. Other counties in California also ranked in the survey as follows:



- Rank #1 - Los Angeles County (9,935,475 residents)

- Rank #5 - Orange County (2,988,072 residents)

- Rank #6 - San Diego County (2,933,462 residents)

- Rank #12 - San Bernardino (1,963,535 residents)

- Rank #13 - Riverside County (1,946,419 residents)

- Rank #17 - Santa Clara County (1,699,052 residents)

- Rank #24 - Alameda County (1,448,905 residents)

- Rank #25 - Sacramento County (1,363,482 residents)

- Rank #36 - Contra Costa County (1,017,787 residents)

The Census Bureau provided the following estimates of racial make up for San Diego County:

- White Alone Not Hispanic (1,533,940)

- Hispanic (864,116)

- Asian alone or in combination (347,134)

- Black or African-American alone or in combination (188,986)

- American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination (49,598)

- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination (28,986)

San Diego County consists of 18 incorporated jurisdictions as well as numerous unincorporated areas. The incorporated jurisdictions include: Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Diego City, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, and Vista.

In evaluating the largest cities in the United States, San Diego City ranked #8 with an estimated population size of 1,255,550. The top three most populated cities in the United States were New York City (8,143,197 residents), Los Angeles City, (3,844,829 residents) and the City of Chicago (2,842,518 residents).

The estimate for all of California was as follows:

- Total Population (36,132,147 people)

- White Alone Not Hispanic (15,828,690 people)

- Hispanic (12,722,962 people)

- Asian alone or in combination (4,868,438)

- Black or African-American alone or in combination (2,690,805)

- American Indian and Alaska Native alone or in combination (696,633)

- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone or in combination (256,917)

For more information about demographic trends, visit the Census Bureau's web site.