Community

Filipino American Population in Sacramento

Almost 1.5 million Filipinos live in California, or approximately 26.5% of the state's Asian population. Filipino Americans are the largest Asian American ethnic group in the state. In the greater Sacramento region, Filipino Americans number at approximately 74,000, having grown 85% from 2000-2010. 

Population

 

Sacramento County

 

  • Filipino population in Sacramento County: 52,465 (Source: American Community Survey 2018)

    • 3.4% of 1,540,975

  • Filipino voters in Sacramento County: 17,874 (Source: PDI - March 2020 Primary/November 2020 Elections)

    • 2.2% of all voters in Sacramento County (total: 825,014)

    • 12,561 identified as Tagalog speakers (1.5% of voters)

    • 464 voters requested a Tagalog ballot

 

City of Sacramento

 

  • Filipino population in the City of Sacramento: 17,429 (Source: American Community Survey 2018 1-year estimate)

    • 3.4% of 508,517

  • Filipino Voters in the City of Sacramento: 5,428 (Source: PDI - March 2020 Primary/November 2020 Elections)

    • 2% of all voters in Sacramento (total: 266,243)

    • 3,728 identified as Tagalog speakers (1.4% of voters)

    • 168 voters requested a Tagalog ballot

Despite the growth and active Filipino American social, political and civic life in the region, the community has no “home away from home” that it can call the heart of the community.