Counties / San Diego County

Phase 2 — Depth

San Diego County

El Cajon and the Rancho San Diego / Santee / La Mesa corridor hold the state's highest limited-English-proficiency Arabic-speaking share.

Arab ancestry (ACS est.)

~44,400

Arabic spoken at home

~30,600

Limited English proficiency share

~47.8% (highest in California)

Dominant dialect profile

Iraqi / Chaldean-majority plurality, highly refugee-origin