State Brief · CA
California
Capital: Sacramento · Latest trade year: 2024
- Exports to Romania
- $105.7M
- Imports from Romania
- $183.3M
- Trade balance
- -$77.6M
- Export CAGR
- +4.8%
#3 of 51
#5 of 51
Deficit
2010 → 2024
Trade history
Goods flow between this state and Romania
Annual goods trade between California and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).
Exports vs imports
USD, nominalTrade balance
Surplus / deficitin 2024
2010 → 2024
2023 → 2024
Trade insights
What flows between California and Romania
Computer & Electronic Products make up 27.0% of what California imports from Romania, while computer & electronic products lead the goods California sends back.
What California imports from Romania
What California exports to Romania
Community
The Romanian-American community
An estimated 59,874 residents of California identify as Romanian-American — ranking #1 of 51 nationwide.
Notable Romanians from California
George Emil Palade
ScienceNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1974). Discovered the ribosome. 'Father of modern cell biology.' Dean for Scientific Affairs at UC San Diego.
Born in Iași, Romania (1912). Emigrated to US 1946.
HistoricalJohnny Weissmuller
Sports / Film5-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer. Played Tarzan in 12 films. First man to swim 100m under one minute. Set 67 world records.
Born near Timișoara, Romania (1904). Immigrated to US at age 3.
HistoricalEdward G. Robinson
FilmIconic Hollywood actor — Little Caesar (1931), 100+ films over 60 years. Honorary Academy Award.
Born Emanuel Goldenberg in Bucharest, Romania (1893). Emigrated age 10.
HistoricalJohn Houseman
Film / TheaterCo-founded Mercury Theatre with Orson Welles. Produced War of the Worlds (1938). Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (The Paper Chase, 1973).
Born Jacques Haussmann in Bucharest, Romania (1902).
HistoricalAnastasia Soare
Business / BeautyFounder and CEO of Anastasia Beverly Hills, valued ~$500M. Invented the Golden Ratio Eyebrow Method®. Known as the 'Eyebrow Queen.'
Born in Constanța, Romania (1957). Emigrated to US 1989 after the Revolution.
LivingIon Stoica
TechnologyProfessor at UC Berkeley. Co-founded Databricks (2013), the AI/data analytics platform. Net worth ~$2.5B (Forbes 2025).
Born in Romania. MS from Polytechnic University of Bucharest.
LivingCiprian Manolescu
MathematicsProfessor at Stanford University. Only person in history to score three perfect scores at the International Mathematical Olympiad (1995, 1996, 1997).
Born in Alexandria, Romania (1978).
LivingFlorin Talpeș
Technology / CybersecurityCo-founder and CEO of Bitdefender, protecting 500M+ users in 150 countries. US HQ in Santa Clara, CA.
Born in Romania. Founded Bitdefender in Bucharest (2001).
LivingCommunity trends
How the Romanian community in California grew
An estimated 30,587 Romanian-born residents call California home, and 73% have become US citizens. Arrivals peaked in the 2010s.
Romanian-born
30,587
ACS 2022
US citizens
73.3%
1,040 people
Avg annual wages
$48K
working population
Bachelor's+
51.0%
38.6% graduate
Arrivals by decade
Romanian-born residentsHighlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.
Arrivals by year
2005 onwardAge distribution
TodayTop counties
in California- Los Angeles County10,175
- Alameda County7,613
- San Diego County4,608
- Santa Clara County4,340
- Sacramento County2,591
Faith communities
32 Romanian-affiliated churches
The Romanian-American community in California sustains 32 registered parishes across 5 denominations.
View all 32 parishes
- Bethel Romanian Baptist ChurchBaptist
Anaheim, CA
- The Way of the Cross Romanian Baptist ChurchBaptist
Colton, CA
- Faith Romanian Baptist ChurchBaptist
Hayward, CA
- Bethany Romanian Baptist ChurchBaptist
La Habra, CA
- Speranta Romanian Baptist ChurchBaptist
Rancho Cordova, CA
- Bethel Romanian Baptist ChurchBaptist
Sacramento, CA
- Grace Romanian Baptist ChurchBaptist
Sacramento, CA
- Romanian Baptist Church of the SF Bay AreaBaptist
San Leandro, CA
- Golgota Romanian Baptist ChurchBaptist
San Ramon, CA
- Holy Angels Romanian Catholic MissionGreek Catholic
Los Angeles, CA
- Ascension of the LordOrthodox (Metropolia)
Hayward, CA
- Holy Resurrection Romanian Orthodox ChurchOrthodox (Metropolia)
Sacramento, CA
- Holy Archangels Romanian Orthodox ChurchOrthodox (Metropolia)
Torrance, CA
- Elevation of the Holy CrossOrthodox (Metropolia)
Upland, CA
- Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Anaheim, CA
- Holy Resurrection ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Hayward, CA
- Holy Trinity ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Los Angeles, CA
- Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Palm Springs, CA
- St. Anne ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Pomona, CA
- SS. Michael and Gabriel ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Sacramento, CA
- Holy Cross ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
San Diego, CA
- Holy Cross ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
San Jose, CA
- Romanian Christian FellowshipPentecostal
Citrus Heights, CA
- Betania Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Marysville, CA
- Philadelphia Maranatha Romanian Independent ChurchPentecostal
Mira Loma, CA
- Maranatha Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Modesto, CA
- Tabor Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Riverside, CA
- Betel Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Sacramento, CA
- Emanuel Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Sacramento, CA
- Romanian Apostolic ChurchPentecostal
Sacramento, CA
- San Bernardino Romanian Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
San Bernardino, CA
- Bethel Romanian Apostolic Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal
Stanton, CA