National Origin in California (State)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of the United States and California
California
United States
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen71.708207%85.271589%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M0.200325%0.585894%0.200325%0.2%77,43477.4k1.088896%0.897101%1.088896%1.1%420,904421k13.295513%6.271824%13.295513%13.3%5,139,2755.14M13.707059%6.973592%13.707059%13.7%5,298,3555.30M
Count number of people in citizenship/nativity category
1Puerto Rico and US Island Areas 2to US citizen parent(s)

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of the United States and California
California
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther53.230979%53.451010%53.230979%53.2%5,555,9855.56M37.868454%30.073005%37.868454%37.9%3,952,5213.95M6.454178%11.331952%6.454178%6.5%673,655674k1.692943%4.560516%1.692943%1.7%176,701177k0.753446%0.583517%0.753446%0.8%78,64178.6k0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.583517%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Continent of Birth#2

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of the United States and California
California
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeAfricaOceaniaOther53.230979%53.451010%53.230979%53.2%5,555,9855.56M37.868454%30.073005%37.868454%37.9%3,952,5213.95M6.454178%11.331952%6.454178%6.5%673,655674k1.692943%4.560516%1.692943%1.7%176,701177k0.753446%0.583517%0.753446%0.8%78,64178.6k0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.583517%0
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Country of Birth#3

Percentage of the foreign-born population.1
Scope: population of the United States and California
California
United States
Asia
Americas
0%10%20%30%40%CountMexicoPhilippinesChinaVietnamIndiaEl SalvadorKoreaGuatemalaIranTaiwan40.506010%27.353424%40.506010%40.5%4,227,8164.23M8.012482%4.532414%8.012482%8.0%836,303836k5.511548%4.573513%5.511548%5.5%575,268575k4.878264%3.066710%4.878264%4.9%509,169509k4.180023%5.253037%4.180023%4.2%436,290436k4.092071%3.070268%4.092071%4.1%427,110427k3.141106%2.515276%3.141106%3.1%327,853328k2.626778%2.140052%2.626778%2.6%274,170274k1.960910%0.888785%1.960910%2.0%204,670205k1.655530%0.875610%1.655530%1.7%172,796173k
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by County in California

United States National Origin by County#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
60%67%75%82%89%96%

Europe National Origin by County#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.1%1.0%2.0%2.9%3.8%4.7%

Asia National Origin by County#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.4%5.2%10.1%14.9%19.7%24.6%

Africa National Origin by County#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.18%0.35%0.53%0.71%0.89%

Australia National Origin by County#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.17%0.34%0.51%0.68%0.85%

Americas National Origin by County#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
1%7%13%19%25%31%
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Map of National Origin by County Subdivision in California

United States National Origin by County Subdivision#10

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
47%58%69%79%90%100%

Europe National Origin by County Subdivision#11

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%2.9%5.8%8.8%11.7%14.7%

Asia National Origin by County Subdivision#12

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0%7%15%22%29%37%

Africa National Origin by County Subdivision#13

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.47%0.94%1.41%1.88%2.36%

Australia National Origin by County Subdivision#14

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.31%0.62%0.93%1.24%1.55%

Americas National Origin by County Subdivision#15

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0%10%21%31%41%52%
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National Origin by Place in California

There are 1,522 places in California. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, California, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with California. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 121,320.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of California, selected places in California, and entities that contain California
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#LancasterRosevilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVisaliaHuntington BeachHuntington BchModestoSimi ValleyVictorvilleBakersfieldThousand OaksSanta RosaWestOceansideFresnoRancho CucamongaSanta ClaritaRiversideSacramentoSan BernardinoElk GrovePacificOrangeMoreno ValleyPalmdaleStocktonCoronaLong BeachCaliforniaConcordSan DiegoOaklandFontanaOntarioTorranceEscondidoPasadenaFullertonChula VistaPomonaSan FranciscoOxnardAnaheimLos AngelesSalinasIrvineSan JoseHaywardEast Los AngelesE Los AngelesSanta ClaraGarden GroveSanta AnaFremontSunnyvaleGlendale86.260656%86.260656%86.3%137,716138k185.440768%85.440768%85.4%109,600110k285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.022293%85.022293%85.0%109,456109k382.209497%82.209497%82.2%163,370163k481.236092%81.236092%81.2%169,387169k580.653474%80.653474%80.7%101,725102k680.651170%80.651170%80.7%97,84697.8k780.053597%80.053597%80.1%294,241294k879.983362%79.983362%80.0%102,877103k979.779401%79.779401%79.8%138,150138k1079.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.465619%78.465619%78.5%136,396136k1178.451442%78.451442%78.5%403,089403k1278.204248%78.204248%78.2%135,535136k1377.988164%77.988164%78.0%140,615141k1476.365171%76.365171%76.4%243,359243k1576.260913%76.260913%76.3%369,507370k1675.628318%75.628318%75.6%162,284162k1775.570480%75.570480%75.6%123,659124k1875.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M75.090588%75.090588%75.1%105,066105k1974.444846%74.444846%74.4%150,424150k2073.029466%73.029466%73.0%114,527115k2172.686379%72.686379%72.7%219,108219k2272.572921%72.572921%72.6%117,288117k2372.521941%72.521941%72.5%340,703341k2471.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M71.598733%71.598733%71.6%90,88690.9k2571.497776%71.497776%71.5%982,960983k2671.176585%71.176585%71.2%293,276293k2770.279884%70.279884%70.3%144,234144k2870.041148%70.041148%70.0%118,642119k2969.704766%69.704766%69.7%102,680103k3069.388041%69.388041%69.4%104,021104k3169.064933%69.064933%69.1%96,87696.9k3267.146268%67.146268%67.1%93,66393.7k3366.307493%66.307493%66.3%172,796173k3465.434400%65.434400%65.4%99,33499.3k3562.838211%62.838211%62.8%534,302534k3662.188892%62.188892%62.2%127,333127k3761.979203%61.979203%62.0%214,929215k3861.035854%61.035854%61.0%2,391,9172.39M3961.028039%61.028039%61.0%95,13695.1k4059.692622%59.692622%59.7%147,436147k4159.678728%59.678728%59.7%602,375602k4258.949433%58.949433%58.9%91,08191.1k4357.785991%57.785991%57.8%71,76571.8k4456.446527%56.446527%56.4%69,27469.3k4554.459113%54.459113%54.5%95,12795.1k4653.168867%53.168867%53.2%177,374177k4752.608650%52.608650%52.6%119,913120k4852.164496%52.164496%52.2%78,03678.0k4944.228505%44.228505%44.2%87,52687.5k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#17

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of California, selected places in California, and entities that contain California
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%20%40%Count#GlendaleFremontSunnyvaleSanta AnaGarden GroveSanta ClaraEast Los AngelesE Los AngelesIrvineHaywardSan JoseSalinasLos AngelesAnaheimOxnardSan FranciscoPomonaFullertonChula VistaPasadenaEscondidoOntarioTorranceFontanaOaklandCaliforniaConcordSan DiegoCoronaPalmdaleLong BeachStocktonMoreno ValleyOrangeSan BernardinoPacificElk GroveRiversideSacramentoRancho CucamongaSanta ClaritaFresnoWestOceansideBakersfieldSanta RosaThousand OaksSimi ValleyVictorvilleModestoHuntington BeachHuntington BchVisaliaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRosevilleLancaster42.184997%8.573739%2.904571%0.627100%0.105106%54.395513%54.4%107,646108k139.320593%4.393816%1.515790%0.684847%0.501461%46.416507%46.4%105,799106k233.071740%8.536993%3.920559%0.449210%0.425814%46.404316%46.4%69,41969.4k337.377737%8.197419%0.362105%0.152576%0.050659%46.140495%46.1%153,927154k428.157847%14.864664%0.661797%0.470013%0.096178%44.250498%44.3%77,29577.3k530.421674%6.425749%3.517621%1.380322%0.163781%41.909146%41.9%51,43351.4k640.543196%0.661884%0.068443%0.050728%0.032208%41.356459%41.4%51,36151.4k731.575921%3.426022%2.544617%1.216234%0.206889%38.969683%39.0%96,25296.3k818.028957%17.238701%1.657530%1.267904%0.741067%38.934158%38.9%60,15660.2k924.141364%11.926334%1.979565%0.648627%0.160299%38.856189%38.9%392,200392k1033.286505%4.079826%0.438774%0.076336%0.028867%37.910308%37.9%59,09859.1k1123.530700%11.148361%2.406407%0.614488%0.148844%37.848799%37.8%1,483,2461.48M1223.445971%11.880003%0.958255%0.552230%0.099488%36.935947%36.9%128,085128k1330.646343%5.402633%0.495233%0.074725%0.061049%36.679984%36.7%75,10375.1k1422.287429%7.241715%4.579422%0.516182%0.287081%34.911829%34.9%296,849297k1525.956642%6.811939%0.428175%0.376135%0.077730%33.650622%33.7%51,08451.1k1616.998229%12.974314%1.318365%0.267401%0.066671%31.624979%31.6%44,11444.1k1720.654802%9.180423%0.973530%0.128934%0.030699%30.968388%31.0%80,70380.7k1814.179998%12.680013%2.450309%0.404939%0.091967%29.807226%29.8%41,81041.8k1922.720663%4.958909%1.054619%0.292838%0.078046%29.105075%29.1%43,63243.6k2024.165087%3.974284%0.481141%0.314070%0.086782%29.021365%29.0%49,15949.2k2120.109024%5.614804%2.126851%0.965331%0.128303%28.944314%28.9%42,63742.6k2222.320541%4.975929%0.861481%0.306488%0.098914%28.563354%28.6%58,62058.6k2312.697554%11.285797%1.583099%1.470488%0.218911%27.255849%27.3%112,305112k2414.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M14.431455%8.800359%2.546913%0.731066%0.419102%26.928894%26.9%34,18334.2k2512.067032%11.166836%2.260382%0.845861%0.140456%26.480566%26.5%364,058364k2615.131115%8.851337%1.098296%1.014764%0.274729%26.370240%26.4%42,61842.6k2721.146133%3.776869%0.795164%0.309266%0.031883%26.059315%26.1%40,86740.9k2816.178828%8.211702%1.136458%0.298429%0.222013%26.047429%26.0%122,369122k2912.659441%12.171455%0.454149%0.442206%0.291929%26.019181%26.0%78,43378.4k3018.528563%4.603065%0.667125%0.332573%0.166286%24.297613%24.3%49,09649.1k3114.496959%7.638705%1.299323%0.440255%0.110778%23.986020%24.0%33,56133.6k3219.149412%3.491921%0.349052%0.294061%0.056389%23.340836%23.3%50,08550.1k3311.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M16.991579%3.342215%0.971681%0.877568%0.740677%22.923720%22.9%37,51137.5k3416.634973%4.437081%0.962413%0.277710%0.114222%22.426399%22.4%71,46871.5k3510.389450%8.444885%1.719811%1.234805%0.617918%22.406869%22.4%108,568109k369.502680%8.915290%1.346151%1.110156%0.070394%20.944671%20.9%36,29936.3k3711.374187%7.235043%1.630034%0.464219%0.058790%20.762272%20.8%37,43537.4k3812.047714%7.724885%0.668344%0.160566%0.056247%20.657757%20.7%106,141106k3910.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M12.145269%5.159093%1.531390%0.357248%0.273832%19.466832%19.5%33,83933.8k4013.180340%5.014488%0.387425%0.333283%0.099305%19.014841%19.0%69,89069.9k4112.255363%3.892819%1.556897%0.823492%0.426761%18.955332%19.0%32,82432.8k427.991572%7.756778%2.778663%0.254231%0.137611%18.918856%18.9%24,33424.3k438.493887%7.433836%2.214452%0.312386%0.107829%18.562390%18.6%23,41223.4k4413.515496%2.906363%0.717112%0.466535%0.044510%17.650016%17.7%21,41321.4k4510.399401%5.570902%0.828729%0.706434%0.131887%17.637354%17.6%36,77636.8k467.211509%6.036010%2.225197%0.899237%0.139389%16.511342%16.5%32,81232.8k479.936460%3.315260%0.671131%0.172443%0.104864%14.200158%14.2%18,28118.3k487.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.681686%3.535346%2.474352%0.149677%0.146559%12.987620%13.0%16,66016.7k498.752842%3.035997%0.687124%0.429061%0.006264%12.911288%12.9%20,61320.6k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Metro Area in California

There are 34 metro areas in California. This section compares all 34 of those to each other, California, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with California.

Born in the USA by Metro Area#18

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of California, selected metro areas in California, and entities that contain California
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Redding Metro AreaRedding AreaSonora Metro AreaSonora AreaEureka, Arcata, and Fortuna Metro AreaEureka AreaCrescent City Metro AreaCrescent CitySusanville Metro AreaSusanvilleTruckee and Grass Valley Metro AreaTruckee AreaChico Metro AreaChico AreaRed Bluff Metro AreaRed BluffClearlake Metro AreaClearlakeSan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoUkiah Metro AreaUkiah AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSanta Rosa Metro AreaSanta RosaSanta Cruz and Watsonville Metro AreaSanta CruzSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoYuba City Metro AreaYuba CityHanford and Corcoran Metro AreaHanford AreaWestBakersfield Metro AreaBakersfieldModesto Metro AreaModesto AreaFresno Metro AreaFresno AreaMadera Metro AreaMadera AreaVallejo and Fairfield Metro AreaVallejo AreaRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideVisalia and Porterville Metro AreaVisalia AreaOxnard, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura Metro AreaOxnard AreaNapa Metro AreaNapa AreaSanta Maria and Santa Barbara Metro AreaSanta MariaStockton and Lodi Metro AreaStockton AreaPacificSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoMerced Metro AreaMerced AreaCaliforniaSalinas Metro AreaSalinas AreaSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoEl Centro Metro AreaEl CentroLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesSan Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose Area94.610217%94.610217%94.6%169,568170k194.467548%94.467548%94.5%50,88450.9k293.704043%93.704043%93.7%126,671127k393.180831%93.180831%93.2%25,74425.7k492.919080%92.919080%92.9%29,68329.7k592.605359%92.605359%92.6%91,34591.3k691.378301%91.378301%91.4%204,575205k791.122749%91.122749%91.1%57,42157.4k890.144516%90.144516%90.1%57,76157.8k988.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k1086.313766%86.313766%86.3%75,44675.4k1185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M81.952525%81.952525%82.0%407,940408k1280.766321%80.766321%80.8%218,821219k1380.490265%80.490265%80.5%1,805,0281.81M1480.479377%80.479377%80.5%136,254136k1580.250364%80.250364%80.3%120,585121k1679.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.781574%78.781574%78.8%686,453686k1778.503320%78.503320%78.5%416,508417k1877.819781%77.819781%77.8%749,529750k1977.815813%77.815813%77.8%119,343119k2077.772605%77.772605%77.8%334,108334k2177.234719%77.234719%77.2%3,421,9973.42M2276.845288%76.845288%76.8%350,237350k2376.081531%76.081531%76.1%641,451641k2476.028774%76.028774%76.0%107,066107k2575.727534%75.727534%75.7%332,743333k2675.545282%75.545282%75.5%540,043540k2775.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M74.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M2873.825004%73.825004%73.8%195,637196k2971.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M68.504955%68.504955%68.5%294,709295k3068.041127%68.041127%68.0%3,114,6033.11M3165.802793%65.802793%65.8%117,660118k3265.334308%65.334308%65.3%8,617,1818.62M3360.981202%60.981202%61.0%1,184,9301.18M34
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of metro area out of 34 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Metro Area#19

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of California, selected metro areas in California, and entities that contain California
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#San Jose, Sunnyvale, and Santa Clara Metro AreaSan Jose AreaLos Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim Metro AreaLos AngelesEl Centro Metro AreaEl CentroSan Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward Metro AreaSan FranciscoSalinas Metro AreaSalinas AreaCaliforniaMerced Metro AreaMerced AreaSan Diego and Carlsbad Metro AreaSan DiegoPacificStockton and Lodi Metro AreaStockton AreaSanta Maria and Santa Barbara Metro AreaSanta MariaNapa Metro AreaNapa AreaOxnard, Thousand Oaks, and Ventura Metro AreaOxnard AreaVisalia and Porterville Metro AreaVisalia AreaRiverside, San Bernardino, and Ontario Metro AreaRiversideMadera Metro AreaMadera AreaFresno Metro AreaFresno AreaModesto Metro AreaModesto AreaBakersfield Metro AreaBakersfieldVallejo and Fairfield Metro AreaVallejo AreaWestHanford and Corcoran Metro AreaHanford AreaSacramento, Roseville, Arden, and Arcade Metro AreaSacramentoYuba City Metro AreaYuba CitySanta Cruz and Watsonville Metro AreaSanta CruzSanta Rosa Metro AreaSanta RosaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesUkiah Metro AreaUkiah AreaSan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoClearlake Metro AreaClearlakeRed Bluff Metro AreaRed BluffChico Metro AreaChico AreaTruckee and Grass Valley Metro AreaTruckee AreaSusanville Metro AreaSusanvilleCrescent City Metro AreaCrescent CityEureka, Arcata, and Fortuna Metro AreaEureka AreaRedding Metro AreaRedding AreaSonora Metro AreaSonora Area23.860034%10.009536%2.855427%0.588182%0.200555%37.513734%37.5%728,932729k118.644513%12.533104%1.698656%0.542786%0.136216%33.555275%33.6%4,425,7284.43M230.527888%1.146488%0.132545%0.038030%0.000000%31.844950%31.8%56,94156.9k316.705494%9.485399%2.945060%0.653125%0.448823%30.237901%30.2%1,384,1491.38M424.231696%4.114123%1.231517%0.252905%0.191306%30.021548%30.0%129,153129k514.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M19.391248%4.350172%1.571692%0.078490%0.056604%25.448206%25.4%67,43867.4k612.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k711.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M12.680245%9.104020%0.887167%0.304535%0.279495%23.255463%23.3%166,244166k817.240069%3.381923%2.102664%0.193220%0.071462%22.989338%23.0%101,014101k915.775122%4.744253%1.893867%0.272683%0.158355%22.844280%22.8%32,17032.2k1015.592034%5.376167%1.523526%0.215512%0.108764%22.816003%22.8%192,364192k1119.527875%2.118398%0.705840%0.076793%0.051561%22.480467%22.5%102,459102k1215.496025%4.707688%0.857121%0.450092%0.098902%21.609828%21.6%957,455957k1319.214167%1.737673%0.423823%0.112150%0.007824%21.495638%21.5%32,96733.0k1414.726318%5.770692%0.640600%0.153557%0.072470%21.363636%21.4%205,766206k1513.930915%4.740265%1.082628%0.488351%0.104795%20.346954%20.3%107,953108k1616.379541%3.290690%0.349463%0.186839%0.066564%20.273098%20.3%176,647177k179.787102%8.584810%1.163651%0.311455%0.277936%20.124955%20.1%86,45686.5k1810.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M14.639860%2.663366%0.817245%0.181018%0.079861%18.381350%18.4%27,62027.6k198.179334%6.183028%2.683027%0.615328%0.431029%18.091746%18.1%405,715406k209.358369%7.526151%0.881260%0.145892%0.112225%18.023898%18.0%30,51530.5k2112.757123%2.763065%2.181367%0.178274%0.109253%17.989082%18.0%48,73848.7k2211.298857%2.920390%1.862886%0.449198%0.273416%16.804748%16.8%83,65083.7k237.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.855964%1.338535%1.200105%0.139574%0.056058%12.590237%12.6%11,00511.0k246.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k256.796617%1.432674%0.568075%0.146701%0.051501%8.995568%9.0%5,764266.723796%0.853765%0.561771%0.163453%0.017456%8.320241%8.3%5,243274.034805%2.659496%0.983129%0.081741%0.058068%7.817239%7.8%17,50117.5k282.986648%2.153307%0.939791%0.179442%0.086173%6.345360%6.3%6,259293.897324%0.967288%0.510252%0.457036%0.194084%6.025982%6.0%1,925303.246706%1.473143%0.579123%0.300420%0.057912%5.657304%5.7%1,563312.885739%1.462473%0.807800%0.108742%0.058440%5.323194%5.3%7,196321.787109%1.739126%1.077399%0.114379%0.088156%4.806169%4.8%8,614332.001337%1.444378%0.913412%0.198648%0.079831%4.637606%4.6%2,49834
Count number of foreign born
# rank of metro area out of 34 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County in California

There are 58 counties in California. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, California, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with California. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 21,361.

Born in the USA by County#20

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of California, selected counties in California, and entities that contain California
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#Shasta CountyShastaTuolumne CountyTuolumneSiskiyou CountySiskiyouHumboldt CountyHumboldtAmador CountyAmadorDel Norte CountyDel NorteCalaveras CountyCalaverasLassen CountyLassenNevada CountyNevadaButte CountyButteTehama CountyTehamaLake CountyLakeEl Dorado CountyEl DoradoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoPlacer CountyPlacerYuba CountyYubaMendocino CountyMendocinoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSonoma CountySonomaSanta Cruz CountySanta CruzKings CountyKingsGlenn CountyGlennMarin CountyMarinWestKern CountyKernSan Benito CountySan BenitoStanislaus CountyStanislausSacramento CountySacramentoFresno CountyFresnoMadera CountyMaderaSolano CountySolanoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoRiverside CountyRiversideTulare CountyTulareYolo CountyYoloVentura CountyVenturaNapa CountyNapaSutter CountySutterSanta Barbara CountySanta BarbaraSan Joaquin CountySan JoaquinPacificSan Diego CountySan DiegoColusa CountyColusaContra Costa CountyContra CostaMerced CountyMercedCaliforniaMonterey CountyMontereyOrange CountyOrangeAlameda CountyAlamedaImperial CountyImperialLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesSan Mateo CountySan MateoSan Francisco CountySan FranciscoSanta Clara CountySanta Clara94.610217%94.610217%94.6%169,568170k194.467548%94.467548%94.5%50,88450.9k294.373454%94.373454%94.4%41,21141.2k393.704043%93.704043%93.7%126,671127k493.385277%93.385277%93.4%34,51834.5k593.180831%93.180831%93.2%25,74425.7k693.176591%93.176591%93.2%41,73141.7k792.919080%92.919080%92.9%29,68329.7k892.605359%92.605359%92.6%91,34591.3k991.378301%91.378301%91.4%204,575205k1091.122749%91.122749%91.1%57,42157.4k1190.144516%90.144516%90.1%57,76157.8k1289.266120%89.266120%89.3%163,357163k1388.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k1488.227357%88.227357%88.2%326,945327k1586.418934%86.418934%86.4%63,86163.9k1686.313766%86.313766%86.3%75,44675.4k1785.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M81.952525%81.952525%82.0%407,940408k1880.766321%80.766321%80.8%218,821219k1980.250364%80.250364%80.3%120,585121k2080.168716%80.168716%80.2%22,42822.4k2180.091996%80.091996%80.1%207,725208k2279.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.781574%78.781574%78.8%686,453686k2378.687706%78.687706%78.7%45,67945.7k2478.503320%78.503320%78.5%416,508417k2578.052998%78.052998%78.1%1,154,6381.15M2677.819781%77.819781%77.8%749,529750k2777.815813%77.815813%77.8%119,343119k2877.772605%77.772605%77.8%334,108334k2977.577401%77.577401%77.6%1,634,3651.63M3076.924057%76.924057%76.9%1,787,6321.79M3176.845288%76.845288%76.8%350,237350k3276.351999%76.351999%76.4%160,088160k3376.081531%76.081531%76.1%641,451641k3476.028774%76.028774%76.0%107,066107k3575.878876%75.878876%75.9%72,39372.4k3675.727534%75.727534%75.7%332,743333k3775.545282%75.545282%75.5%540,043540k3875.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M74.612861%74.612861%74.6%2,427,4222.43M3974.467487%74.467487%74.5%15,90715.9k4074.053930%74.053930%74.1%820,462820k4173.825004%73.825004%73.8%195,637196k4271.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M68.504955%68.504955%68.5%294,709295k4368.485999%68.485999%68.5%2,145,1262.15M4466.776579%66.776579%66.8%1,071,9091.07M4565.802793%65.802793%65.8%117,660118k4664.352742%64.352742%64.4%6,472,0556.47M4763.624548%63.624548%63.6%480,205480k4862.838211%62.838211%62.8%534,302534k4960.435923%60.435923%60.4%1,139,2511.14M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County#21

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of California, selected counties in California, and entities that contain California
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%Count#Santa Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Francisco CountySan FranciscoLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesSan Mateo CountySan MateoImperial CountyImperialAlameda CountyAlamedaOrange CountyOrangeMonterey CountyMontereyCaliforniaMerced CountyMercedColusa CountyColusaContra Costa CountyContra CostaSan Diego CountySan DiegoPacificSan Joaquin CountySan JoaquinSanta Barbara CountySanta BarbaraNapa CountyNapaVentura CountyVenturaSutter CountySutterTulare CountyTulareYolo CountyYoloRiverside CountyRiversideMadera CountyMaderaFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoSacramento CountySacramentoStanislaus CountyStanislausKern CountyKernSolano CountySolanoSan Benito CountySan BenitoWestGlenn CountyGlennKings CountyKingsMarin CountyMarinSanta Cruz CountySanta CruzSonoma CountySonomaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMendocino CountyMendocinoYuba CountyYubaPlacer CountyPlacerSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoEl Dorado CountyEl DoradoLake CountyLakeTehama CountyTehamaButte CountyButteNevada CountyNevadaAmador CountyAmadorLassen CountyLassenCalaveras CountyCalaverasDel Norte CountyDel NorteHumboldt CountyHumboldtSiskiyou CountySiskiyouShasta CountyShastaTuolumne CountyTuolumne24.541817%9.807719%2.905590%0.605022%0.205034%38.065182%38.1%717,550718k122.287429%7.241715%4.579422%0.516182%0.287081%34.911829%34.9%296,849297k220.084736%12.065251%1.709778%0.549509%0.135814%34.545088%34.5%3,474,2533.47M317.628268%12.054355%3.622136%0.849025%0.371117%34.524901%34.5%260,576261k430.527888%1.146488%0.132545%0.038030%0.000000%31.844950%31.8%56,94156.9k519.281381%9.075471%2.002782%0.882124%0.451715%31.693472%31.7%508,749509k614.035325%14.020128%1.662947%0.521197%0.137507%30.377104%30.4%951,475951k724.231696%4.114123%1.231517%0.252905%0.191306%30.021548%30.0%129,153129k814.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M19.391248%4.350172%1.571692%0.078490%0.056604%25.448206%25.4%67,43867.4k923.299471%0.917560%0.510276%0.135761%0.107673%24.970741%25.0%5,3341010.958413%10.248167%2.184715%0.674414%0.332604%24.398312%24.4%270,315270k1112.073686%8.905696%1.883532%0.530160%0.137489%23.530564%23.5%765,533766k1211.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M12.680245%9.104020%0.887167%0.304535%0.279495%23.255463%23.3%166,244166k1317.240069%3.381923%2.102664%0.193220%0.071462%22.989338%23.0%101,014101k1415.775122%4.744253%1.893867%0.272683%0.158355%22.844280%22.8%32,17032.2k1515.592034%5.376167%1.523526%0.215512%0.108764%22.816003%22.8%192,364192k1610.721548%10.597866%0.918181%0.188667%0.164560%22.590822%22.6%21,55321.6k1719.527875%2.118398%0.705840%0.076793%0.051561%22.480467%22.5%102,459102k1810.795484%8.404119%2.159097%0.576141%0.226068%22.160909%22.2%46,46546.5k1915.876297%4.427960%1.060161%0.402902%0.112312%21.879631%21.9%508,459508k2019.214167%1.737673%0.423823%0.112150%0.007824%21.495638%21.5%32,96733.0k2114.726318%5.770692%0.640600%0.153557%0.072470%21.363636%21.4%205,766206k2215.076559%5.016248%0.633154%0.502147%0.084110%21.312218%21.3%448,996449k239.687825%6.465085%3.003583%0.789495%0.561752%20.507740%20.5%303,371303k2413.930915%4.740265%1.082628%0.488351%0.104795%20.346954%20.3%107,953108k2516.379541%3.290690%0.349463%0.186839%0.066564%20.273098%20.3%176,647177k269.787102%8.584810%1.163651%0.311455%0.277936%20.124955%20.1%86,45686.5k2716.563022%1.720901%1.226508%0.055124%0.041343%19.606897%19.6%11,38211.4k2810.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M16.792965%1.815842%0.353875%0.039319%0.010723%19.012725%19.0%5,3192914.639860%2.663366%0.817245%0.181018%0.079861%18.381350%18.4%27,62027.6k308.644036%4.696597%4.327995%0.414485%0.293031%18.376144%18.4%47,66047.7k3112.757123%2.763065%2.181367%0.178274%0.109253%17.989082%18.0%48,73848.7k3211.298857%2.920390%1.862886%0.449198%0.273416%16.804748%16.8%83,65083.7k337.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M9.855964%1.338535%1.200105%0.139574%0.056058%12.590237%12.6%11,00511.0k347.598414%3.560361%0.833593%0.090667%0.044657%12.127691%12.1%8,962354.527338%3.438208%2.159370%0.209676%0.113878%10.448470%10.4%38,71938.7k366.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k374.176503%3.122951%1.752459%0.267760%0.057377%9.377049%9.4%17,16017.2k386.796617%1.432674%0.568075%0.146701%0.051501%8.995568%9.0%5,764396.723796%0.853765%0.561771%0.163453%0.017456%8.320241%8.3%5,243404.034805%2.659496%0.983129%0.081741%0.058068%7.817239%7.8%17,50117.5k412.986648%2.153307%0.939791%0.179442%0.086173%6.345360%6.3%6,259423.246490%1.287774%1.252604%0.243487%0.067635%6.097990%6.1%2,254433.897324%0.967288%0.510252%0.457036%0.194084%6.025982%6.0%1,925442.764195%1.839820%1.134258%0.165227%0.020095%5.923594%5.9%2,653453.246706%1.473143%0.579123%0.300420%0.057912%5.657304%5.7%1,563462.885739%1.462473%0.807800%0.108742%0.058440%5.323194%5.3%7,196473.036549%1.012183%0.780892%0.084730%0.032060%4.946414%4.9%2,160481.787109%1.739126%1.077399%0.114379%0.088156%4.806169%4.8%8,614492.001337%1.444378%0.913412%0.198648%0.079831%4.637606%4.6%2,49850
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by County Subdivision in California

There are 397 county subdivisions in California. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, California, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with California. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 168,048.

Born in the USA by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of California, selected county subdivisions in California, and entities that contain California
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#North Antelope ValleyN Antelope VlyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVictorville-HesperiaMurrietaMission ViejoBakersfieldFresnoSanta RosaWestSouth CoastModestoSacramentoCentral Contra CostaCntrl Contra CostaSanta BarbaraNewhallPerris ValleyOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…RiversideSouth Antelope ValleyS Antelope VlyCentral CoastPacificLivermore-PleasantonLivermore-Pleasant…WhittierOntarioSan BernardinoStocktonSan DiegoLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodNorth CoastCoronaCaliforniaOaklandPasadenaCoachella ValleyCoachella VlySan MateoInglewoodWest Contra CostaW Contra CostaComptonEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyOxnardAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…HaywardIrvine-Lake ForestIrvine-Lk FrstDowney-NorwalkSan FranciscoLos AngelesSalinasSan JoseSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySouth San FranciscoS San FranciscoUpper San Gabriel ValleyUpper San Gabriel …South Gate-East Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…FremontSouthwest San Gabriel ValleySW San Gabriel Vly86.758408%86.758408%86.8%166,315166k185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M83.687915%83.687915%83.7%317,327317k283.065409%83.065409%83.1%255,054255k381.014508%81.014508%81.0%187,901188k480.352673%80.352673%80.4%330,321330k580.189282%80.189282%80.2%555,067555k679.877208%79.877208%79.9%172,645173k779.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.291374%78.291374%78.3%247,169247k878.131153%78.131153%78.1%252,373252k978.111003%78.111003%78.1%875,101875k1077.969963%77.969963%78.0%386,094386k1177.850552%77.850552%77.9%150,004150k1277.634010%77.634010%77.6%205,498205k1376.635791%76.635791%76.6%219,829220k1476.421199%76.421199%76.4%503,605504k1575.919757%75.919757%75.9%360,322360k1675.517878%75.517878%75.5%161,060161k1775.362150%75.362150%75.4%193,530194k1875.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M74.952028%74.952028%75.0%167,179167k1974.718042%74.718042%74.7%242,936243k2073.989966%73.989966%74.0%476,340476k2173.837430%73.837430%73.8%619,324619k2273.391612%73.391612%73.4%258,246258k2373.097286%73.097286%73.1%1,739,7411.74M2472.733799%72.733799%72.7%420,445420k2572.498481%72.498481%72.5%274,472274k2672.084834%72.084834%72.1%133,677134k2771.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M71.543126%71.543126%71.5%310,749311k2870.189699%70.189699%70.2%192,218192k2968.956557%68.956557%69.0%131,094131k3066.722264%66.722264%66.7%269,620270k3166.618636%66.618636%66.6%249,197249k3265.901116%65.901116%65.9%169,211169k3365.184993%65.184993%65.2%228,227228k3464.704044%64.704044%64.7%618,988619k3563.878654%63.878654%63.9%154,640155k3663.769755%63.769755%63.8%1,082,3361.08M3763.458060%63.458060%63.5%245,926246k3863.172021%63.172021%63.2%157,455157k3962.952388%62.952388%63.0%264,135264k4062.838211%62.838211%62.8%534,302534k4162.188917%62.188917%62.2%1,601,1881.60M4262.102495%62.102495%62.1%104,362104k4359.245498%59.245498%59.2%1,040,7871.04M4458.925613%58.925613%58.9%1,084,8171.08M4558.286021%58.286021%58.3%186,538187k4656.195304%56.195304%56.2%185,898186k4755.943485%55.943485%55.9%280,890281k4854.364064%54.364064%54.4%187,481187k4949.421545%49.421545%49.4%160,152160k50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by County Subdivision#23

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of California, selected county subdivisions in California, and entities that contain California
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#Southwest San Gabriel ValleySW San Gabriel VlyFremontSouth Gate-East Los AngelesS Gate-E Los Ang…Upper San Gabriel ValleyUpper San Gabriel …San Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlySouth San FranciscoS San FranciscoSan JoseSalinasLos AngelesDowney-NorwalkIrvine-Lake ForestIrvine-Lk FrstAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…San FranciscoOxnardHaywardEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyComptonWest Contra CostaW Contra CostaInglewoodSan MateoCoachella ValleyCoachella VlyPasadenaCaliforniaOaklandCoronaNorth CoastLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodStocktonSan BernardinoOntarioSan DiegoWhittierCentral CoastLivermore-PleasantonLivermore-Pleasant…South Antelope ValleyS Antelope VlyPacificRiversidePerris ValleyOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…NewhallModestoSanta BarbaraSacramentoCentral Contra CostaCntrl Contra CostaSouth CoastWestFresnoSanta RosaBakersfieldMission ViejoVictorville-HesperiaMurrietaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNorth Antelope ValleyN Antelope Vly36.211052%12.789266%0.418141%0.152753%0.120659%49.691871%49.7%161,028161k136.419495%5.508290%1.369243%0.606619%0.591541%44.495189%44.5%153,447153k242.572536%0.635934%0.091018%0.064729%0.022904%43.387121%43.4%217,845218k324.848930%16.678305%0.723383%0.340984%0.132403%42.724005%42.7%141,334141k419.746181%16.495111%2.841291%0.650464%0.114503%39.847550%39.8%733,591734k526.054325%9.976909%2.498446%0.751158%0.264343%39.545180%39.5%126,560127k625.875260%9.562905%2.960832%0.629861%0.203673%39.232531%39.2%689,212689k732.375869%3.969699%0.432614%0.073788%0.041060%36.893031%36.9%61,99862.0k823.492960%10.028757%2.407605%0.607989%0.190040%36.727352%36.7%945,625946k922.703233%11.838295%0.709282%0.709282%0.053864%36.013957%36.0%151,107151k1027.144852%4.738253%2.164110%1.062797%0.184555%35.294566%35.3%87,97188.0k1119.933705%13.817656%0.974927%0.358402%0.106937%35.191627%35.2%597,292597k1222.287429%7.241715%4.579422%0.516182%0.287081%34.911829%34.9%296,849297k1329.122949%5.020984%0.495283%0.147883%0.090878%34.877976%34.9%84,43484.4k1417.571560%13.905884%1.720850%0.833718%0.782627%34.814639%34.8%134,921135k1517.620016%15.707603%0.584752%0.360740%0.070977%34.344088%34.3%328,551329k1626.172877%6.522298%0.455841%0.301609%0.175653%33.628278%33.6%117,740118k1716.591046%13.710202%1.254065%0.713882%0.347399%32.616595%32.6%83,74883.7k1824.788740%5.131996%1.785519%0.508735%0.241135%32.456124%32.5%121,407121k1913.683484%12.007137%4.527671%0.978983%0.462270%31.659544%31.7%127,934128k2028.326609%1.029925%0.865284%0.150438%0.085213%30.457470%30.5%57,90357.9k2115.140494%10.732687%2.288072%0.336675%0.128535%28.626463%28.6%78,39578.4k2214.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M12.179983%11.371883%1.579594%1.554269%0.221710%26.907439%26.9%116,873117k2315.679666%8.510386%1.207912%1.132957%0.281487%26.812407%26.8%49,72249.7k2416.583111%6.891360%1.918170%0.750416%0.147125%26.290182%26.3%99,53299.5k2515.371934%8.862056%1.093658%0.338373%0.207418%25.873439%25.9%149,564150k2614.378158%10.085144%0.443625%0.313464%0.174210%25.394601%25.4%89,35789.4k2719.765918%4.275681%0.513969%0.448515%0.061638%25.065721%25.1%210,243210k2814.728095%8.662141%0.771836%0.768418%0.095373%25.025862%25.0%161,114161k2911.607602%10.579214%1.955728%0.624739%0.135586%24.902869%24.9%592,697593k3018.854821%4.604521%0.673562%0.176541%0.030756%24.340201%24.3%79,13979.1k3110.535436%9.426402%2.886293%0.605530%0.267913%23.721573%23.7%60,91760.9k3215.557189%5.015512%2.494979%0.368979%0.203095%23.639755%23.6%52,72852.7k3318.550784%3.796056%0.818196%0.321652%0.026257%23.512946%23.5%50,14750.1k3411.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M17.262210%4.274045%0.785067%0.419714%0.107878%22.848914%22.8%108,443108k3517.812159%3.496962%0.618792%0.301552%0.163501%22.392966%22.4%64,23464.2k3614.704410%5.067482%1.770144%0.314574%0.156604%22.013214%22.0%145,064145k3710.658063%8.203596%1.639208%0.617300%0.089913%21.208080%21.2%56,13856.1k3814.577787%4.765767%0.699974%0.625673%0.105259%20.774460%20.8%67,10467.1k3912.603668%4.403629%3.268079%0.299976%0.110545%20.685897%20.7%39,85839.9k409.129721%6.790678%3.202360%0.780841%0.591344%20.494943%20.5%229,611230k4110.228946%6.051096%3.292318%0.517384%0.322103%20.411848%20.4%101,076101k428.883321%7.651471%3.054443%0.539746%0.159643%20.288625%20.3%64,05264.1k4310.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M10.682668%7.250114%0.710926%0.193442%0.096360%18.933510%18.9%131,057131k4412.691891%3.505631%1.465268%0.764326%0.373373%18.800489%18.8%40,63540.6k4515.247307%2.903264%0.326693%0.201173%0.079788%18.758225%18.8%77,11377.1k468.391575%6.195270%2.458879%0.643715%0.122017%17.811456%17.8%41,31141.3k4711.818692%2.383571%0.642177%0.246058%0.054064%15.144562%15.1%57,42557.4k486.952568%6.153355%1.361007%0.328283%0.121803%14.917017%14.9%45,80345.8k497.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M8.768434%2.592606%0.592074%0.483571%0.013041%12.449726%12.4%23,86623.9k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of county subdivision out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares California to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with California.

Born in the USA by State#24

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of California, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain California
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#West VirginiaMississippiMontanaSouth DakotaNorth DakotaKentuckyAlabamaWyomingMaineMissouriLouisianaOhioArkansasVermontIowaIndianaWisconsinTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOklahomaIdahoNew HampshireMichiganNebraskaKansasPennsylvaniaMinnesotaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaUtahAlaskaDelawareNew MexicoOregonGeorgiaColoradoVirginiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArizonaIllinoisWashingtonRhode IslandMarylandConnecticutTexasMassachusettsWestNevadaHawaiiFloridaNew JerseyPacificNew YorkCalifornia97.921989%97.921989%97.9%1,807,7301.81M197.101190%97.101190%97.1%2,902,5412.90M297.092118%97.092118%97.1%993,632994k396.218472%96.218472%96.2%818,875819k495.879168%95.879168%95.9%705,826706k595.858648%95.858648%95.9%4,229,2734.23M695.754368%95.754368%95.8%4,635,6264.64M795.598504%95.598504%95.6%557,367557k895.406877%95.406877%95.4%1,268,8381.27M995.393778%95.393778%95.4%5,780,5305.78M1095.349562%95.349562%95.3%4,429,6264.43M1195.018297%95.018297%95.0%11,009,71411.0M1294.648796%94.648796%94.6%2,809,6232.81M1394.576279%94.576279%94.6%592,283592k1494.562976%94.562976%94.6%2,937,6832.94M1594.433953%94.433953%94.4%6,222,7996.22M1694.373391%94.373391%94.4%5,430,9985.43M1794.356437%94.356437%94.4%6,178,4686.18M1894.140638%94.140638%94.1%4,551,3284.55M1993.237080%93.237080%93.2%3,613,4863.61M2093.154132%93.154132%93.2%1,523,5201.52M2193.123857%93.123857%93.1%1,236,2221.24M2292.912812%92.912812%92.9%9,207,2889.21M2392.484129%92.484129%92.5%1,739,8661.74M2492.208963%92.208963%92.2%2,672,4852.67M2591.928740%91.928740%91.9%11,752,14911.8M2691.463635%91.463635%91.5%4,985,5624.99M2791.160143%91.160143%91.2%9,062,0739.06M2890.698023%90.698023%90.7%2,674,1652.67M2990.198614%90.198614%90.2%664,633665k3089.567613%89.567613%89.6%837,184837k3189.155934%89.155934%89.2%1,856,8231.86M3289.082123%89.082123%89.1%3,547,4883.55M3388.812158%88.812158%88.8%8,969,4248.97M3488.736149%88.736149%88.7%4,755,6324.76M3586.285467%86.285467%86.3%7,170,5827.17M3685.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.266647%85.266647%85.3%5,737,2325.74M3784.979922%84.979922%85.0%10,921,35110.9M3884.711216%84.711216%84.7%5,991,7485.99M3984.317268%84.317268%84.3%889,118889k4083.891866%83.891866%83.9%4,999,8735.00M4182.388751%82.388751%82.4%2,956,5782.96M4281.934651%81.934651%81.9%22,086,66122.1M4381.521751%81.521751%81.5%5,496,3135.50M4479.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.958865%78.958865%79.0%2,241,7782.24M4578.942938%78.942938%78.9%1,115,9951.12M4676.599190%76.599190%76.6%15,269,62815.3M4775.836155%75.836155%75.8%6,761,1396.76M4875.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M74.974973%74.974973%75.0%14,768,16314.8M4971.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M50
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by State#25

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of California, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain California
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CaliforniaPacificNew YorkNew JerseyFloridaWestNevadaHawaiiTexasMassachusettsMarylandConnecticutIllinoisWashingtonRhode IslandArizonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginiaGeorgiaOregonColoradoNew MexicoDelawareUtahMinnesotaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaAlaskaKansasNebraskaPennsylvaniaMichiganIdahoOklahomaNew HampshireIndianaIowaWisconsinTennesseeSouth CarolinaS CarolinaArkansasVermontOhioLouisianaMissouriMaineWyomingKentuckyAlabamaNorth DakotaSouth DakotaMississippiMontanaWest Virginia14.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M111.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M11.414844%6.385271%3.736411%0.943914%0.071766%22.552206%22.6%4,442,2114.44M210.088974%7.112962%3.417840%1.138899%0.038674%21.797348%21.8%1,943,3331.94M315.476940%2.117791%1.933141%0.337747%0.036976%19.902595%19.9%3,967,4733.97M410.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M11.293328%5.842654%1.477121%0.573336%0.103833%19.290272%19.3%547,684548k514.153415%1.759742%1.112775%0.789928%0.119759%17.935619%17.9%253,551254k611.805749%3.400305%0.715417%0.705594%0.045559%16.672624%16.7%4,494,3454.49M76.091253%4.719034%3.447450%1.429649%0.056288%15.743674%15.7%1,061,4611.06M85.944292%4.843989%2.388294%1.450544%0.043122%14.670241%14.7%874,332874k96.362200%3.594189%3.418855%0.602385%0.044475%14.022104%14.0%503,193503k106.475735%4.056970%2.893551%0.485610%0.028471%13.940337%13.9%1,791,5681.79M115.652718%4.737354%2.150019%0.754233%0.238183%13.532507%13.5%957,174957k126.202708%3.059960%2.545304%1.682044%0.039071%13.529087%13.5%142,663143k139.120145%2.575389%1.235179%0.388596%0.079170%13.398479%13.4%901,527902k147.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M5.025041%4.403270%1.210209%1.190595%0.041635%11.870749%11.9%986,495986k155.183824%2.849073%0.891030%0.890951%0.033507%9.848386%9.8%994,620995k164.785967%3.029405%1.493772%0.310979%0.188435%9.808559%9.8%390,603391k175.495256%2.247255%1.365851%0.591682%0.085646%9.785690%9.8%524,444524k187.591173%1.152415%0.760995%0.141597%0.021367%9.667547%9.7%201,343201k193.772461%2.991029%1.090195%0.969086%0.008987%8.831758%8.8%82,55082.6k205.168383%1.721935%0.865987%0.298702%0.246097%8.301104%8.3%244,752245k212.998550%2.250284%1.701417%0.839041%0.038654%7.827946%7.8%426,691427k224.360210%2.011553%0.827114%0.489014%0.033941%7.721832%7.7%767,614768k234.182234%1.698842%1.126273%0.270474%0.219853%7.497676%7.5%55,24755.2k243.887151%2.125355%0.511819%0.370287%0.032191%6.926804%6.9%200,759201k253.805537%1.876084%0.543785%0.468888%0.031681%6.725974%6.7%126,533127k262.513263%2.041845%1.320544%0.501784%0.024038%6.401474%6.4%818,363818k273.161470%1.594918%1.330518%0.271938%0.023543%6.382387%6.4%632,469632k283.812513%1.112393%0.819391%0.173771%0.057903%5.975972%6.0%97,73697.7k293.523026%1.596738%0.420091%0.223914%0.055114%5.818883%5.8%225,516226k302.107566%1.890994%1.418528%0.353822%0.033974%5.804883%5.8%77,06077.1k312.291877%1.677376%0.616231%0.313313%0.023643%4.922440%4.9%324,368324k321.957903%1.752469%0.660177%0.459411%0.036052%4.866012%4.9%151,167151k332.084313%1.691371%0.829430%0.193247%0.019045%4.817406%4.8%277,232277k342.363482%1.450624%0.504153%0.470387%0.026512%4.815158%4.8%315,297315k352.648076%1.104827%0.799383%0.190708%0.029185%4.772179%4.8%230,716231k363.010808%1.084430%0.347620%0.148056%0.092775%4.683689%4.7%139,034139k371.338924%1.328864%1.296130%0.399202%0.036886%4.400007%4.4%27,55527.6k381.761198%0.944995%0.939730%0.517609%0.019695%4.183227%4.2%484,708485k392.217699%1.307411%0.359453%0.139722%0.013453%4.037738%4.0%187,580188k401.498750%1.265188%0.747766%0.335382%0.048831%3.895917%3.9%236,079236k411.162248%1.058482%0.825161%0.499803%0.037295%3.582989%3.6%47,65147.7k422.051013%0.735126%0.514554%0.199647%0.052141%3.552482%3.6%20,71220.7k431.464011%1.193181%0.491706%0.321964%0.022870%3.493730%3.5%154,143154k441.819624%1.056915%0.368321%0.156698%0.017124%3.418682%3.4%165,504166k451.171753%0.899259%0.691152%0.526515%0.020919%3.309598%3.3%24,36424.4k461.142813%0.941299%0.640849%0.455786%0.014688%3.195434%3.2%27,19527.2k471.189352%0.730465%0.226683%0.095511%0.010438%2.252448%2.3%67,33067.3k480.749958%0.627815%0.569870%0.056967%0.038793%2.043403%2.0%20,91220.9k490.702674%0.452253%0.293702%0.096095%0.021180%1.565902%1.6%28,90828.9k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of state out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by State in the West

There are 13 states in the West. This section compares California to all of the states in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with California.

Born in the USA by State#26

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of California, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain California
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#MontanaWyomingIdahoUtahAlaskaNew MexicoOregonColoradoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArizonaWashingtonWestNevadaHawaiiPacificCalifornia97.092118%97.092118%97.1%993,632994k195.598504%95.598504%95.6%557,367557k293.154132%93.154132%93.2%1,523,5201.52M390.698023%90.698023%90.7%2,674,1652.67M490.198614%90.198614%90.2%664,633665k589.155934%89.155934%89.2%1,856,8231.86M689.082123%89.082123%89.1%3,547,4883.55M788.736149%88.736149%88.7%4,755,6324.76M885.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M85.266647%85.266647%85.3%5,737,2325.74M984.711216%84.711216%84.7%5,991,7485.99M1079.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.958865%78.958865%79.0%2,241,7782.24M1178.942938%78.942938%78.9%1,115,9951.12M1275.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M71.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M13
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by State#27

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of California, selected other states in the West, and entities that contain California
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CaliforniaPacificWestNevadaHawaiiWashingtonArizonaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOregonColoradoNew MexicoUtahAlaskaIdahoWyomingMontana14.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M111.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M10.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M11.293328%5.842654%1.477121%0.573336%0.103833%19.290272%19.3%547,684548k214.153415%1.759742%1.112775%0.789928%0.119759%17.935619%17.9%253,551254k35.652718%4.737354%2.150019%0.754233%0.238183%13.532507%13.5%957,174957k49.120145%2.575389%1.235179%0.388596%0.079170%13.398479%13.4%901,527902k57.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M4.785967%3.029405%1.493772%0.310979%0.188435%9.808559%9.8%390,603391k65.495256%2.247255%1.365851%0.591682%0.085646%9.785690%9.8%524,444524k77.591173%1.152415%0.760995%0.141597%0.021367%9.667547%9.7%201,343201k85.168383%1.721935%0.865987%0.298702%0.246097%8.301104%8.3%244,752245k94.182234%1.698842%1.126273%0.270474%0.219853%7.497676%7.5%55,24755.2k103.812513%1.112393%0.819391%0.173771%0.057903%5.975972%6.0%97,73697.7k112.051013%0.735126%0.514554%0.199647%0.052141%3.552482%3.6%20,71220.7k120.749958%0.627815%0.569870%0.056967%0.038793%2.043403%2.0%20,91220.9k13
Count number of foreign born
# rank of state out of 13 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of California. In all cases, including citizenship status, the results are based solely on survey responses and were not further verified.

  • Citizen, US-Born: a person that was born in the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and other outlying areas
  • Citizen, Territory-Born: born in Puerto-Rico or a US outlying area
  • Citizen, Born Abroad: born abroad of American parents
  • Citizen, Naturalized: not a citizen at birth, but has become one since
  • Not Citizen: foreign born non-citizen, regardless of formal immigration status

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect respondents status at the time of the survey.

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Major Counties:
Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Ventura
Counties:
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Metro Areas:
Bakersfield Area, Chico Area, Clearlake Area, Crescent City Area, El Centro Area, Eureka Area, Fresno Area, Hanford Area, Los Angeles Area, Madera Area, Merced Area, Modesto Area, Napa Area, Oxnard Area, Red Bluff Area, Redding Area, Riverside Area, Sacramento Area, Salinas Area, San Diego Area, San Francisco Area, San Jose Area, San Luis Obispo Area, Santa Cruz Area, Santa Maria Area, Santa Rosa Area, Sonora Area, Stockton Area, Susanville Area, Truckee Area, Ukiah Area, Vallejo Area, Visalia Area, Yuba City Area
Major Cities:
Anaheim, Bakersfield, Chula Vista, Concord, Corona, Elk Grove, Escondido, Fontana, Fremont, Fresno, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Glendale, Hayward, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Lancaster, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Modesto, Moreno Valley, Oakland, Oceanside, Ontario, Orange, Oxnard, Palmdale, Pasadena, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside, Roseville, Sacramento, Salinas, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santa Clarita, Santa Rosa, Simi Valley, Stockton, Sunnyvale, Thousand Oaks, Torrance, Victorville, Visalia
Major Unincorporated Place:
East Los Angeles
Congressional Districts:
CA-1, CA-2, CA-3, CA-4, CA-5, CA-6, CA-7, CA-8, CA-9, CA-10, CA-11, CA-12, CA-13, CA-14, CA-15, CA-16, CA-17, CA-18, CA-19, CA-20, CA-21, CA-22, CA-23, CA-24, CA-25, CA-26, CA-27, CA-28, CA-29, CA-30, CA-31, CA-32, CA-33, CA-34, CA-35, CA-36, CA-37, CA-38, CA-39, CA-40, CA-41, CA-42, CA-43, CA-44, CA-45, CA-46, CA-47, CA-48, CA-49, CA-50, CA-51, CA-52, CA-53
Assembly Districts:
CA-1, CA-2, CA-3, CA-4, CA-5, CA-6, CA-7, CA-8, CA-9, CA-10, CA-11, CA-12, CA-13, CA-14, CA-15, CA-16, CA-17, CA-18, CA-19, CA-20, CA-21, CA-22, CA-23, CA-24, CA-25, CA-26, CA-27, CA-28, CA-29, CA-30, CA-31, CA-32, CA-33, CA-34, CA-35, CA-36, CA-37, CA-38, CA-39, CA-40, CA-41, CA-42, CA-43, CA-44, CA-45, CA-46, CA-47, CA-48, CA-49, CA-50, CA-51, CA-52, CA-53, CA-54, CA-55, CA-56, CA-57, CA-58, CA-59, CA-60, CA-61, CA-62, CA-63, CA-64, CA-65, CA-66, CA-67, CA-68, CA-69, CA-70, CA-71, CA-72, CA-73, CA-74, CA-75, CA-76, CA-77, CA-78, CA-79, CA-80
State Senate Districts:
CA-1, CA-2, CA-3, CA-4, CA-5, CA-6, CA-7, CA-8, CA-9, CA-10, CA-11, CA-12, CA-13, CA-14, CA-15, CA-16, CA-17, CA-18, CA-19, CA-20, CA-21, CA-22, CA-23, CA-24, CA-25, CA-26, CA-27, CA-28, CA-29, CA-30, CA-31, CA-32, CA-33, CA-34, CA-35, CA-36, CA-37, CA-38, CA-39, CA-40
Neighboring States:
Arizona, Nevada, Oregon