National Origin in San Luis Obispo, California (City)

Citizenship and National Origin#1

Percentage of the total popoulation.
Scope: population of California and San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo
California
0%20%40%60%80%CountCitizen, US-BornCitizen, Territory-BornCitizen, Territory-B…1Citizen, Born Abroad2Citizen, NaturalizedNot Citizen89.391215%71.708207%89.391215%89.4%41,76041.8k0.100608%0.200325%0.100608%0.1%471.153780%1.088896%1.153780%1.2%5394.159175%13.295513%4.159175%4.2%1,9435.195222%13.707059%5.195222%5.2%2,427
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 California and San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo
California
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeOceaniaAfricaOther56.064073%53.230979%56.064073%56.1%2,45025.972540%37.868454%25.972540%26.0%1,13514.576659%6.454178%14.576659%14.6%6371.762014%0.753446%1.762014%1.8%771.624714%1.692943%1.624714%1.6%710.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.753446%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 California and San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo
California
0%10%20%30%40%50%CountAmericasAsiaEuropeOceaniaAfricaOther56.064073%53.230979%56.064073%56.1%2,45025.972540%37.868454%25.972540%26.0%1,13514.576659%6.454178%14.576659%14.6%6371.762014%0.753446%1.762014%1.8%771.624714%1.692943%1.624714%1.6%710.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.753446%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 California and San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo
California
Europe
Asia
Americas
0%10%20%30%40%CountMexicoCanadaUnited KingdomKoreaChinaIndiaEnglandHondurasSaudi ArabiaGermany39.244851%40.506010%39.244851%39.2%1,7157.322654%1.265638%7.322654%7.3%3205.560641%1.232220%5.560641%5.6%2433.821510%3.141106%3.821510%3.8%1673.752860%5.511548%3.752860%3.8%1643.615561%4.180023%3.615561%3.6%1582.791762%0.593849%2.791762%2.8%1222.700229%0.597595%2.700229%2.7%1182.608696%0.121657%2.608696%2.6%1142.402746%0.770021%2.402746%2.4%105
Count number of people born in given place
1excluding those born at sea

Map of National Origin by Tract in San Luis Obispo

United States National Origin by Tract#4

Born in the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories) as a percentage of the population (%):
81.5%84.1%86.6%89.1%91.5%94.1%

Europe National Origin by Tract#5

Born in Europe as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%0.7%1.4%2.1%2.7%3.5%

Asia National Origin by Tract#6

Born in Asia as a percentage of the population (%):
0.2%1.1%1.9%2.7%3.6%4.5%

Africa National Origin by Tract#7

Born in Africa as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.12%0.25%0.37%0.49%0.62%

Australia National Origin by Tract#8

Born in Australia or New Zealand as a percentage of the population (%):
0.00%0.10%0.20%0.29%0.39%0.49%

Americas National Origin by Tract#9

Born in the Americas other than the United States as a percentage of the population (%):
0.7%3.2%5.7%8.1%10.6%13.1%
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National Origin by Place in the San Luis Obispo Area

There are 29 places in the San Luis Obispo Area. This section compares San Luis Obispo to all of the places in the San Luis Obispo Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Luis Obispo.

Born in the USA by Place#10

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo, selected other places in the San Luis Obispo Area, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo
US-Born1
Other
0%50%100%Count#Garden FarmsEdnaSanta MargaritaOak ShoresBlacklakeLake NacimientoLk NacimientoWhitley GardensWhitley GdnsAtascaderoLos RanchosCayucosCallenderAvila BeachTempletonLos OsosSan Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictSan Luis CoastalPismo BeachSan Luis ObispoMorro BaySan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoArroyo GrandeWoodlandsGrover BeachNipomoCambriaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCrestonLos BerrosEl Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)El Paso de Robles …WestShandonPacificOceanoCaliforniaSan MiguelSan Simeon100.000000%100.000000%100.0%3121100.000000%100.000000%100.0%210299.108470%99.108470%99.1%1,334397.090909%97.090909%97.1%267496.648045%96.648045%96.6%865596.098920%96.098920%96.1%2,759694.520548%94.520548%94.5%276792.844559%92.844559%92.8%27,40427.4k892.576687%92.576687%92.6%1,509992.199531%92.199531%92.2%2,7541091.841235%91.841235%91.8%1,6661191.706924%91.706924%91.7%1,1391291.348837%91.348837%91.3%6,8741391.296546%91.296546%91.3%14,24514.2k1490.311352%90.311352%90.3%84,06084.1k89.767034%89.767034%89.8%7,1671589.391215%89.391215%89.4%41,76041.8k1688.592071%88.592071%88.6%9,3191788.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k88.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k88.342114%88.342114%88.3%15,76215.8k1887.441860%87.441860%87.4%9401986.954910%86.954910%87.0%11,72511.7k2085.962567%85.962567%86.0%14,14614.1k2185.801872%85.801872%85.8%5,3182285.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M83.823529%83.823529%83.8%572381.197772%81.197772%81.2%5832480.252101%80.252101%80.3%25,02125.0k2579.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.723404%78.723404%78.7%8882675.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M74.412975%74.412975%74.4%6,1482771.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M71.550445%71.550445%71.6%1,9292856.000000%56.000000%56.0%18229
Count number of US-Born1
# rank of place out of 29 by percentage US-Born1
1Excluding Puerto Rico and other US territories

Continent of Birth by Place#11

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo, selected other places in the San Luis Obispo Area, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%Count#San SimeonSan MiguelCaliforniaPacificOceanoShandonWestLos BerrosEl Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)El Paso de Robles …CrestonNipomoUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesCambriaWoodlandsGrover BeachArroyo GrandeMorro BaySan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictSan Luis CoastalTempletonAvila BeachCallenderLos OsosCayucosLos RanchosAtascaderoPismo BeachWhitley GardensWhitley GdnsBlacklakeOak ShoresLake NacimientoLk NacimientoSanta MargaritaGarden FarmsEdna41.538462%2.461538%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%44.000000%44.0%143127.225519%0.482196%0.370920%0.000000%0.000000%28.078635%28.1%757214.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M11.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M20.406681%1.948681%0.544662%0.000000%0.000000%22.900024%22.9%1,892320.124113%0.354610%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%20.478723%20.5%231410.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M18.802228%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%18.802228%18.8%135515.847713%1.064853%0.901277%0.304702%0.269421%18.387966%18.4%5,733616.176471%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%16.176471%16.2%11711.673554%0.984443%0.473991%0.315994%0.000000%13.447982%13.4%2,21387.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M8.793159%2.242659%1.435947%0.161342%0.000000%12.633107%12.6%78398.372093%2.511628%1.674419%0.000000%0.000000%12.558140%12.6%135107.764758%3.411451%0.793533%0.289232%0.215070%12.474043%12.5%1,682114.948997%4.489407%1.412398%0.056048%0.000000%10.906849%10.9%1,946124.810343%2.861489%2.690370%0.171119%0.171119%10.704440%10.7%1,126136.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k6.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k5.244456%2.429574%1.363559%0.164826%0.151982%9.354397%9.4%4,370144.240529%2.391543%1.587916%0.186940%0.133222%8.540149%8.5%7,9494.717608%1.993355%1.740864%0.000000%0.000000%8.451827%8.5%636154.830918%1.771337%0.885668%0.805153%0.000000%8.293076%8.3%103165.898567%1.267916%0.992282%0.000000%0.000000%8.158765%8.2%148173.351920%2.582837%1.653528%0.115362%0.108953%7.812600%7.8%1,219182.745229%2.678273%2.142618%0.000000%0.000000%7.566120%7.6%226195.276074%1.349693%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%6.625767%6.6%108203.889416%1.334869%0.711479%0.081312%0.040656%6.057731%6.1%1,788212.517535%2.154309%0.801603%0.112725%0.000000%5.586172%5.6%446225.479452%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%5.479452%5.5%16233.351955%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%3.351955%3.4%30242.909091%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%2.909091%2.9%8250.835946%0.766284%0.661790%0.000000%0.000000%2.264020%2.3%65260.891530%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.891530%0.9%12270.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%029
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 29 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in California

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

Born in the USA by Place#12

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo, selected other places in California, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#San Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictSan Luis CoastalSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoLancasterRosevilleUnited 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 AnaFremontSunnyvaleGlendale90.311352%90.311352%90.3%84,06084.1k89.391215%89.391215%89.4%41,76041.8k88.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k88.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k86.260656%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#13

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo, selected other places in California, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo
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 StatesRosevilleLancasterSan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictSan Luis Coastal42.184997%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%20,61320.6k506.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k6.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k5.244456%2.429574%1.363559%0.164826%0.151982%9.354397%9.4%4,3704.240529%2.391543%1.587916%0.186940%0.133222%8.540149%8.5%7,949
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the West

There are 5,635 places in the West. This section compares San Luis Obispo to the 50 most populous places in the West and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Luis Obispo. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 180,303.

Born in the USA by Place#14

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#SpokaneBoise CitySan Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictSan Luis CoastalSan Luis ObispoColorado SpringsColorado SpgsGilbertSan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoAlbuquerqueScottsdaleMesaAnchorageHendersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPortlandTacomaChandlerTucsonDenverHuntington BeachHuntington BchRenoGlendaleSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityModestoBakersfieldSeattleWestPhoenixAuroraFresnoSanta ClaritaLas VegasRiversideSacramentoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasSan BernardinoPacificMoreno ValleyStocktonLong BeachCaliforniaParadiseSan DiegoOaklandSunrise ManorFontanaUrban HonoluluSpring ValleyChula VistaSan FranciscoOxnardAnaheimLos AngelesIrvineSan JoseSanta AnaFremontGlendale91.785098%91.785098%91.8%194,656195k191.438057%91.438057%91.4%199,954200k290.311352%90.311352%90.3%84,06084.1k89.391215%89.391215%89.4%41,76041.8k89.271079%89.271079%89.3%400,612401k389.230796%89.230796%89.2%202,404202k488.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k88.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k88.201861%88.201861%88.2%491,160491k587.752831%87.752831%87.8%205,776206k686.750089%86.750089%86.8%408,121408k786.655464%86.655464%86.7%259,378259k885.975557%85.975557%86.0%238,902239k985.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.838436%84.838436%84.8%526,498526k1084.257449%84.257449%84.3%173,235173k1183.802570%83.802570%83.8%202,912203k1283.038026%83.038026%83.0%438,097438k1382.814792%82.814792%82.8%549,313549k1482.209497%82.209497%82.2%163,370163k1581.882667%81.882667%81.9%194,161194k1681.436424%81.436424%81.4%195,401195k1781.328939%81.328939%81.3%155,701156k1881.236092%81.236092%81.2%169,387169k1980.053597%80.053597%80.1%294,241294k2079.803214%79.803214%79.8%533,763534k2179.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.982900%78.982900%79.0%1,228,4401.23M2278.753514%78.753514%78.8%276,528277k2378.451442%78.451442%78.5%403,089403k2477.988164%77.988164%78.0%140,615141k2577.299016%77.299016%77.3%474,071474k2676.365171%76.365171%76.4%243,359243k2776.260913%76.260913%76.3%369,507370k2876.097485%76.097485%76.1%175,356175k2975.628318%75.628318%75.6%162,284162k3075.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M74.444846%74.444846%74.4%150,424150k3172.686379%72.686379%72.7%219,108219k3272.521941%72.521941%72.5%340,703341k3371.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M71.669294%71.669294%71.7%164,600165k3471.497776%71.497776%71.5%982,960983k3571.176585%71.176585%71.2%293,276293k3670.583752%70.583752%70.6%136,137136k3770.279884%70.279884%70.3%144,234144k3869.173935%69.173935%69.2%241,830242k3966.949717%66.949717%66.9%127,647128k4066.307493%66.307493%66.3%172,796173k4162.838211%62.838211%62.8%534,302534k4262.188892%62.188892%62.2%127,333127k4361.979203%61.979203%62.0%214,929215k4461.035854%61.035854%61.0%2,391,9172.39M4559.692622%59.692622%59.7%147,436147k4659.678728%59.678728%59.7%602,375602k4753.168867%53.168867%53.2%177,374177k4852.608650%52.608650%52.6%119,913120k4944.228505%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#15

Foreign born1 as a percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo, selected other places in the West, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#GlendaleFremontSanta AnaIrvineSan JoseLos AngelesAnaheimOxnardSan FranciscoSpring ValleyChula VistaFontanaSunrise ManorOaklandUrban HonoluluCaliforniaSan DiegoParadiseLong BeachStocktonMoreno ValleySan BernardinoPacificRiversideSacramentoNorth Las VegasN Las VegasLas VegasSanta ClaritaFresnoPhoenixWestAuroraBakersfieldSeattleModestoSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityGlendaleRenoHuntington BeachHuntington BchDenverTucsonChandlerPortlandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesTacomaHendersonMesaScottsdaleSan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoAlbuquerqueAnchorageGilbertSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictSan Luis CoastalColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBoise CitySpokane42.184997%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%105,799106k237.377737%8.197419%0.362105%0.152576%0.050659%46.140495%46.1%153,927154k331.575921%3.426022%2.544617%1.216234%0.206889%38.969683%39.0%96,25296.3k424.141364%11.926334%1.979565%0.648627%0.160299%38.856189%38.9%392,200392k523.530700%11.148361%2.406407%0.614488%0.148844%37.848799%37.8%1,483,2461.48M623.445971%11.880003%0.958255%0.552230%0.099488%36.935947%36.9%128,085128k730.646343%5.402633%0.495233%0.074725%0.061049%36.679984%36.7%75,10375.1k822.287429%7.241715%4.579422%0.516182%0.287081%34.911829%34.9%296,849297k915.435773%9.078941%3.247649%3.162681%0.104898%31.029943%31.0%59,16259.2k1020.654802%9.180423%0.973530%0.128934%0.030699%30.968388%31.0%80,70380.7k1122.320541%4.975929%0.861481%0.306488%0.098914%28.563354%28.6%58,62058.6k1222.175732%4.647099%0.670908%0.155024%0.029035%27.677798%27.7%53,38353.4k1312.697554%11.285797%1.583099%1.470488%0.218911%27.255849%27.3%112,305112k1422.876054%2.457973%0.924779%0.841254%0.118136%27.218197%27.2%95,15495.2k1514.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M12.067032%11.166836%2.260382%0.845861%0.140456%26.480566%26.5%364,058364k1615.903094%7.735146%1.493038%1.105083%0.116256%26.352616%26.4%60,52360.5k1716.178828%8.211702%1.136458%0.298429%0.222013%26.047429%26.0%122,369122k1812.659441%12.171455%0.454149%0.442206%0.291929%26.019181%26.0%78,43378.4k1918.528563%4.603065%0.667125%0.332573%0.166286%24.297613%24.3%49,09649.1k2019.149412%3.491921%0.349052%0.294061%0.056389%23.340836%23.3%50,08550.1k2111.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M16.634973%4.437081%0.962413%0.277710%0.114222%22.426399%22.4%71,46871.5k2210.389450%8.444885%1.719811%1.234805%0.617918%22.406869%22.4%108,568109k2315.900727%4.143016%0.854467%0.338923%0.047302%21.284435%21.3%49,04749.0k2413.944676%5.050098%1.572490%0.392307%0.079896%21.039467%21.0%129,034129k2511.374187%7.235043%1.630034%0.464219%0.058790%20.762272%20.8%37,43537.4k2612.047714%7.724885%0.668344%0.160566%0.056247%20.657757%20.7%106,141106k2714.454480%3.198240%1.345315%0.657162%0.103194%19.758391%19.8%307,307307k2810.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M10.802521%4.432819%2.711808%1.436786%0.124455%19.508389%19.5%68,50068.5k2913.180340%5.014488%0.387425%0.333283%0.099305%19.014841%19.0%69,89069.9k309.868595%3.075134%2.608063%2.182406%0.315019%18.049216%18.0%120,722121k3110.399401%5.570902%0.828729%0.706434%0.131887%17.637354%17.6%36,77636.8k329.207818%4.766357%1.889306%0.863951%0.810672%17.538105%17.5%33,57633.6k3311.012615%4.106809%1.431590%0.687247%0.059181%17.297441%17.3%41,50441.5k349.828737%5.057334%1.258429%0.195681%0.180499%16.520679%16.5%39,17439.2k357.211509%6.036010%2.225197%0.899237%0.139389%16.511342%16.5%32,81232.8k3610.216899%2.871840%1.358504%1.330764%0.077189%15.855197%15.9%105,168105k3710.793691%2.592753%1.036798%0.657144%0.134196%15.214581%15.2%80,27080.3k386.874378%5.997993%1.165898%0.429933%0.047908%14.516109%14.5%35,14835.1k395.590173%3.897104%2.953807%0.900918%0.402360%13.744362%13.7%85,29685.3k407.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.343324%3.735372%2.497057%0.404665%0.165368%13.145787%13.1%27,02827.0k415.333391%4.826323%1.906273%0.240758%0.144311%12.451057%12.5%34,59834.6k429.160687%1.488768%0.907417%0.347323%0.083961%11.988156%12.0%56,39956.4k434.317363%3.496023%2.741636%0.411949%0.099789%11.066760%11.1%25,95126.0k446.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k6.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k7.018832%2.283522%0.848330%0.230938%0.018676%10.400299%10.4%57,91557.9k455.861600%2.522710%1.104834%0.430641%0.372176%10.291961%10.3%30,80630.8k464.839705%3.046748%1.054084%0.340340%0.155622%9.436499%9.4%21,40521.4k475.244456%2.429574%1.363559%0.164826%0.151982%9.354397%9.4%4,3704.240529%2.391543%1.587916%0.186940%0.133222%8.540149%8.5%7,9493.566502%2.106030%1.647432%0.389964%0.109413%7.819342%7.8%35,09035.1k483.260974%2.137399%1.422189%0.612776%0.049845%7.483183%7.5%16,36416.4k492.483049%2.341591%1.325456%0.350814%0.331953%6.832863%6.8%14,49114.5k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

National Origin by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares San Luis Obispo to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with San Luis Obispo. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Born in the USA by Place#16

Percentage of the total population that was born in the United States.1
Scope: population of San Luis Obispo, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo
US-Born1
Other
0%20%40%60%80%Count#DetroitMemphisLouisvilleAtlantaKansas CityClevelandBaltimoreIndianapolisSan Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictSan Luis CoastalSan Luis ObispoColorado SpringsColorado SpgsOmahaWichitaSan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoTulsaVirginia BeachVirginia BchAlbuquerqueMilwaukeeColumbusJacksonvilleOklahoma CityMesaNashville-DavidsonRaleighUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPortlandWashingtonSan AntonioMinneapolisPhiladelphiaTucsonDenverCharlotteFort WorthAustinSeattleWestPhoenixFresnoArlingtonLas VegasChicagoSacramentoPacificDallasEl PasoLong BeachCaliforniaSan DiegoOaklandHoustonBostonSan FranciscoLos AngelesSan JoseNew YorkMiami93.714326%93.714326%93.7%640,484640k193.191504%93.191504%93.2%611,203611k292.348910%92.348910%92.3%564,781565k391.951409%91.951409%92.0%419,646420k491.744866%91.744866%91.7%432,822433k591.470970%91.470970%91.5%355,973356k691.228663%91.228663%91.2%566,530567k790.425122%90.425122%90.4%765,606766k890.311352%90.311352%90.3%84,06084.1k89.391215%89.391215%89.4%41,76041.8k89.271079%89.271079%89.3%400,612401k988.886682%88.886682%88.9%393,832394k1088.790386%88.790386%88.8%344,536345k1188.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k88.418975%88.418975%88.4%246,406246k88.337759%88.337759%88.3%353,268353k1288.233018%88.233018%88.2%396,813397k1388.201861%88.201861%88.2%491,160491k1487.928114%87.928114%87.9%526,401526k1587.480855%87.480855%87.5%732,248732k1687.422836%87.422836%87.4%748,878749k1786.776610%86.776610%86.8%538,028538k1886.750089%86.750089%86.8%408,121408k1986.263904%86.263904%86.3%555,342555k2085.702633%85.702633%85.7%378,228378k2185.271589%85.271589%85.3%271,639,606272M84.838436%84.838436%84.8%526,498526k2284.133752%84.133752%84.1%554,449554k2383.707528%83.707528%83.7%1,204,8511.20M2483.517681%83.517681%83.5%337,971338k2583.278759%83.278759%83.3%1,299,0971.30M2683.038026%83.038026%83.0%438,097438k2782.814792%82.814792%82.8%549,313549k2882.742689%82.742689%82.7%669,251669k2981.223267%81.223267%81.2%662,725663k3080.094935%80.094935%80.1%727,085727k3179.803214%79.803214%79.8%533,763534k3279.107515%79.107515%79.1%59,378,25159.4M78.982900%78.982900%79.0%1,228,4401.23M3378.451442%78.451442%78.5%403,089403k3478.110909%78.110909%78.1%299,867300k3577.299016%77.299016%77.3%474,071474k3677.261012%77.261012%77.3%2,096,8772.10M3776.260913%76.260913%76.3%369,507370k3875.275726%75.275726%75.3%39,038,10239.0M74.762307%74.762307%74.8%955,786956k3973.234591%73.234591%73.2%496,573497k4072.521941%72.521941%72.5%340,703341k4171.708207%71.708207%71.7%27,718,23827.7M71.497776%71.497776%71.5%982,960983k4271.176585%71.176585%71.2%293,276293k4369.829669%69.829669%69.8%1,564,5911.56M4468.774334%68.774334%68.8%452,727453k4562.838211%62.838211%62.8%534,302534k4661.035854%61.035854%61.0%2,391,9172.39M4759.678728%59.678728%59.7%602,375602k4859.151348%59.151348%59.2%5,005,3645.01M4939.687302%39.687302%39.7%171,696172k50
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 San Luis Obispo, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain San Luis Obispo
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Americas
Other
0%20%40%Count#MiamiSan JoseLos AngelesNew YorkSan FranciscoHoustonBostonOaklandCaliforniaSan DiegoLong BeachEl PasoDallasPacificSacramentoLas VegasChicagoFresnoArlingtonPhoenixWestAustinSeattleFort WorthCharlotteDenverMinneapolisTucsonSan AntonioWashingtonPortlandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesRaleighPhiladelphiaNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityMesaColumbusTulsaSan Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, and Arroyo Grande Metro AreaSan Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo CountySan Luis ObispoAlbuquerqueWichitaOmahaJacksonvilleMilwaukeeSan Luis ObispoVirginia BeachVirginia BchIndianapolisSan Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictSan Luis CoastalColorado SpringsColorado SpgsBaltimoreKansas CityAtlantaLouisvilleMemphisDetroitCleveland54.601939%1.850345%0.938001%0.209883%0.046230%57.646398%57.6%249,391249k124.141364%11.926334%1.979565%0.648627%0.160299%38.856189%38.9%392,200392k223.530700%11.148361%2.406407%0.614488%0.148844%37.848799%37.8%1,483,2461.48M319.238756%10.641540%5.502271%1.668620%0.128209%37.179396%37.2%3,146,1063.15M422.287429%7.241715%4.579422%0.516182%0.287081%34.911829%34.9%296,849297k520.288925%5.889363%1.598424%1.158672%0.067527%29.002911%29.0%649,834650k613.945607%7.053240%3.566573%2.959839%0.069727%27.594986%27.6%181,652182k712.697554%11.285797%1.583099%1.470488%0.218911%27.255849%27.3%112,305112k814.373559%10.225332%1.742773%0.457133%0.203447%27.002244%27.0%10,437,50310.4M12.067032%11.166836%2.260382%0.845861%0.140456%26.480566%26.5%364,058364k916.178828%8.211702%1.136458%0.298429%0.222013%26.047429%26.0%122,369122k1022.460910%1.109345%0.596262%0.144825%0.051618%24.362960%24.4%165,195165k1119.196782%2.815400%1.487994%0.741220%0.028942%24.270337%24.3%310,280310k1211.781502%9.070327%1.744463%0.474582%0.249689%23.320563%23.3%12,094,07812.1M10.389450%8.444885%1.719811%1.234805%0.617918%22.406869%22.4%108,568109k1313.944676%5.050098%1.572490%0.392307%0.079896%21.039467%21.0%129,034129k1411.542080%4.814929%3.568069%0.896678%0.038320%20.860076%20.9%566,146566k1512.047714%7.724885%0.668344%0.160566%0.056247%20.657757%20.7%106,141106k1611.002113%5.709835%2.753849%0.734829%0.070591%20.271217%20.3%77,82177.8k1714.454480%3.198240%1.345315%0.657162%0.103194%19.758391%19.8%307,307307k1810.299967%7.016468%1.554935%0.446372%0.204175%19.521917%19.5%14,653,18814.7M11.114379%5.193114%1.182557%0.591774%0.078764%18.160588%18.2%164,858165k199.868595%3.075134%2.608063%2.182406%0.315019%18.049216%18.0%120,722121k2012.196144%3.124900%1.055115%0.774086%0.065692%17.215938%17.2%140,470140k218.109328%4.786767%1.710858%1.325365%0.085803%16.018120%16.0%129,560130k2210.216899%2.871840%1.358504%1.330764%0.077189%15.855197%15.9%105,168105k235.234883%4.919811%3.990412%1.097437%0.067462%15.310006%15.3%61,95562.0k2410.793691%2.592753%1.036798%0.657144%0.134196%15.214581%15.2%80,27080.3k2510.770983%2.355981%0.660225%0.390660%0.012436%14.190285%14.2%204,249204k266.408410%2.730008%2.531225%2.212868%0.155688%14.038200%14.0%92,51392.5k275.590173%3.897104%2.953807%0.900918%0.402360%13.744362%13.7%85,29685.3k287.079712%3.983241%1.500944%0.604051%0.077288%13.245236%13.2%42,193,78142.2M6.187943%3.989568%1.519285%1.385824%0.036028%13.118647%13.1%57,89657.9k295.152769%4.355686%2.214960%1.328578%0.019616%13.071609%13.1%203,909204k305.761210%3.765625%2.199385%0.761606%0.032310%12.520135%12.5%80,60180.6k317.872874%3.413627%0.512246%0.390474%0.027741%12.216962%12.2%75,74775.7k329.160687%1.488768%0.907417%0.347323%0.083961%11.988156%12.0%56,39956.4k334.433252%3.580244%2.683749%0.849065%0.027956%11.574265%11.6%96,88196.9k347.149680%2.466330%0.611394%0.323826%0.052512%10.603742%10.6%42,40542.4k356.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k6.926224%1.932683%1.291445%0.155017%0.130616%10.435984%10.4%29,08329.1k7.018832%2.283522%0.848330%0.230938%0.018676%10.400299%10.4%57,91557.9k365.488966%3.771844%0.601753%0.434241%0.029894%10.326699%10.3%40,07140.1k375.767234%2.788034%1.012477%0.613219%0.021216%10.202179%10.2%45,20345.2k383.970741%3.865910%1.607255%0.447225%0.018211%9.909341%9.9%84,88584.9k395.783969%2.479822%0.894814%0.574438%0.006514%9.739557%9.7%58,30858.3k405.244456%2.429574%1.363559%0.164826%0.151982%9.354397%9.4%4,3704.778168%2.306924%1.454196%0.491180%0.026460%9.056929%9.1%40,73240.7k414.850627%2.348365%1.086723%0.502909%0.038267%8.826892%8.8%74,73574.7k424.240529%2.391543%1.587916%0.186940%0.133222%8.540149%8.5%7,9493.566502%2.106030%1.647432%0.389964%0.109413%7.819342%7.8%35,09035.1k433.423349%2.216264%1.093720%1.025121%0.052818%7.811272%7.8%48,50848.5k443.420332%2.101885%1.145905%0.586942%0.050661%7.305725%7.3%34,46634.5k452.706309%2.504722%1.154745%0.562691%0.069460%6.997927%7.0%31,93731.9k462.809640%2.160494%1.054167%0.845525%0.056739%6.926565%6.9%42,36142.4k473.426509%1.514964%0.779286%0.341080%0.012350%6.074190%6.1%39,83839.8k482.935724%1.831023%0.404862%0.313559%0.002634%5.487802%5.5%37,50637.5k492.135341%1.355723%0.996236%0.438631%0.003597%4.929529%4.9%19,18419.2k50
Count number of foreign born
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage foreign-born1
1excluding those born at sea

Definitions

This page discusses the citizenship status and place of birth of the residents of San Luis Obispo. 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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State:
California
County:
San Luis Obispo
Metro Area:
San Luis Obispo Area
ZIP Codes:
93401, 93405
Unified School District:
San Luis Coastal
Congressional District:
CA-24
State Senate District:
CA-17
Assembly District:
CA-35
Nearby Cities:
Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Avila Beach, Edna, Garden Farms, Los Osos, Los Ranchos, Oceano, Santa Margarita