Alameda County, California Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

65.3%

Foreign Born

34.7%

Naturalized

19.0%

US Citizens

84.3%

Alameda County, California Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

Nativity Treemap for
Figure 1: Proportional distribution of population by place of birth in .


Alameda County, California Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20241,649,47334.7%65.3%
20231,651,94934.1%65.9%
20221,663,82333.3%66.7%
20211,673,13332.9%67.1%
20201,661,58432.8%67.2%
20191,656,75432.5%67.5%
20181,643,70032.4%67.6%
20171,629,61532.1%67.9%
20161,605,21731.7%68.3%
20151,584,98331.4%68.6%
20141,559,30831.0%69.0%
20131,535,24830.8%69.2%
20121,515,13630.6%69.4%
20111,494,87630.7%69.3%
20101,477,98030.8%69.2%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Alameda County, California

Approximately 34.7% of residents in Alameda County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 84.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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