**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	153,298	19.2%	80.8%
2023	152,830	19.5%	80.5%
2022	152,515	18.5%	81.5%
2021	151,887	19.1%	80.9%
2020	151,090	19.5%	80.5%
2019	150,691	18.9%	81.1%
2018	150,075	18.1%	81.9%
2017	150,183	18.5%	81.5%
2016	150,261	18.4%	81.6%
2015	150,998	18.6%	81.4%
2014	151,390	19.6%	80.4%
2013	151,806	20.1%	79.9%
2012	151,982	20.6%	79.4%
2011	152,335	21.1%	78.9%
2010	151,122	21.5%	78.5%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Kings County, California

Approximately 19.2% of residents in Kings County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 87.4%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

Kings County, California Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)