Los Angeles County, California Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

66.6%

Foreign Born

33.4%

Naturalized

18.3%

US Citizens

84.9%

Los Angeles County, California Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


Los Angeles County, California Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20249,808,66733.4%66.6%
20239,848,40633.4%66.6%
20229,936,69033.3%66.7%
202110,019,63533.5%66.5%
202010,040,68233.7%66.3%
201910,081,57034.0%66.0%
201810,098,05234.2%65.8%
201710,105,72234.4%65.6%
201610,057,15534.5%65.5%
201510,038,38834.7%65.3%
20149,974,20334.9%65.1%
20139,893,48135.1%64.9%
20129,840,02435.3%64.7%
20119,787,74735.6%64.4%
20109,758,25635.6%64.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Los Angeles County, California

Approximately 33.4% of residents in Los Angeles County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 84.9%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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