**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	160,940	20.1%	79.9%
2023	158,790	20.2%	79.8%
2022	157,243	20.3%	79.7%
2021	156,304	19.9%	80.1%
2020	155,925	20.4%	79.6%
2019	155,433	20.2%	79.8%
2018	155,013	20.6%	79.4%
2017	154,440	21.5%	78.5%
2016	153,366	21.5%	78.5%
2015	153,187	21.6%	78.4%
2014	152,452	21.8%	78.2%
2013	151,435	21.5%	78.5%
2012	150,615	21.1%	78.9%
2011	149,611	21.3%	78.7%
2010	147,738	20.6%	79.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Madera County, California

Approximately 20.1% of residents in Madera County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 87.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

Madera County, California Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)