Monterey County, California Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Monterey County, California

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Monterey County, California Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

70.4%

Foreign Born

29.6%

Naturalized

9.1%

US Citizens

79.5%

Monterey County, California Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Monterey County, California Historical Nativity Trends (2010–2024)

Historical nativity trends for — Figure 2: Evolution of nativity categories and total population volume from 2010 to 2024.

Monterey County, California Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	437,613	29.6%	70.4%
2023	435,834	28.8%	71.2%
2022	437,609	28.9%	71.1%
2021	438,953	29.0%	71.0%
2020	432,977	29.0%	71.0%
2019	433,410	29.8%	70.2%
2018	433,212	30.0%	70.0%
2017	433,168	29.8%	70.2%
2016	430,201	30.0%	70.0%
2015	428,441	30.1%	69.9%
2014	424,927	30.1%	69.9%
2013	420,569	29.9%	70.1%
2012	416,199	30.4%	69.6%
2011	411,385	30.3%	69.7%
2010	407,435	30.1%	69.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Monterey County, California

Approximately 29.6% of residents in Monterey County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 79.5%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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