**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	39,287,377	27.0%	73.0%
2023	39,242,785	26.7%	73.3%
2022	39,356,104	26.5%	73.5%
2021	39,455,353	26.5%	73.5%
2020	39,346,023	26.6%	73.4%
2019	39,283,497	26.8%	73.2%
2018	39,148,760	26.9%	73.1%
2017	38,982,847	27.0%	73.0%
2016	38,654,206	27.0%	73.0%
2015	38,421,464	27.0%	73.0%
2014	38,066,920	27.0%	73.0%
2013	37,659,181	27.0%	73.0%
2012	37,325,068	27.1%	72.9%
2011	36,969,200	27.2%	72.8%
2010	36,637,290	27.2%	72.8%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for California

Approximately 27.0% of residents in California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 87.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

California Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)