San Diego County, California Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

77.2%

Foreign Born

22.8%

Naturalized

13.5%

US Citizens

90.7%

San Diego County, California Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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


San Diego County, California Population & Nativity History

Table 1: Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
YearTotal PopForeign BornNative Born
20243,288,77422.8%77.2%
20233,282,78222.5%77.5%
20223,289,70122.6%77.4%
20213,296,31722.7%77.3%
20203,323,97022.9%77.1%
20193,316,07323.4%76.6%
20183,302,83323.4%76.6%
20173,283,66523.6%76.4%
20163,253,35623.5%76.5%
20153,223,09623.5%76.5%
20143,183,14323.4%76.6%
20133,138,26523.4%76.6%
20123,100,50023.2%76.8%
20113,060,84923.2%76.8%
20103,022,46823.1%76.9%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for San Diego County, California

Approximately 22.8% of residents in San Diego County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 90.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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