San Francisco County, California Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for San Francisco County, California

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

Native Born

66.0%

Foreign Born

34.0%

Naturalized

21.3%

US Citizens

87.3%

San Francisco County, California Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

San Francisco 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.

San Francisco County, California Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	830,235	34.0%	66.0%
2023	836,321	34.2%	65.8%
2022	851,036	33.9%	66.1%
2021	865,933	34.1%	65.9%
2020	874,784	34.2%	65.8%
2019	874,961	34.3%	65.7%
2018	870,044	34.4%	65.6%
2017	864,263	34.8%	65.2%
2016	850,282	34.9%	65.1%
2015	840,763	35.1%	64.9%
2014	829,072	35.5%	64.5%
2013	817,501	35.6%	64.4%
2012	807,755	35.7%	64.3%
2011	797,983	35.6%	64.4%
2010	789,172	35.6%	64.4%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for San Francisco County, California

Approximately 34.0% of residents in San Francisco County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 87.3%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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