Santa Barbara County, California Nativity & Citizenship Status (2024)

Place of birth and citizenship status analysis for Santa Barbara County, California

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Santa Barbara County, California Nativity & Citizenship Indicators (2024)

Native Born

77.8%

Foreign Born

22.2%

Naturalized

8.9%

US Citizens

86.7%

Santa Barbara County, California Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Santa Barbara 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.

Santa Barbara County, California Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	443,701	22.2%	77.8%
2023	443,975	22.1%	77.9%
2022	445,213	22.2%	77.8%
2021	447,651	22.4%	77.6%
2020	444,895	22.7%	77.3%
2019	444,829	23.0%	77.0%
2018	443,738	22.9%	77.1%
2017	442,996	23.0%	77.0%
2016	439,395	23.0%	77.0%
2015	435,850	23.0%	77.0%
2014	431,555	23.2%	76.8%
2013	427,288	23.4%	76.6%
2012	423,594	23.5%	76.5%
2011	419,793	23.5%	76.5%
2010	416,051	23.7%	76.3%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Santa Barbara County, California

Approximately 22.2% of residents in Santa Barbara County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 86.7%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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