**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	1,902,047	41.5%	58.5%
2023	1,903,297	41.0%	59.0%
2022	1,916,831	40.4%	59.6%
2021	1,932,022	39.9%	60.1%
2020	1,924,379	39.7%	60.3%
2019	1,927,470	39.2%	60.8%
2018	1,922,200	38.7%	61.3%
2017	1,911,226	38.6%	61.4%
2016	1,885,056	38.1%	61.9%
2015	1,868,149	37.7%	62.3%
2014	1,841,569	37.4%	62.6%
2013	1,812,208	37.1%	62.9%
2012	1,788,393	36.8%	63.2%
2011	1,762,754	36.9%	63.1%
2010	1,739,396	37.0%	63.0%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Santa Clara County, California

Approximately 41.5% of residents in Santa Clara County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 80.1%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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