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

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

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

Native Born

82.0%

Foreign Born

18.0%

Naturalized

8.1%

US Citizens

90.0%

Santa Cruz County, California Nativity & Citizenship Distribution

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

Santa Cruz 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 Cruz County, California Population & Nativity History

**Table 1:** Comparison of total population and nativity percentages over time.
Year	Total Pop	Foreign Born	Native Born
2024	264,926	18.0%	82.0%
2023	266,021	17.7%	82.3%
2022	268,571	17.4%	82.6%
2021	272,138	17.8%	82.2%
2020	273,170	17.5%	82.5%
2019	273,962	17.8%	82.2%
2018	273,765	17.9%	82.1%
2017	273,263	18.0%	82.0%
2016	270,931	18.0%	82.0%
2015	269,278	18.4%	81.6%
2014	267,203	18.2%	81.8%
2013	264,808	18.3%	81.7%
2012	262,340	18.4%	81.6%
2011	259,402	18.6%	81.4%
2010	256,901	18.4%	81.6%

Nativity & Citizenship FAQs for Santa Cruz County, California

Approximately 18.0% of residents in Santa Cruz County, California were born outside the United States.

The vast majority of residents, roughly 90.0%, are U.S. citizens (including both native-born and naturalized citizens).

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