-- 33.5% of all Los Angeles County Residents were foreign-born, according to 2021 Census estimates.
-- 64.4% of all foreign-born persons living in Los Angeles County, by 2021 Census estimates, entered the U.S. prior to 2000. Only 15.3% entered the U.S. since 2010.
-- 78.7% of U.S. native-born residents of Los Angeles County were born in California.
Also see: Foreign-born Residents of L.A. County by Birthplace, 2000 Census
| Birthplace | Number of Foreign Born | Percentage of All Foreign Born Residents of County |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,353,967 | 100.00% |
| Europe | 168,829 | 5.03% |
| Northern Europe | 42,586 | 1.27% |
| Denmark | 1,568 | 0.05% |
| Ireland | 2,610 | 0.08% |
| Norway | 610 | 0.02% |
| Sweden | 3,712 | 0.11% |
| United Kingdom | 32,959 | 0.98% |
| Other Northern Europe | 1,127 | 0.03% |
| Western Europe | 36,155 | 1.08% |
| Austria | 2,245 | 0.07% |
| Belgium | 1,463 | 0.04% |
| France | 10,903 | 0.33% |
| Germany | 15,385 | 0.46% |
| Netherlands | 4,043 | 0.12% |
| Switzerland | 2,063 | 0.06% |
| Other Western Europe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Southern Europe | 18,189 | 0.54% |
| Greece | 3,087 | 0.09% |
| Italy | 8,933 | 0.27% |
| Portugal | 1,360 | 0.04% |
| Azores Islands | 256 | 0.01% |
| Spain | 4,653 | 0.14% |
| Other Southern Europe | 156 | 0.005% |
| Eastern Europe | 71,431 | 2.13% |
| Albania | 362 | 0.01% |
| Belarus | 2,956 | 0.09% |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 587 | 0.02% |
| Bulgaria | 2,901 | 0.09% |
| Croatia | 1,480 | 0.04% |
| Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic & Slovakia) | 2,253 | 0.07% |
| Hungary | 3,600 | 0.11% |
| Latvia | 1,060 | 0.03% |
| Lithuania | 1,296 | 0.04% |
| Moldova | 1,594 | 0.05% |
| North Macedonia (Macedonia) | 232 | 0.01% |
| Poland | 5,902 | 0.18% |
| Romania | 6,116 | 0.18% |
| Russia | 20,300 | 0.61% |
| Serbia | 1,195 | 0.04% |
| Ukraine | 15,106 | 0.45% |
| Other Eastern Europe | 4,491 | 0.13% |
| Europe, not elsewhere classified | 468 | 0.01% |
| Asia | 1,205,470 | 35.94% |
| Eastern Asia | 461,064 | 13.75% |
| China | 283,451 | 8.45% |
| China, excluding Hong Kong & Taiwan | 193,383 | 5.77% |
| Hong Kong | 27,597 | 0.82% |
| Taiwan | 62,471 | 1.86% |
| Japan | 36,249 | 1.08% |
| Korea | 139,682 | 4.16% |
| Other Eastern Asia | 1,682 | 0.05% |
| South Central Asia | 199,426 | 5.95% |
| Afghanistan | 3,761 | 0.11% |
| Bangladesh | 8,049 | 0.24% |
| India | 59,246 | 1.77% |
| Iran | 108,258 | 3.23% |
| Kazakhstan | 1,762 | 0.05% |
| Nepal | 2,835 | 0.08% |
| Pakistan | 8,151 | 0.24% |
| Sri Lanka | 4,359 | 0.13% |
| Uzbekistan | 2,327 | 0.07% |
| Other South Central Asia | 678 | 0.02% |
| South Eastern Asia | 403,572 | 12.03% |
| Burma | 8,874 | 0.26% |
| Cambodia | 21,166 | 0.63% |
| Indonesia | 12,786 | 0.38% |
| Laos | 2,643 | 0.08% |
| Malaysia | 4,395 | 0.13% |
| Philippines | 236,063 | 7.04% |
| Singapore | 2,451 | 0.07% |
| Thailand | 20,069 | 0.60% |
| Vietnam | 95,058 | 2.83% |
| Other South Eastern Asia | 67 | 0.002% |
| Western Asia | 138,797 | 4.14% |
| Armenia | 69,721 | 2.08% |
| Iraq | 6,481 | 0.19% |
| Israel | 15,197 | 0.45% |
| Jordan | 3,546 | 0.11% |
| Kuwait | 2,252 | 0.07% |
| Lebanon | 15,988 | 0.48% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,529 | 0.05% |
| Syria | 12,041 | 0.36% |
| Turkey | 4,994 | 0.15% |
| Yemen | 41 | 0.001% |
| Other Western Asia | 7,007 | 0.21% |
| Asia, not elsewhere classified | 2,611 | 0.08% |
| Africa | 62,706 | 1.87% |
| Eastern Africa | 15,192 | 0.45% |
| Eritrea | 1,294 | 0.04% |
| Ethiopia | 6,668 | 0.20% |
| Kenya | 2,766 | 0.08% |
| Somalia | 131 | 0.004% |
| Uganda | 2,019 | 0.06% |
| Zimbabwe | 459 | 0.01% |
| Other Eastern Africa | 1,855 | 0.06% |
| Middle Africa | 2,297 | 0.07% |
| Cameroon | 1,142 | 0.03% |
| Congo | 423 | 0.01% |
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) | 597 | 0.02% |
| Other Middle Africa | 135 | 0.004% |
| Northern Africa | 19,356 | 0.58% |
| Egypt | 14,333 | 0.43% |
| Morocco | 2,604 | 0.08% |
| Sudan | 832 | 0.02% |
| Other Northern Africa | 1,587 | 0.05% |
| Southern Africa | 5,478 | 0.16% |
| South Africa | 5,406 | 0.16% |
| Other Southern Africa | 72 | 0.002% |
| Western Africa | 18,243 | 0.54% |
| Cabo Verde | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ghana | 2,828 | 0.08% |
| Liberia | 423 | 0.01% |
| Nigeria | 12,980 | 0.39% |
| Senegal | 371 | 0.01% |
| Sierra Leone | 689 | 0.02% |
| Other Western Africa | 908 | 0.03% |
| Africa, not elsewhere classified | 2,140 | 0.06% |
| Oceania | 15,883 | 0.47% |
| Australia and New Zealand Subregion | 9,112 | 0.27% |
| Australia | 7,267 | 0.22% |
| Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion | 1,845 | 0.06% |
| Fiji | 2,876 | 0.09% |
| Micronesia | 340 | 0.01% |
| Oceania, not elsewhere classified | 3,555 | 0.11% |
| Americas | 1,901,079 | 56.68% |
| Caribbean | 31,035 | 0.93% |
| Bahamas | 265 | 0.01% |
| Barbados | 219 | 0.01% |
| Cuba | 16,243 | 0.48% |
| Dominica | 292 | 0.01% |
| Dominican Republic | 2,321 | 0.07% |
| Grenada | 281 | 0.01% |
| Haiti | 1,398 | 0.04% |
| Jamaica | 6,604 | 0.20% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 80 | 0.002% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2,160 | 0.06% |
| West Indies | 341 | 0.01% |
| Other Caribbean | 831 | 0.02% |
| Central America | 523,553 | 15.61% |
| Belize | 11,913 | 0.36% |
| Costa Rica | 4,539 | 0.14% |
| El Salvador | 268,941 | 8.02% |
| Guatemala | 176,146 | 5.25% |
| Honduras | 35,740 | 1.07% |
| Nicaragua | 21,535 | 0.64% |
| Panama | 2,976 | 0.09% |
| Other Central America | 1,763 | 0.05% |
| Northern America | 1,246,958 | 37.18% |
| Canada | 28,343 | 0.85% |
| Mexico | 1,218,517 | 36.33% |
| Other Northern America | 49 | 0.001% |
| South America | 99,582 | 2.97% |
| Argentina | 14,019 | 0.42% |
| Bolivia | 3,634 | 0.11% |
| Brazil | 12,931 | 0.39% |
| Chile | 5,272 | 0.16% |
| Colombia | 17,379 | 0.52% |
| Ecuador | 11,177 | 0.33% |
| Guyana | 1,671 | 0.05% |
| Peru | 25,722 | 0.77% |
| Uruguay | 1,465 | 0.04% |
| Venezuela | 5,246 | 0.16% |
| Other South America | 1,066 | 0.03% |
* U.S. Census estimates based upon data and surveys collected by the American Community Survey over the preceding five-year period. These estimates are issued annually between full Dicennial Census counts conducted each decade.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
