International flags on display at USC. Los Angeles Almanac Photo.
Also see:
-- Same Numbers for 2020 and 2010
-- Place of Birth for Population of Los Angeles County - Native & Foreign-Born
-- Specific Country of Birth of Foreign-Born Population in Los Angeles County
About 33 percent of Los Angeles County residents are foreign-born, according to current U.S. Census estimates. Of these, 54% are naturalized U.S. Citizens and 85% entered the U.S. prior to the year 2010.
Except for "Percent of All Foreign-Born," percentages are that of foreign-born persons by region of origin.
| Origin | Total Foreign -Born | Percent of All Foreign-Born | Percent Naturalized U.S. Citizens | Percent Not U.S. Citizens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,353,972 | 100.0% | 53.8% | 46.2% |
| Africa | 62,706 | 1.9% | 65.0% | 35.0% |
| Asia | 1,205,470 | 35.9% | 69.2% | 30.8% |
| Eastern Asia | 461,064 | 13.7% | 61.0% | 39.0% |
| Central Asia | 199,426 | 5.9% | 69.9% | 30.1% |
| Southeast Asia | 403,572 | 12.0% | 76.6% | 23.4% |
| Western Asia | 138,797 | 4.1% | 74.3% | 25.7% |
| Origin | Total Foreign -Born | Percent of All Foreign-Born | Percent Naturalized U.S. Citizens | Percent Not U.S. Citizens |
| Europe | 168,829 | 5.0% | 62.9% | 37.1% |
| Northern & Western Europe | 78,741 | 2.3% | 53.7% | 46.3% |
| Southern & Eastern Europe | 89,620 | 2.7% | 71.0% | 29.0% |
| Origin | Total Foreign -Born | Percent of All Foreign-Born | Percent Naturalized U.S. Citizens | Percent Not U.S. Citizens |
| Latin America | 1,872,687 | 55.8% | 42.8% | 57.2% |
| Mexico | 1,218,517 | 36.3% | 40.2% | 59.8% |
| Central America | 523,553 | 15.6% | 43.4% | 56.6% |
| Caribbean | 31,035 | 0.9% | 73.7% | 26.3% |
| South America | 99,582 | 3.0% | 62.3% | 37.7% |
| Origin | Total Foreign -Born | Percent of All Foreign-Born | Percent Naturalized U.S. Citizens | Percent Not U.S. Citizens |
| North America | 28,392 | 0.8% | 49.5% | 50.5% |
| Oceania | 15,883 | 0.5% | 41.8% | 58.2% |
* American Community Survey, annually updated, estimated from data and surveys collected over the preceding five-year period.
Percentages are that of foreign-born persons by region of origin.
| Origin | Total | Entered 2010 or Later | Entered 2000-2009 | Entered Before 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | ||
| Total | 3,353,972 | 2.4% | 12.9% | 7.9% | 12.4% | 43.5% | 20.9% |
| Africa | 62,706 | 7.0% | 24.1% | 16.8% | 5.3% | 41.1% | 5.7% |
| Asia | 1,205,470 | 4.0% | 17.2% | 13.9% | 7.6% | 51.4% | 6.0% |
| Eastern Asia | 461,064 | 2.7% | 20.7% | 10.5% | 10.0% | 47.7% | 8.3% |
| Central Asia | 199,426 | 5.4% | 21.0% | 17.3% | 5.9% | 47.3% | 3.2% |
| Southeast Asia | 403,572 | 4.1% | 11.5% | 15.6% | 6.5% | 56.9% | 5.4% |
| Western Asia | 138,797 | 5.8% | 16.7% | 15.2% | 5.0% | 53.2% | 4.1% |
| Origin | Total | Entered 2010 or Later | Entered 2000-2009 | Entered Before 2000 | |||
| Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | ||
| Europe | 168,829 | 3.3% | 21.9% | 10.2% | 5.5% | 49.4% | 9.7% |
| Northern & Western Europe | 78,741 | 2.4% | 23.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 44.1% | 15.3% |
| Southern & Eastern Europe | 89,620 | 4.2% | 20.6% | 12.7% | 3.6% | 54.1% | 4.8% |
| Origin | Total | Entered 2010 or Later | Entered 2000-2009 | Entered Before 2000 | |||
| Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | ||
| Latin America | 1,872,687 | 1.1% | 8.6% | 3.6% | 16.5% | 38.1% | 32.1% |
| Mexico | 1,218,517 | 0.9% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 16.6% | 36.5% | 37.6% |
| Central America | 523,553 | 1.3% | 14.1% | 4.1% | 18.1% | 37.9% | 24.4% |
| Caribbean | 31,035 | 1.8% | 8.4% | 7.8% | 4.5% | 64.2% | 13.3% |
| South America | 99,582 | 2.2% | 16.3% | 10.3% | 9.7% | 49.8% | 11.7% |
| Origin | Total | Entered 2010 or Later | Entered 2000-2009 | Entered Before 2000 | |||
| Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | Naturalized | Not U.S. Citizens | ||
| North America | 28,392 | 2.1% | 23.0% | 5.9% | 10.6% | 41.5% | 16.9% |
| Oceania | 15,883 | 3.6% | 35.5% | 8.0% | 8.9% | 30.2% | 13.8% |
* American Community Survey, annually updated, estimated from data and surveys collected over the preceding five-year period.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
