California Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on November 2, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Foreign-Born population of California was 10,454,934, which was 26.50% of the population of California.
The highest percentage of the California foreign-born population where born in Mexico (37.54%), followed by China (9.21%), and Philippines (7.92%).
The chart below shows the top 10 place of birth countries for the California Foreign-born population, as a percentage of the total California foreign-born population. The table below shows the population and percentage of the California foreign-born population for many different place of birth countries.
You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.
Related Topics: California ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
California Foreign-Born Population By Country of Birth in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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| Country of Birth | Number of People | Percentage of Foreign-Born (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3925037 | 37.54 |
| China | 963119 | 9.21 |
| Philippines | 827803 | 7.92 |
| India | 523659 | 5.01 |
| Vietnam | 512001 | 4.90 |
| El Salvador | 441945 | 4.23 |
| Korea | 314155 | 3.01 |
| Guatemala | 284612 | 2.72 |
| Iran | 208033 | 1.99 |
| Taiwan | 178582 | 1.71 |
| Canada | 128174 | 1.23 |
| Hong Kong | 105695 | 1.01 |
| Japan | 104573 | 1.00 |
| Armenia | 78091 | 0.75 |
| Germany | 73893 | 0.71 |
| Peru | 73565 | 0.70 |
| Russia | 69953 | 0.67 |
| Thailand | 66259 | 0.63 |
| Honduras | 64404 | 0.62 |
| Nicaragua | 59032 | 0.56 |
| Ukraine | 59017 | 0.56 |
| England | 57854 | 0.55 |
| Cambodia | 52153 | 0.50 |
| Colombia | 51440 | 0.49 |
| Brazil | 50271 | 0.48 |
| Pakistan | 49231 | 0.47 |
| Afghanistan | 49224 | 0.47 |
| Laos | 48917 | 0.47 |
| Iraq | 41969 | 0.40 |
| Egypt | 40850 | 0.39 |
| France | 39974 | 0.38 |
| Indonesia | 39664 | 0.38 |
| Fiji | 36612 | 0.35 |
| Argentina | 34885 | 0.33 |
| Israel | 33744 | 0.32 |
| Lebanon | 32512 | 0.31 |
| Nigeria | 32411 | 0.31 |
| Cuba | 32384 | 0.31 |
| Italy | 31765 | 0.30 |
| Syria | 29748 | 0.28 |
| Burma | 26767 | 0.26 |
| Portugal | 25917 | 0.25 |
| Ethiopia | 24444 | 0.23 |
| Australia | 23721 | 0.23 |
| Romania | 22578 | 0.22 |
| Poland | 21395 | 0.21 |
| Ecuador | 21385 | 0.21 |
| Turkey | 19403 | 0.19 |
| Netherlands | 18097 | 0.17 |
| Malaysia | 17723 | 0.17 |
| Spain | 16738 | 0.16 |
| Bangladesh | 16440 | 0.16 |
| Jordan | 16215 | 0.16 |
| Jamaica | 16160 | 0.16 |
| Ireland | 15973 | 0.15 |
| Chile | 15593 | 0.15 |
| Belize | 15423 | 0.15 |
| Venezuela | 15343 | 0.15 |
| Nepal | 15314 | 0.15 |
| Costa Rica | 12792 | 0.12 |
| Sweden | 12343 | 0.12 |
| Kenya | 11710 | 0.11 |
| Sri Lanka | 11501 | 0.11 |
| Hungary | 11231 | 0.11 |
| Singapore | 10649 | 0.10 |
| Moldova | 10551 | 0.10 |
| Belarus | 10325 | 0.10 |
| Bulgaria | 10105 | 0.10 |
| Panama | 10074 | 0.10 |
| Greece | 10026 | 0.10 |
| Yemen | 9812 | 0.09 |
| Switzerland | 9198 | 0.09 |
| Azores Islands | 8972 | 0.09 |
| Czechoslovakia | 8885 | 0.09 |
| Scotland | 8730 | 0.08 |
| Ghana | 8491 | 0.08 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7883 | 0.08 |
| Dominican Republic | 7116 | 0.07 |
| Morocco | 7106 | 0.07 |
| Eritrea | 7032 | 0.07 |
| Austria | 6851 | 0.07 |
| Uzbekistan | 6804 | 0.07 |
| Denmark | 6740 | 0.06 |
| Kuwait | 6253 | 0.06 |
| Belgium | 6123 | 0.06 |
| Kazakhstan | 5560 | 0.05 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5414 | 0.05 |
| Haiti | 4941 | 0.05 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4695 | 0.05 |
| Croatia | 4584 | 0.04 |
| Guyana | 4572 | 0.04 |
| Uruguay | 4378 | 0.04 |
| Serbia | 4350 | 0.04 |
| Sudan | 4334 | 0.04 |
| Uganda | 4115 | 0.04 |
| Lithuania | 3727 | 0.04 |
| Norway | 3699 | 0.04 |
| Latvia | 3197 | 0.03 |
| Liberia | 3111 | 0.03 |
| Cameroon | 3042 | 0.03 |
| Somalia | 3004 | 0.03 |
| Sierra Leone | 2517 | 0.02 |
| Zimbabwe | 2365 | 0.02 |
| Congo | 1723 | 0.02 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 1687 | 0.02 |
| Senegal | 1634 | 0.02 |
| Albania | 1633 | 0.02 |
| Micronesia | 1256 | 0.01 |
| Barbados | 838 | 0.01 |
| North Macedonia | 745 | 0.01 |
| Bahamas | 690 | 0.01 |
| Grenada | 657 | 0.01 |
| Dominica | 592 | 0.01 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 334 | 0.00 |
| Cabo Verde | 311 | 0.00 |