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Cities in California by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Rosemead, CA had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 376 cities in 2024, at 59.2%. Shasta Lake, CA had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 24.2% and the figure for California was 27%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.2Rosemead, CA
Lowest2.9Shasta Lake, CA
Median24.2376 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2024

Rosemead, CA: 59.2 %Rosemead, CA59.2Milpitas, CA: 55.4 %Milpitas, CA55.4Cupertino, CA: 55 %Cupertino, CA55Walnut, CA: 51.9 %Walnut, CA51.9Glendale, CA: 51.5 %Glendale, CA51.5San Gabriel, CA: 51.3 %San Gabriel, CA51.3Fremont, CA: 51.1 %Fremont, CA51.1Monterey Park, CA: 50.8 %Monterey Park, CA50.8Sunnyvale, CA: 50.2 %Sunnyvale, CA50.2Daly City, CA: 49.7 %Daly City, CA49.7Foster City, CA: 49.5 %Foster City, CA49.5Temple City, CA: 49.4 %Temple City, CA49.4El Monte, CA: 49.1 %El Monte, CA49.1Maywood, CA: 49 %Maywood, CA49Union City, CA: 48.7 %Union City, CA48.7Mendota, CA: 47.5 %Mendota, CA47.5Artesia, CA: 47.5 %Artesia, CA47.5Diamond Bar, CA: 47.3 %Diamond Bar, CA47.3Calexico, CA: 47.1 %Calexico, CA47.1Huntington Park, CA: 46.5 %Huntington Park, CA46.5San Marino, CA: 46.5 %San Marino, CA46.5Westminster, CA: 46.5 %Westminster, CA46.5Santa Clara, CA: 46.4 %Santa Clara, CA46.4Saratoga, CA: 46.3 %Saratoga, CA46.3Arcadia, CA: 46.2 %Arcadia, CA46.2Garden Grove, CA: 46.2 %Garden Grove, CA46.2Mountain House, CA: 45.9 %Mountain House, CA45.9South El Monte, CA: 45.6 %South El Monte, CA45.6Alhambra, CA: 45 %Alhambra, CA45San Pablo, CA: 44.3 %San Pablo, CA44.3East Palo Alto, CA: 44.1 %East Palo Alto, CA44.1Cerritos, CA: 44.1 %Cerritos, CA44.1Baldwin Park, CA: 44 %Baldwin Park, CA44Newark, CA: 43.6 %Newark, CA43.6Hayward, CA: 43.5 %Hayward, CA43.5Greenfield, CA: 43.4 %Greenfield, CA43.4Stanton, CA: 43.3 %Stanton, CA43.3King City, CA: 43 %King City, CA43Mountain View, CA: 43 %Mountain View, CA43Bell, CA: 42.4 %Bell, CA42.4Rosemead, CA: 59.2 %Rosemead, CA59.2Milpitas, CA: 55.4 %Milpitas, CA55.4Cupertino, CA: 55 %Cupertino, CA55Walnut, CA: 51.9 %Walnut, CA51.9Glendale, CA: 51.5 %Glendale, CA51.5San Gabriel, CA: 51.3 %San Gabriel, CA51.3Fremont, CA: 51.1 %Fremont, CA51.1Monterey Park, CA: 50.8 %Monterey Park, CA50.8Sunnyvale, CA: 50.2 %Sunnyvale, CA50.2Daly City, CA: 49.7 %Daly City, CA49.7Foster City, CA: 49.5 %Foster City, CA49.5Temple City, CA: 49.4 %Temple City, CA49.4El Monte, CA: 49.1 %El Monte, CA49.1Maywood, CA: 49 %Maywood, CA49Union City, CA: 48.7 %Union City, CA48.7Mendota, CA: 47.5 %Mendota, CA47.5Artesia, CA: 47.5 %Artesia, CA47.5Diamond Bar, CA: 47.3 %Diamond Bar, CA47.3Calexico, CA: 47.1 %Calexico, CA47.1Huntington Park, CA: 46.5 %Huntington Park, CA46.5San Marino, CA: 46.5 %San Marino, CA46.5Westminster, CA: 46.5 %Westminster, CA46.5Santa Clara, CA: 46.4 %Santa Clara, CA46.4Saratoga, CA: 46.3 %Saratoga, CA46.3Arcadia, CA: 46.2 %Arcadia, CA46.2Garden Grove, CA: 46.2 %Garden Grove, CA46.2Mountain House, CA: 45.9 %Mountain House, CA45.9South El Monte, CA: 45.6 %South El Monte, CA45.6Alhambra, CA: 45 %Alhambra, CA45San Pablo, CA: 44.3 %San Pablo, CA44.3East Palo Alto, CA: 44.1 %East Palo Alto, CA44.1Cerritos, CA: 44.1 %Cerritos, CA44.1Baldwin Park, CA: 44 %Baldwin Park, CA44Newark, CA: 43.6 %Newark, CA43.6Hayward, CA: 43.5 %Hayward, CA43.5Greenfield, CA: 43.4 %Greenfield, CA43.4Stanton, CA: 43.3 %Stanton, CA43.3King City, CA: 43 %King City, CA43Mountain View, CA: 43 %Mountain View, CA43Bell, CA: 42.4 %Bell, CA42.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Rosemead, CA59.2+0.6 pts
2Milpitas, CA55.4+1.1 pts
3Cupertino, CA55-0.1 pts
4Walnut, CA51.9+0.9 pts
5Glendale, CA51.5+0.5 pts
6San Gabriel, CA51.3-0.7 pts
7Fremont, CA51.1+1 pts
8Monterey Park, CA50.8-0.8 pts
9Sunnyvale, CA50.2+0.8 pts
10Daly City, CA49.7-1.3 pts
11Foster City, CA49.5+1.3 pts
12Temple City, CA49.4+0.1 pts
13El Monte, CA49.1-0.6 pts
14Maywood, CA49-1 pts
15Union City, CA48.7+1.8 pts
16Mendota, CA47.5-0.1 pts
17Artesia, CA47.5-1.9 pts
18Diamond Bar, CA47.3+0.4 pts
19Calexico, CA47.1+3.3 pts
20Huntington Park, CA46.5-0.5 pts
21San Marino, CA46.5-0.2 pts
22Westminster, CA46.5+0.9 pts
23Santa Clara, CA46.4+1 pts
24Saratoga, CA46.3+0.5 pts
25Arcadia, CA46.2+2.2 pts
26Garden Grove, CA46.2+0.9 pts
27Mountain House, CA45.9+2.8 pts
28South El Monte, CA45.6+0.6 pts
29Alhambra, CA45-0.9 pts
30San Pablo, CA44.3+3.5 pts
31East Palo Alto, CA44.1+2.2 pts
32Cerritos, CA44.1+0.3 pts
33Baldwin Park, CA44+0.1 pts
34Newark, CA43.6+0.6 pts
35Hayward, CA43.5+1.4 pts
36Greenfield, CA43.4+2.8 pts
37Stanton, CA43.3+1.2 pts
38King City, CA43+1.6 pts
39Mountain View, CA43+0.1 pts
40Bell, CA42.4+0.8 pts
41Cudahy, CA42.3-0.9 pts
42San Jose, CA42+0.4 pts
43South Gate, CA41.9+0.1 pts
44Santa Ana, CA41.8+0.8 pts
45Hawaiian Gardens, CA41.5+3.6 pts
46Bell Gardens, CA41.5+0.2 pts
47Dublin, CA40.8+0.2 pts
48Millbrae, CA40.8+0.4 pts
49Livingston, CA40.8+0.8 pts
50South San Francisco, CA40.2-0.1 pts
51La Puente, CA40+0.3 pts
52Irvine, CA39.8+0.5 pts
53Coachella, CA39.7+0.6 pts
54Avenal, CA39.5+3.2 pts
55Lynwood, CA38.9+0.6 pts
56Lawndale, CA38.7+1.4 pts
57San Ramon, CA38.6+1.4 pts
58San Leandro, CA38.4+0.6 pts
59Beverly Hills, CA37.9+0.8 pts
60La Palma, CA37.7+0.3 pts
61Salinas, CA37.5+1.1 pts
62West Covina, CA37.1+0.4 pts
63Gardena, CA37.1+0.8 pts
64Palo Alto, CA37+0.7 pts
65Commerce, CA36.8+1.8 pts
66Paramount, CA36.4+0.1 pts
67Pleasanton, CA36.4+0.5 pts
68Hercules, CA36.3+1.5 pts
69San Mateo, CA36.2-0.4 pts
70Montebello, CA36-0.6 pts
70National City, CA36-1 pts
72San Bruno, CA35.9-0 pts
73San Fernando, CA35.8+1.3 pts
74Los Angeles, CA35.7-0.1 pts
75Emeryville, CA35.7+3.9 pts
76Los Altos, CA35.5+0.9 pts
77Parlier, CA35.5-1.7 pts
77Watsonville, CA35.5+0.4 pts
79Delano, CA35.2+1.2 pts
80Anaheim, CA35.1-0.1 pts
81Buena Park, CA34.9-0.6 pts
82Richmond, CA34.5-0.1 pts
83Oxnard, CA34.2+0.4 pts
84San Francisco, CA34.1-0.2 pts
85Tustin, CA34+0.9 pts
86Chino Hills, CA34+0.9 pts
87Pinole, CA33.9+4 pts
88Pomona, CA33.2+0.5 pts
89Norwalk, CA33.2+0.6 pts
90Santa Maria, CA33+0.3 pts
91Carson, CA32.9-2.3 pts
92Fountain Valley, CA32.9+0.9 pts
93Redwood City, CA32.9+0.5 pts
94Arvin, CA32.8+1.7 pts
95Campbell, CA32.5+1.2 pts
96Duarte, CA32.50 pts
97Cypress, CA32.4+1.2 pts
98Laguna Woods, CA32.3+1.2 pts
99Downey, CA32.2+0.3 pts
100Hawthorne, CA32.1-1.6 pts
101Azusa, CA32.1+0.2 pts
102Pittsburg, CA32-0.1 pts
103Lathrop, CA31.9+0.8 pts
104Burlingame, CA31.6+2.1 pts
105Santa Paula, CA31.4-0.8 pts
106El Cerrito, CA31.4-0.5 pts
107Compton, CA31.2+0.6 pts
108Montclair, CA30.9-0.1 pts
108Soledad, CA30.9+0.3 pts
110Lindsay, CA30.8-3.7 pts
111Bellflower, CA30.8-0.3 pts
112Belmont, CA30.7-0.4 pts
113Pico Rivera, CA30.2+0.1 pts
114Eastvale, CA30.1+2.1 pts
115Menlo Park, CA30+0.6 pts
116Loma Linda, CA30+0.7 pts
117Burbank, CA29.9+0.6 pts
117Lomita, CA29.9+2.9 pts
119Torrance, CA29.9-1.1 pts
120Wasco, CA29.8+1.2 pts
121Perris, CA29.7-0.2 pts
122American Canyon, CA29.6-1.4 pts
122El Centro, CA29.6+0.2 pts
124Chula Vista, CA29.4-0.1 pts
125Fullerton, CA29.3+0.4 pts
126El Cajon, CA29.3+0.6 pts
127Escondido, CA29+0.7 pts
128Tracy, CA28.8+0.1 pts
129Inglewood, CA28.7-0.2 pts
130Vallejo, CA28.7+1.6 pts
131Los Gatos, CA28.4+1.8 pts
132Jurupa Valley, CA28.3+0.8 pts
133Rancho Palos Verdes, CA28.3+1.1 pts
134San Rafael, CA28.3+0.2 pts
135Fontana, CA28.3-0 pts
136Pasadena, CA28.2-1 pts
137Cathedral City, CA28-0.1 pts
138Ceres, CA27.8+0.1 pts
139Ontario, CA27.7+0.5 pts
140Oakland, CA27.5+0.4 pts
141Lake Forest, CA27.4+0.1 pts
142Brawley, CA27.4-0.8 pts
143Signal Hill, CA27.4-0.8 pts
144Reedley, CA27.2-1.8 pts
145Hillsborough, CA27.1-0.2 pts
146La Cañada Flintridge, CA26.8+0.7 pts
147McFarland, CA26.8-0.9 pts
148Rancho Cordova, CA26.5+1.6 pts
149Dinuba, CA26.5+2.6 pts
149Stockton, CA26.5+0.6 pts
151Porterville, CA26.5+0.3 pts
152La Mirada, CA26.4-0.3 pts
153Monrovia, CA26.3+1.8 pts
154Seaside, CA26.2-0.1 pts
155Calabasas, CA26.1-1.9 pts
156Albany, CA26-0.1 pts
157Los Banos, CA25.9-1.6 pts
157San Carlos, CA25.9+0.9 pts
159Indio, CA25.9+0.6 pts
160Laguna Niguel, CA25.8+1.7 pts
161Laguna Hills, CA25.8+0.2 pts
162Colton, CA25.7+2.3 pts
163Selma, CA25.7+3 pts
164Alameda, CA25.7+0.3 pts
165Madera, CA25.6-1.1 pts
166Chino, CA25.5-0.7 pts
167South Pasadena, CA25.5+1.5 pts
168Concord, CA25.5-0.1 pts
169Aliso Viejo, CA25.4-0.6 pts
170Elk Grove, CA25.4+0.4 pts
170Palmdale, CA25.4+0.5 pts
172San Diego, CA25.1+0.4 pts
173Corona, CA25.1+0.9 pts
173Desert Hot Springs, CA25.1+1.3 pts
175Imperial, CA25-0.9 pts
176Kerman, CA24.9-2.1 pts
176La Habra, CA24.9-0.2 pts
178Farmersville, CA24.8+0.5 pts
179Long Beach, CA24.8+0.1 pts
180Antioch, CA24.6+0.8 pts
181Rialto, CA24.6+0.1 pts
182Yuba City, CA24.4+0.3 pts
183Culver City, CA24.4+1.5 pts
184Brea, CA24.4+0.4 pts
185Walnut Creek, CA24.4+0.8 pts
186Moreno Valley, CA24.4+0.5 pts
187Gilroy, CA24.3+0.2 pts
188Santa Fe Springs, CA24.3+0.6 pts
189Lompoc, CA24.2+0.3 pts
190Port Hueneme, CA24.1-1.6 pts
191Covina, CA24-0.7 pts
192Placentia, CA24-0.2 pts
193Novato, CA23.7+0.9 pts
194Shafter, CA23.7-0.8 pts
195West Hollywood, CA23.60 pts
196Fairfield, CA23.4-0.4 pts
197San Bernardino, CA23.3+0.4 pts
198Santa Monica, CA23.3+0.1 pts
199Yorba Linda, CA23.1+0.7 pts
200Goleta, CA23+0.4 pts
201Mission Viejo, CA22.90 pts
202Fillmore, CA22.6+1.2 pts
203Vista, CA22.5-0.5 pts
204Corcoran, CA22.5-1 pts
205Patterson, CA22.5+1.4 pts
206Rancho Santa Margarita, CA22.4+0.9 pts
207West Sacramento, CA22.4-1.2 pts
208Riverside, CA22.4-0 pts
208Sacramento, CA22.4+1.1 pts
210Costa Mesa, CA22.3-0.4 pts
211San Marcos, CA22.3-0.1 pts
212Santa Clarita, CA22.2+0.6 pts
213Pacifica, CA22.1+0.2 pts
214Merced, CA22.10 pts
215Turlock, CA22.1+0.7 pts
216Hollister, CA22.1+0.8 pts
217Newman, CA22-1.1 pts
218Carpinteria, CA21.9-0.9 pts
219Orange, CA21.9+0.9 pts
220Manteca, CA21.8+1.6 pts
221Woodland, CA21.8+0.1 pts
222Oceanside, CA21.7+0.8 pts
223Marina, CA21.6-0 pts
224Morgan Hill, CA21.6+0.1 pts
225Half Moon Bay, CA21.6+0.8 pts
226Atwater, CA21.6-0.6 pts
227San Dimas, CA21.5-0.7 pts
228Highland, CA21.5-0.7 pts
228Lakewood, CA21.5+0.5 pts
230Suisun City, CA21.4+0.2 pts
231San Jacinto, CA21.3+1.3 pts
232Santa Rosa, CA21.2+0.4 pts
233Riverbank, CA21.1-0.3 pts
234Berkeley, CA21.1-0.2 pts
235Sanger, CA21.1+0.3 pts
236Napa, CA21-0.4 pts
237Lake Elsinore, CA20.9-0.1 pts
237Tulare, CA20.9+2.4 pts
239Rancho Cucamonga, CA20.8-0.3 pts
240Coalinga, CA20.6+0.5 pts
241Palos Verdes Estates, CA20.4-0.7 pts
242Folsom, CA20.2+1 pts
243Bakersfield, CA20.2+0.3 pts
244Healdsburg, CA20.1+1.6 pts
245Moraga, CA20+0.9 pts
246Santa Barbara, CA19.9-0.6 pts
247Lodi, CA19.8-0.5 pts
248Livermore, CA19.7-0.1 pts
249Galt, CA19.6-0.1 pts
250Moorpark, CA19.5+0.7 pts

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People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California by foreign-born share of the population, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/california-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by foreign-born share of the population, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/california-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Rosemead, CA, with 59.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Shasta Lake, CA, with 2.9% in 2024.

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