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Cities in California by foreign-born share of the population

Rosemead, CA had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 376 cities in 2022, at 56.2%. Shasta Lake, CA had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 23.8% and the figure for California was 26.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.2Rosemead, CA
Lowest2.3Shasta Lake, CA
Median23.8376 cities
California26.5History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Rosemead, CA: 56.2 %Rosemead, CA56.2San Gabriel, CA: 53.9 %San Gabriel, CA53.9Cupertino, CA: 53.9 %Cupertino, CA53.9Mendota, CA: 53.7 %Mendota, CA53.7Milpitas, CA: 53.7 %Milpitas, CA53.7Monterey Park, CA: 51.5 %Monterey Park, CA51.5Glendale, CA: 51.1 %Glendale, CA51.1Daly City, CA: 50.6 %Daly City, CA50.6Temple City, CA: 50.3 %Temple City, CA50.3Walnut, CA: 49.4 %Walnut, CA49.4Sunnyvale, CA: 49.4 %Sunnyvale, CA49.4El Monte, CA: 49.2 %El Monte, CA49.2Fremont, CA: 48.8 %Fremont, CA48.8Maywood, CA: 48.7 %Maywood, CA48.7Artesia, CA: 48.5 %Artesia, CA48.5Foster City, CA: 48 %Foster City, CA48San Marino, CA: 47.3 %San Marino, CA47.3Union City, CA: 47.3 %Union City, CA47.3Alhambra, CA: 46.2 %Alhambra, CA46.2Huntington Park, CA: 46.2 %Huntington Park, CA46.2Diamond Bar, CA: 45.2 %Diamond Bar, CA45.2Santa Clara, CA: 45.1 %Santa Clara, CA45.1Westminster, CA: 44.6 %Westminster, CA44.6South El Monte, CA: 44.6 %South El Monte, CA44.6Baldwin Park, CA: 44.5 %Baldwin Park, CA44.5Garden Grove, CA: 43.9 %Garden Grove, CA43.9Saratoga, CA: 43.9 %Saratoga, CA43.9Arcadia, CA: 43.6 %Arcadia, CA43.6Calexico, CA: 43.6 %Calexico, CA43.6King City, CA: 43.4 %King City, CA43.4Cudahy, CA: 43.4 %Cudahy, CA43.4Cerritos, CA: 42.4 %Cerritos, CA42.4Newark, CA: 42.3 %Newark, CA42.3Mountain View, CA: 41.9 %Mountain View, CA41.9Bell, CA: 41.7 %Bell, CA41.7South Gate, CA: 41.6 %South Gate, CA41.6Stanton, CA: 41.5 %Stanton, CA41.5Bell Gardens, CA: 41.2 %Bell Gardens, CA41.2Coachella, CA: 41 %Coachella, CA41San Jose, CA: 41 %San Jose, CA41Rosemead, CA: 56.2 %Rosemead, CA56.2San Gabriel, CA: 53.9 %San Gabriel, CA53.9Cupertino, CA: 53.9 %Cupertino, CA53.9Mendota, CA: 53.7 %Mendota, CA53.7Milpitas, CA: 53.7 %Milpitas, CA53.7Monterey Park, CA: 51.5 %Monterey Park, CA51.5Glendale, CA: 51.1 %Glendale, CA51.1Daly City, CA: 50.6 %Daly City, CA50.6Temple City, CA: 50.3 %Temple City, CA50.3Walnut, CA: 49.4 %Walnut, CA49.4Sunnyvale, CA: 49.4 %Sunnyvale, CA49.4El Monte, CA: 49.2 %El Monte, CA49.2Fremont, CA: 48.8 %Fremont, CA48.8Maywood, CA: 48.7 %Maywood, CA48.7Artesia, CA: 48.5 %Artesia, CA48.5Foster City, CA: 48 %Foster City, CA48San Marino, CA: 47.3 %San Marino, CA47.3Union City, CA: 47.3 %Union City, CA47.3Alhambra, CA: 46.2 %Alhambra, CA46.2Huntington Park, CA: 46.2 %Huntington Park, CA46.2Diamond Bar, CA: 45.2 %Diamond Bar, CA45.2Santa Clara, CA: 45.1 %Santa Clara, CA45.1Westminster, CA: 44.6 %Westminster, CA44.6South El Monte, CA: 44.6 %South El Monte, CA44.6Baldwin Park, CA: 44.5 %Baldwin Park, CA44.5Garden Grove, CA: 43.9 %Garden Grove, CA43.9Saratoga, CA: 43.9 %Saratoga, CA43.9Arcadia, CA: 43.6 %Arcadia, CA43.6Calexico, CA: 43.6 %Calexico, CA43.6King City, CA: 43.4 %King City, CA43.4Cudahy, CA: 43.4 %Cudahy, CA43.4Cerritos, CA: 42.4 %Cerritos, CA42.4Newark, CA: 42.3 %Newark, CA42.3Mountain View, CA: 41.9 %Mountain View, CA41.9Bell, CA: 41.7 %Bell, CA41.7South Gate, CA: 41.6 %South Gate, CA41.6Stanton, CA: 41.5 %Stanton, CA41.5Bell Gardens, CA: 41.2 %Bell Gardens, CA41.2Coachella, CA: 41 %Coachella, CA41San Jose, CA: 41 %San Jose, CA41
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Rosemead, CA56.2-0.8 pts
2San Gabriel, CA53.9-0.2 pts
3Cupertino, CA53.9+0.4 pts
4Mendota, CA53.7+1.4 pts
5Milpitas, CA53.7+2.4 pts
6Monterey Park, CA51.5-0.9 pts
7Glendale, CA51.1-0.9 pts
8Daly City, CA50.6-0.1 pts
9Temple City, CA50.3+0.1 pts
10Walnut, CA49.4+0.7 pts
11Sunnyvale, CA49.40 pts
12El Monte, CA49.2+0.8 pts
13Fremont, CA48.8+0.1 pts
14Maywood, CA48.7+0.3 pts
15Artesia, CA48.5+2.4 pts
16Foster City, CA48-0.2 pts
17San Marino, CA47.3+1.3 pts
18Union City, CA47.3-0.4 pts
19Alhambra, CA46.2-0.9 pts
20Huntington Park, CA46.2+0.3 pts
21Diamond Bar, CA45.2-0.7 pts
22Santa Clara, CA45.1+1 pts
23Westminster, CA44.6+0.2 pts
24South El Monte, CA44.6-0.1 pts
25Baldwin Park, CA44.5+0.1 pts
26Garden Grove, CA43.9+0.1 pts
27Saratoga, CA43.9+0.9 pts
28Arcadia, CA43.6-2.5 pts
29Calexico, CA43.6-1.1 pts
30King City, CA43.4-1.8 pts
31Cudahy, CA43.40 pts
32Cerritos, CA42.4+0.4 pts
33Newark, CA42.3+3.6 pts
34Mountain View, CA41.9-0.7 pts
35Bell, CA41.7-1.1 pts
36South Gate, CA41.6-0.5 pts
37Stanton, CA41.5-0.1 pts
38Bell Gardens, CA41.2-0.1 pts
39Coachella, CA41+0.1 pts
40San Jose, CA41+0.3 pts
41Greenfield, CA41-0.1 pts
42Santa Ana, CA40.9-0.8 pts
43East Palo Alto, CA40.6-2.5 pts
44La Puente, CA40.4-0.5 pts
45Hayward, CA40.4+1.6 pts
46Lawndale, CA40.1-0.2 pts
47Dublin, CA40+0.3 pts
48Millbrae, CA39.7+0.8 pts
49Irvine, CA39.6+0.1 pts
50San Pablo, CA39.5-1.7 pts
51Livingston, CA39.3+0.6 pts
52Mountain House, CA39.1+2.6 pts
53South San Francisco, CA38.9-0.6 pts
54Lynwood, CA38.3+0.1 pts
55National City, CA38.3-0.6 pts
56Gardena, CA38.1-0.7 pts
57Beverly Hills, CA37.8+1.4 pts
58San Leandro, CA37.3+1.3 pts
59San Bruno, CA37.2-2.5 pts
60San Ramon, CA37+0.5 pts
61Parlier, CA36.8+0.2 pts
62Avenal, CA36.8-2.8 pts
63San Fernando, CA36.8-0.8 pts
64Salinas, CA36.5+0.1 pts
65Montebello, CA36.4-0.4 pts
66Commerce, CA36.3-0.2 pts
67Paramount, CA36.1+0.3 pts
68Los Angeles, CA36-0.3 pts
69San Mateo, CA35.9+0.8 pts
70Hawaiian Gardens, CA35.8-2 pts
71West Covina, CA35.8-0.5 pts
72La Palma, CA35.6+1.2 pts
73Watsonville, CA35.5-1.9 pts
74Delano, CA35.4+0.4 pts
75Pleasanton, CA35+1.1 pts
76Buena Park, CA34.8+0.1 pts
77Carson, CA34.7-0.7 pts
78Anaheim, CA34.6-0.3 pts
79Richmond, CA34.4+0.8 pts
80Palo Alto, CA34.3-0.4 pts
81San Francisco, CA33.9-0.3 pts
82Los Altos, CA33.5+1.1 pts
83Duarte, CA33.5+0.6 pts
84Oxnard, CA33.3-0.2 pts
85Santa Maria, CA33.1-0.1 pts
86El Cerrito, CA33.1+0.6 pts
87Emeryville, CA32.9+0.9 pts
88Pomona, CA32.9-0.6 pts
89Hawthorne, CA32.7-0.4 pts
90Chino Hills, CA32.4+0.9 pts
91Hercules, CA32.3-0.7 pts
92Lindsay, CA32.2-3.3 pts
93Montclair, CA32.2+1.4 pts
94Redwood City, CA32.10 pts
95Pittsburg, CA32.1-0.1 pts
96Norwalk, CA31.8-0.8 pts
97Fountain Valley, CA31.8+0.4 pts
98Azusa, CA31.7+1.6 pts
99Downey, CA31.6+0.3 pts
100Laguna Woods, CA31.5+0.5 pts
101Tustin, CA31.5+0.6 pts
102American Canyon, CA31.1-0.9 pts
103Campbell, CA31.1+2.1 pts
104Reedley, CA31-0.4 pts
105Arvin, CA30.9-4.3 pts
106Lathrop, CA30.9-1.4 pts
107Torrance, CA30.4+0.3 pts
108Soledad, CA30.4-0.2 pts
109Pico Rivera, CA30.3-0.4 pts
110Loma Linda, CA30.3+3.6 pts
111Santa Paula, CA30.3+1.4 pts
112Burlingame, CA30-0.2 pts
113Cypress, CA29.9-0.6 pts
113Perris, CA29.9-1.1 pts
115Belmont, CA29.70 pts
116Menlo Park, CA29.6+0.3 pts
117Cathedral City, CA29.5-0.9 pts
117McFarland, CA29.5-3.5 pts
119Compton, CA29.4+0.1 pts
120Pasadena, CA29.4-1.2 pts
121Bellflower, CA29.4-1 pts
122Chula Vista, CA29.3-0.6 pts
123Inglewood, CA29.3+1.1 pts
124Burbank, CA29.2+0.5 pts
125Calabasas, CA29.2+1.8 pts
126Pinole, CA29.1+0.3 pts
127Wasco, CA29.1-2.3 pts
128El Centro, CA29+1.4 pts
129Fullerton, CA28.9+0.7 pts
130El Cajon, CA28.8+0.8 pts
131Tracy, CA27.8+1.3 pts
132Ontario, CA27.8+0.3 pts
133Fontana, CA27.6+1.5 pts
134Escondido, CA27.6+0.4 pts
135Jurupa Valley, CA27.5+0.6 pts
135Madera, CA27.5+0.3 pts
137Lomita, CA27.3+1.6 pts
138Ceres, CA27.3+2.2 pts
139Kerman, CA27.3-0.6 pts
140Eastvale, CA27.2+1 pts
141Albany, CA27.1-1.6 pts
142Rancho Palos Verdes, CA27+0.6 pts
143Brawley, CA26.90 pts
144Los Banos, CA26.8-1.5 pts
145Lake Forest, CA26.8+1.1 pts
146San Rafael, CA26.8-0.4 pts
147La Mirada, CA26.6+1 pts
148Porterville, CA26.6+1.6 pts
149Farmersville, CA26.5-1.9 pts
150Vallejo, CA26.5+0.5 pts
151Oakland, CA26.3-0.3 pts
152Seaside, CA26.2-1.2 pts
153Hillsborough, CA26+1.1 pts
153Laguna Hills, CA26+1.2 pts
155Imperial, CA25.7+3.8 pts
156Concord, CA25.6+0.9 pts
157Rialto, CA25.6+0.4 pts
158Shafter, CA25.5-0.6 pts
159Chino, CA25.4+1.4 pts
160Palmdale, CA25.3+1.1 pts
161Elk Grove, CA25.3+0.4 pts
161La Cañada Flintridge, CA25.3+0.7 pts
163Monrovia, CA25.2-0.4 pts
164Los Gatos, CA25.1+0.1 pts
164Stockton, CA25.1-0.1 pts
166Newman, CA25.1-0.5 pts
167San Diego, CA24.9-0.3 pts
168Moreno Valley, CA24.9-0.3 pts
169Patterson, CA24.8+1.2 pts
170Placentia, CA24.7+0.5 pts
170Signal Hill, CA24.7-0.6 pts
172Port Hueneme, CA24.7+0.6 pts
173Alameda, CA24.7-0 pts
174Indio, CA24.7+1.3 pts
175La Habra, CA24.6-0.8 pts
176Long Beach, CA24.6-0.5 pts
177Covina, CA24.6+0.1 pts
178South Pasadena, CA24.6+0.1 pts
179Santa Fe Springs, CA24.5-1.8 pts
180Gilroy, CA24.5+0.7 pts
180Rancho Cordova, CA24.5+0.3 pts
182San Carlos, CA24.4+1.9 pts
183Culver City, CA24.1-1.6 pts
184Selma, CA24.1-0.3 pts
185Aliso Viejo, CA24.1+1.1 pts
186Brea, CA23.9+0.6 pts
187Corona, CA23.8+0.2 pts
188West Sacramento, CA23.8-1.8 pts
189West Hollywood, CA23.7-1.4 pts
190Dinuba, CA23.7-0.2 pts
191Desert Hot Springs, CA23.6-1.2 pts
192Yuba City, CA23.5-0.1 pts
193Goleta, CA23.4-0.3 pts
194Laguna Niguel, CA23.3-0.5 pts
195Vista, CA23.2-1.1 pts
196Costa Mesa, CA23.2-0.6 pts
197Merced, CA23.20 pts
198Highland, CA23.1+1.9 pts
199San Marcos, CA23-1.1 pts
200Woodland, CA22.6-0.2 pts
201Lompoc, CA22.6-0.7 pts
202Santa Monica, CA22.5-0.6 pts
203Antioch, CA22.5+1.1 pts
204Walnut Creek, CA22.4-0.7 pts
205Marina, CA22.3-0.3 pts
206Fairfield, CA22.3-0.2 pts
207Riverside, CA22.2-0.3 pts
208Atwater, CA22.2-0.1 pts
208Carpinteria, CA22.2+0.6 pts
210Mission Viejo, CA22.2-0.1 pts
211Palos Verdes Estates, CA22.1+2.8 pts
212Lake Elsinore, CA21.9-0 pts
213Pacifica, CA21.9+0.3 pts
213Riverbank, CA21.9-3.5 pts
215San Bernardino, CA21.8-0.2 pts
216Turlock, CA21.8-0.2 pts
217Yorba Linda, CA21.7+2.2 pts
218Orange, CA21.6-0.2 pts
219Berkeley, CA21.5+0.1 pts
220San Juan Capistrano, CA21.4+1.3 pts
221South Lake Tahoe, CA21.4+0.9 pts
222Sacramento, CA21.3+0.4 pts
223Sanger, CA21.2+1.3 pts
224Santa Clarita, CA21.2+0.6 pts
225Novato, CA21.2-0.6 pts
226Corcoran, CA21.1+0.8 pts
226Santa Barbara, CA21.1-0 pts
228Davis, CA21+1 pts
228Lakewood, CA21+0.8 pts
230Hollister, CA21-0.8 pts
231Half Moon Bay, CA21-3.9 pts
232Santa Rosa, CA20.8-0.3 pts
233Rancho Santa Margarita, CA20.8+1.5 pts
234Morgan Hill, CA20.8+0.6 pts
235Napa, CA20.7+0.9 pts
236Colton, CA20.6+0.3 pts
237Coalinga, CA20.6+1 pts
238Manteca, CA20.4+2.3 pts
239Oceanside, CA20.4+0.1 pts
240Rancho Cucamonga, CA20.3-0.2 pts
241Lodi, CA20.1+0.7 pts
242Redondo Beach, CA20+0.4 pts
243San Dimas, CA20-1.2 pts
244Suisun City, CA19.8-2 pts
245Bakersfield, CA19.6+0.6 pts
246Poway, CA19.60 pts
247Victorville, CA19.4-0.3 pts
248Pleasant Hill, CA19.3-0.3 pts
249Fillmore, CA19.2-0.3 pts
250Livermore, CA19+0.4 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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/california-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Rosemead, CA, with 56.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Shasta Lake, CA, with 2.3% in 2022.

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