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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 2023, at 58.6%. Shasta Lake, CA had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 23.8% and the figure for California was 26.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.6Rosemead, CA
Lowest2.5Shasta Lake, CA
Median23.8376 cities
California26.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Rosemead, CA: 58.6 %Rosemead, CA58.6Cupertino, CA: 55.1 %Cupertino, CA55.1Milpitas, CA: 54.3 %Milpitas, CA54.3San Gabriel, CA: 52 %San Gabriel, CA52Monterey Park, CA: 51.6 %Monterey Park, CA51.6Glendale, CA: 51 %Glendale, CA51Walnut, CA: 51 %Walnut, CA51Daly City, CA: 50.9 %Daly City, CA50.9Fremont, CA: 50.1 %Fremont, CA50.1Maywood, CA: 50 %Maywood, CA50El Monte, CA: 49.7 %El Monte, CA49.7Sunnyvale, CA: 49.4 %Sunnyvale, CA49.4Artesia, CA: 49.4 %Artesia, CA49.4Temple City, CA: 49.3 %Temple City, CA49.3Foster City, CA: 48.2 %Foster City, CA48.2Mendota, CA: 47.6 %Mendota, CA47.6Huntington Park, CA: 47.1 %Huntington Park, CA47.1Union City, CA: 46.9 %Union City, CA46.9Diamond Bar, CA: 46.8 %Diamond Bar, CA46.8San Marino, CA: 46.6 %San Marino, CA46.6Alhambra, CA: 45.9 %Alhambra, CA45.9Saratoga, CA: 45.8 %Saratoga, CA45.8Westminster, CA: 45.6 %Westminster, CA45.6Santa Clara, CA: 45.4 %Santa Clara, CA45.4Garden Grove, CA: 45.3 %Garden Grove, CA45.3South El Monte, CA: 45 %South El Monte, CA45Arcadia, CA: 44 %Arcadia, CA44Baldwin Park, CA: 43.8 %Baldwin Park, CA43.8Cerritos, CA: 43.7 %Cerritos, CA43.7Calexico, CA: 43.7 %Calexico, CA43.7Cudahy, CA: 43.1 %Cudahy, CA43.1Mountain House, CA: 43.1 %Mountain House, CA43.1Newark, CA: 43 %Newark, CA43Mountain View, CA: 42.9 %Mountain View, CA42.9Hayward, CA: 42 %Hayward, CA42Stanton, CA: 42 %Stanton, CA42East Palo Alto, CA: 41.9 %East Palo Alto, CA41.9South Gate, CA: 41.8 %South Gate, CA41.8Bell, CA: 41.6 %Bell, CA41.6San Jose, CA: 41.6 %San Jose, CA41.6Rosemead, CA: 58.6 %Rosemead, CA58.6Cupertino, CA: 55.1 %Cupertino, CA55.1Milpitas, CA: 54.3 %Milpitas, CA54.3San Gabriel, CA: 52 %San Gabriel, CA52Monterey Park, CA: 51.6 %Monterey Park, CA51.6Glendale, CA: 51 %Glendale, CA51Walnut, CA: 51 %Walnut, CA51Daly City, CA: 50.9 %Daly City, CA50.9Fremont, CA: 50.1 %Fremont, CA50.1Maywood, CA: 50 %Maywood, CA50El Monte, CA: 49.7 %El Monte, CA49.7Sunnyvale, CA: 49.4 %Sunnyvale, CA49.4Artesia, CA: 49.4 %Artesia, CA49.4Temple City, CA: 49.3 %Temple City, CA49.3Foster City, CA: 48.2 %Foster City, CA48.2Mendota, CA: 47.6 %Mendota, CA47.6Huntington Park, CA: 47.1 %Huntington Park, CA47.1Union City, CA: 46.9 %Union City, CA46.9Diamond Bar, CA: 46.8 %Diamond Bar, CA46.8San Marino, CA: 46.6 %San Marino, CA46.6Alhambra, CA: 45.9 %Alhambra, CA45.9Saratoga, CA: 45.8 %Saratoga, CA45.8Westminster, CA: 45.6 %Westminster, CA45.6Santa Clara, CA: 45.4 %Santa Clara, CA45.4Garden Grove, CA: 45.3 %Garden Grove, CA45.3South El Monte, CA: 45 %South El Monte, CA45Arcadia, CA: 44 %Arcadia, CA44Baldwin Park, CA: 43.8 %Baldwin Park, CA43.8Cerritos, CA: 43.7 %Cerritos, CA43.7Calexico, CA: 43.7 %Calexico, CA43.7Cudahy, CA: 43.1 %Cudahy, CA43.1Mountain House, CA: 43.1 %Mountain House, CA43.1Newark, CA: 43 %Newark, CA43Mountain View, CA: 42.9 %Mountain View, CA42.9Hayward, CA: 42 %Hayward, CA42Stanton, CA: 42 %Stanton, CA42East Palo Alto, CA: 41.9 %East Palo Alto, CA41.9South Gate, CA: 41.8 %South Gate, CA41.8Bell, CA: 41.6 %Bell, CA41.6San Jose, CA: 41.6 %San Jose, CA41.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Rosemead, CA58.6+2.5 pts
2Cupertino, CA55.1+1.2 pts
3Milpitas, CA54.3+0.6 pts
4San Gabriel, CA52-1.9 pts
5Monterey Park, CA51.60 pts
6Glendale, CA51-0.1 pts
7Walnut, CA51+1.6 pts
8Daly City, CA50.9+0.4 pts
9Fremont, CA50.1+1.2 pts
10Maywood, CA50+1.3 pts
11El Monte, CA49.7+0.5 pts
12Sunnyvale, CA49.4+0.1 pts
13Artesia, CA49.4+0.9 pts
14Temple City, CA49.3-1 pts
15Foster City, CA48.2+0.2 pts
16Mendota, CA47.6-6.1 pts
17Huntington Park, CA47.1+0.9 pts
18Union City, CA46.9-0.3 pts
19Diamond Bar, CA46.8+1.7 pts
20San Marino, CA46.6-0.7 pts
21Alhambra, CA45.9-0.4 pts
22Saratoga, CA45.8+1.9 pts
23Westminster, CA45.6+0.9 pts
24Santa Clara, CA45.4+0.3 pts
25Garden Grove, CA45.3+1.3 pts
26South El Monte, CA45+0.4 pts
27Arcadia, CA44+0.4 pts
28Baldwin Park, CA43.8-0.7 pts
29Cerritos, CA43.7+1.3 pts
30Calexico, CA43.7+0.2 pts
31Cudahy, CA43.1-0.3 pts
32Mountain House, CA43.1+4 pts
33Newark, CA43+0.7 pts
34Mountain View, CA42.9+0.9 pts
35Hayward, CA42+1.6 pts
35Stanton, CA42+0.5 pts
37East Palo Alto, CA41.9+1.3 pts
38South Gate, CA41.8+0.2 pts
39Bell, CA41.6-0.1 pts
40San Jose, CA41.6+0.6 pts
41King City, CA41.4-2 pts
42Bell Gardens, CA41.3+0.1 pts
43Santa Ana, CA41+0.1 pts
44San Pablo, CA40.8+1.3 pts
45Dublin, CA40.6+0.6 pts
46Greenfield, CA40.6-0.4 pts
47Millbrae, CA40.4+0.7 pts
48South San Francisco, CA40.2+1.3 pts
49Livingston, CA40+0.7 pts
50La Puente, CA39.7-0.7 pts
51Irvine, CA39.3-0.3 pts
52Coachella, CA39.1-2 pts
53Lynwood, CA38.3-0 pts
54Hawaiian Gardens, CA37.9+2.1 pts
55San Leandro, CA37.8+0.5 pts
56La Palma, CA37.4+1.8 pts
57Lawndale, CA37.3-2.8 pts
58Parlier, CA37.2+0.3 pts
58San Ramon, CA37.2+0.2 pts
60Beverly Hills, CA37.1-0.7 pts
61National City, CA36.9-1.3 pts
62West Covina, CA36.7+1 pts
63San Mateo, CA36.6+0.8 pts
64Montebello, CA36.5+0.1 pts
65Salinas, CA36.3-0.1 pts
66Paramount, CA36.3+0.2 pts
67Gardena, CA36.3-1.8 pts
68Avenal, CA36.3-0.5 pts
68Palo Alto, CA36.3+2 pts
70San Bruno, CA36-1.2 pts
71Pleasanton, CA35.9+0.9 pts
72Los Angeles, CA35.8-0.2 pts
73Buena Park, CA35.5+0.7 pts
74Anaheim, CA35.2+0.6 pts
75Carson, CA35.2+0.5 pts
76Watsonville, CA35.1-0.4 pts
77Commerce, CA34.9-1.4 pts
78Hercules, CA34.8+2.5 pts
79Los Altos, CA34.6+1.1 pts
80Richmond, CA34.5+0.2 pts
81Lindsay, CA34.5+2.3 pts
82San Fernando, CA34.4-2.3 pts
83San Francisco, CA34.2+0.4 pts
84Delano, CA34-1.4 pts
85Oxnard, CA33.8+0.5 pts
86Hawthorne, CA33.8+1.1 pts
87Chino Hills, CA33.1+0.7 pts
88Tustin, CA33.1+1.6 pts
89Pomona, CA32.7-0.2 pts
89Santa Maria, CA32.7-0.4 pts
91Norwalk, CA32.6+0.7 pts
92Duarte, CA32.4-1 pts
93Redwood City, CA32.4+0.3 pts
94Santa Paula, CA32.2+1.9 pts
95Pittsburg, CA32.1-0 pts
96Fountain Valley, CA32+0.2 pts
97El Cerrito, CA31.9-1.2 pts
98Downey, CA31.9+0.3 pts
99Azusa, CA31.8+0.1 pts
100Emeryville, CA31.8-1.1 pts
101Campbell, CA31.3+0.2 pts
102Cypress, CA31.2+1.3 pts
103Belmont, CA31.2+1.4 pts
104Arvin, CA31.1+0.2 pts
104Bellflower, CA31.1+1.7 pts
106Laguna Woods, CA31.1-0.4 pts
107American Canyon, CA31.1-0 pts
108Lathrop, CA31+0.1 pts
109Torrance, CA31+0.6 pts
110Montclair, CA31-1.2 pts
111Compton, CA30.6+1.2 pts
112Soledad, CA30.5+0.1 pts
113Pico Rivera, CA30.1-0.2 pts
114Perris, CA29.9-0.1 pts
115Pinole, CA29.8+0.7 pts
116Burlingame, CA29.6-0.4 pts
117Chula Vista, CA29.5+0.1 pts
118El Centro, CA29.4+0.4 pts
118Menlo Park, CA29.4-0.2 pts
120Burbank, CA29.3+0.1 pts
121Loma Linda, CA29.3-1.1 pts
122Pasadena, CA29.2-0.2 pts
123Reedley, CA29-2 pts
124Fullerton, CA28.90 pts
125Inglewood, CA28.9-0.4 pts
126El Cajon, CA28.7-0.1 pts
127Tracy, CA28.7+0.9 pts
128Wasco, CA28.6-0.5 pts
129Escondido, CA28.3+0.7 pts
129Fontana, CA28.3+0.6 pts
131Brawley, CA28.2+1.2 pts
132San Rafael, CA28.1+1.3 pts
133Signal Hill, CA28.1+3.4 pts
134Cathedral City, CA28.1-1.4 pts
135Calabasas, CA28-1.1 pts
136Eastvale, CA28+0.8 pts
137Ceres, CA27.7+0.4 pts
138McFarland, CA27.6-1.8 pts
139Los Banos, CA27.6+0.7 pts
140Jurupa Valley, CA27.50 pts
141Hillsborough, CA27.3+1.3 pts
141Lake Forest, CA27.3+0.5 pts
143Ontario, CA27.2-0.6 pts
144Rancho Palos Verdes, CA27.2+0.2 pts
145Vallejo, CA27.1+0.6 pts
146Oakland, CA27.1+0.8 pts
147Lomita, CA27-0.3 pts
148Kerman, CA27-0.3 pts
149La Mirada, CA26.70 pts
149Madera, CA26.7-0.9 pts
151Los Gatos, CA26.6+1.5 pts
152Seaside, CA26.4+0.2 pts
153Chino, CA26.2+0.8 pts
154Albany, CA26.1-0.9 pts
155La Cañada Flintridge, CA26.1+0.8 pts
156Porterville, CA26.1-0.5 pts
157Aliso Viejo, CA26+1.9 pts
158Stockton, CA25.9+0.7 pts
159Imperial, CA25.9+0.1 pts
160Port Hueneme, CA25.8+1 pts
161Concord, CA25.60 pts
162Laguna Hills, CA25.5-0.5 pts
163Alameda, CA25.4+0.7 pts
164Indio, CA25.3+0.7 pts
165La Habra, CA25+0.4 pts
166Elk Grove, CA25-0.3 pts
167San Carlos, CA25+0.6 pts
168Rancho Cordova, CA24.9+0.5 pts
169Palmdale, CA24.9-0.4 pts
170San Diego, CA24.8-0.1 pts
171Covina, CA24.7+0.1 pts
172Long Beach, CA24.7+0.1 pts
173Monrovia, CA24.6-0.7 pts
174Rialto, CA24.5-1 pts
175Shafter, CA24.5-1 pts
176Farmersville, CA24.3-2.2 pts
177Corona, CA24.2+0.4 pts
178Laguna Niguel, CA24.1+0.8 pts
178Placentia, CA24.1-0.6 pts
180Gilroy, CA24.1-0.4 pts
181Yuba City, CA24.1+0.6 pts
182South Pasadena, CA24-0.5 pts
183Brea, CA23.90 pts
184Lompoc, CA23.9+1.3 pts
185Moreno Valley, CA23.9-1 pts
186Dinuba, CA23.9+0.2 pts
187Antioch, CA23.8+1.3 pts
188Desert Hot Springs, CA23.8+0.2 pts
189Fairfield, CA23.8+1.6 pts
190Santa Fe Springs, CA23.6-0.9 pts
191West Hollywood, CA23.6-0.1 pts
192Walnut Creek, CA23.6+1.2 pts
193West Sacramento, CA23.6-0.2 pts
194Corcoran, CA23.5+2.4 pts
195Colton, CA23.4+2.7 pts
196Santa Monica, CA23.2+0.7 pts
197Newman, CA23.1-2 pts
197Vista, CA23.1-0.2 pts
199Mission Viejo, CA22.9+0.7 pts
200Culver City, CA22.9-1.3 pts
201Carpinteria, CA22.9+0.7 pts
201Novato, CA22.9+1.7 pts
203San Bernardino, CA22.9+1 pts
204Costa Mesa, CA22.8-0.4 pts
205Selma, CA22.7-1.4 pts
206Goleta, CA22.6-0.8 pts
207San Marcos, CA22.4-0.6 pts
208Yorba Linda, CA22.4+0.7 pts
209Riverside, CA22.4+0.1 pts
210San Dimas, CA22.2+2.3 pts
211Atwater, CA22.2-0 pts
212Highland, CA22.1-0.9 pts
213Merced, CA22.1-1.1 pts
214Pacifica, CA21.90 pts
215Woodland, CA21.7-0.9 pts
216Marina, CA21.7-0.7 pts
217Santa Clarita, CA21.6+0.4 pts
218Morgan Hill, CA21.5+0.8 pts
219Rancho Santa Margarita, CA21.5+0.7 pts
220Riverbank, CA21.4-0.5 pts
221Fillmore, CA21.4+2.2 pts
221Turlock, CA21.4-0.4 pts
223Hollister, CA21.3+0.3 pts
223Napa, CA21.3+0.6 pts
225Berkeley, CA21.3-0.2 pts
225Sacramento, CA21.3-0 pts
227Suisun City, CA21.2+1.4 pts
228Patterson, CA21.1-3.7 pts
229Palos Verdes Estates, CA21.1-1 pts
230Lake Elsinore, CA21.1-0.9 pts
230Rancho Cucamonga, CA21.1+0.8 pts
232Orange, CA21-0.6 pts
233Lakewood, CA21-0.1 pts
234Oceanside, CA20.9+0.5 pts
235Santa Rosa, CA20.8-0 pts
236Half Moon Bay, CA20.8-0.2 pts
237Sanger, CA20.7-0.5 pts
238Santa Barbara, CA20.4-0.6 pts
239Davis, CA20.3-0.7 pts
239South Lake Tahoe, CA20.3-1 pts
241Lodi, CA20.3+0.2 pts
242Manteca, CA20.2-0.2 pts
243Victorville, CA20.1+0.7 pts
244Coalinga, CA20.1-0.5 pts
245San Jacinto, CA20+2.7 pts
246Orinda, CA19.9+1.6 pts
247Bakersfield, CA19.9+0.2 pts
248Livermore, CA19.9+0.9 pts
249Galt, CA19.7+1.8 pts
250Hemet, CA19.7+1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/california-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/california-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Rosemead, CA, with 58.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Shasta Lake, CA, with 2.5% in 2023.

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