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Race and Ethnicity Distribution in San Luis Obispo

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 33,223

    White (Non-Hispanic)

  • 1,773

    Other (Hispanic)

  • 5,947

    White (Hispanic)

In 2020, San Luis Obispo, CA had 33,223 White (Non-Hispanic) residents, 18.74 times more than any other race or ethnicity.

1,773 Other (Hispanic) and 5,947 White (Hispanic) residents lived in San Luis Obispo, CA in 2020, which were the second and third largest ethnic groups.

Hispanic people 8,918 made up 18.8% of the population of San Luis Obispo, CA.

Foreign-born Population in San Luis Obispo

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 8.7% 4,125

    2020 FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

  • 8.8% 4,159

    2019 FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION

As of 2020, 8.7% of citizens in San Luis Obispo, CA (4,125) were born abroad. This was down from the national average of 13.5% and higher than 8.8% in 2019, which means there was a decline in the overseas-born population rate.

Foreign-born Population in San Luis Obispo by Country

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 1.Mexico

    4,008,868 ± 46,585 people

  • 2.Philippines

    829,356 ± 22,121 people

  • 3.China

    683,718 ± 20,123 people

In 2020, Mexico was the most common birthplace of foreign-born citizens of California, followed by Philippines and China.

4,008,868 California residents were born in Mexico, 829,356 in Philippines, and 683,718 in China.

Note: There is no data available for any level below the state. Now displaying data for California.

Population With Citizenship in San Luis Obispo

Source: census.gov
  • 2020
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  • 95.8%

    2020 CITIZENSHIP

  • 95.5%

    2019 CITIZENSHIP

As of 2020, 95.8% of residents in San Luis Obispo, CA were US citizens. This was higher than the national average of 95.8% and higher than 95.5% in 2019, which means the rate of citizenship was raising.