Oakland, CA

Foreign Born   
2000   
Country of BirthPopulation% Foreign Born% Total Population
Mexico142,22024.81%5.94%
Philippines73,90512.89%3.09%
China; excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan49,0048.55%2.05%
India36,3536.34%1.52%
Vietnam28,8455.03%1.21%
El Salvador16,4242.87%0.69%
Hong Kong15,4812.70%0.65%
Taiwan15,2632.66%0.64%
Korea14,4842.53%0.61%
United Kingdom11,4281.99%0.48%
Canada10,2951.80%0.43%
Afghanistan8,9621.56%0.37%
Germany8,2211.43%0.34%
Iran8,0981.41%0.34%
Nicaragua7,3241.28%0.31%
Japan6,8061.19%0.28%
Guatemala6,6131.15%0.28%
Peru5,6420.98%0.24%
Laos5,1120.89%0.21%
Portugal4,4900.78%0.19%
Pakistan4,4480.78%0.19%
Russia3,9410.69%0.16%
Thailand3,4640.60%0.14%
Cambodia2,9880.52%0.12%
Italy2,8040.49%0.12%
Indonesia2,6320.46%0.11%
France2,5860.45%0.11%
Brazil2,5000.44%0.10%
Poland2,3750.41%0.10%
Nigeria2,1080.37%0.09%
Netherlands1,9300.34%0.08%
Colombia1,9220.34%0.08%
Ukraine1,9120.33%0.08%
Ethiopia1,7720.31%0.07%
Romania1,7560.31%0.07%
Ireland1,6540.29%0.07%
Israel1,5110.26%0.06%
Australia1,4560.25%0.06%
Malaysia1,4480.25%0.06%
Argentina1,4180.25%0.06%
Honduras1,3950.24%0.06%
Hungary1,3030.23%0.05%
Chile1,2080.21%0.05%
Greece1,1790.21%0.05%
Egypt1,1740.20%0.05%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,1310.20%0.05%
Cuba1,0650.19%0.04%
Jamaica1,0450.18%0.04%
South Africa9830.17%0.04%
Spain9200.16%0.04%
Venezuela8720.15%0.04%
Lebanon8460.15%0.04%
Czechoslovakia8410.15%0.04%
Panama8240.14%0.03%
Sweden7440.13%0.03%
Yugoslavia6960.12%0.03%
Turkey6630.12%0.03%
Costa Rica6390.11%0.03%
Ecuador6380.11%0.03%
Bolivia6000.10%0.03%
Austria5710.10%0.02%
Trinidad and Tobago5490.10%0.02%
Ghana5480.10%0.02%
Jordan5170.09%0.02%
Guyana5080.09%0.02%
Bangladesh4880.09%0.02%
Iraq4570.08%0.02%
Haiti2810.05%0.01%
Belarus2780.05%0.01%
Syria2180.04%0.01%
Dominican Republic1570.03%0.01%
Armenia1540.03%0.01%
Barbados970.02%0.00%
Sierra Leone770.01%0.00%
Other Countries27,8834.86%1.17%
Total Foreign Born573,144100%23.96%
Total Population2,392,557  
Source: U.S. Census, 2000