Orange County, CA

Foreign Born   
2000   
Country of BirthPopulation% Foreign Born% Total Population
Mexico389,24045.80%13.68%
Vietnam111,01713.06%3.90%
Korea44,0975.19%1.55%
Philippines35,5224.18%1.25%
Iran19,0482.24%0.67%
Taiwan17,1282.02%0.60%
Canada17,0082.00%0.60%
India16,9752.00%0.60%
El Salvador15,5031.82%0.54%
United Kingdom14,0651.65%0.49%
China; excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan13,1371.55%0.46%
Japan12,0021.41%0.42%
Guatemala11,5201.36%0.40%
Germany8,8041.04%0.31%
Peru5,5850.66%0.20%
Romania4,4540.52%0.16%
Colombia4,1680.49%0.15%
Cambodia4,1270.49%0.14%
Argentina4,1230.49%0.14%
Thailand3,7030.44%0.13%
Hong Kong3,6250.43%0.13%
Indonesia3,5660.42%0.13%
Cuba3,5660.42%0.13%
Egypt3,4320.40%0.12%
Pakistan3,2810.39%0.12%
Laos3,1010.36%0.11%
Lebanon2,8790.34%0.10%
Italy2,8760.34%0.10%
Afghanistan2,8620.34%0.10%
Poland2,6560.31%0.09%
Nicaragua2,3820.28%0.08%
Russia2,3250.27%0.08%
Netherlands2,3130.27%0.08%
South Africa2,3010.27%0.08%
France2,2860.27%0.08%
Honduras2,2550.27%0.08%
Ecuador2,0170.24%0.07%
Brazil1,8650.22%0.07%
Syria1,7750.21%0.06%
Jordan1,7460.21%0.06%
Hungary1,7190.20%0.06%
Bolivia1,6650.20%0.06%
Israel1,6530.19%0.06%
Turkey1,5290.18%0.05%
Ireland1,5140.18%0.05%
Australia1,3710.16%0.05%
Chile1,3050.15%0.05%
Greece1,1570.14%0.04%
Czechoslovakia1,1210.13%0.04%
Sweden1,1140.13%0.04%
Costa Rica1,1120.13%0.04%
Yugoslavia1,0850.13%0.04%
Austria1,0020.12%0.04%
Malaysia9600.11%0.03%
Iraq9580.11%0.03%
Ukraine9150.11%0.03%
Spain8150.10%0.03%
Bangladesh8140.10%0.03%
Venezuela6850.08%0.02%
Ethiopia5060.06%0.02%
Jamaica4920.06%0.02%
Panama4860.06%0.02%
Armenia4750.06%0.02%
Portugal4250.05%0.01%
Trinidad and Tobago3450.04%0.01%
Nigeria3400.04%0.01%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3100.04%0.01%
Dominican Republic3000.04%0.01%
Guyana2490.03%0.01%
Belarus2060.02%0.01%
Haiti1470.02%0.01%
Ghana1400.02%0.00%
Sierra Leone820.01%0.00%
Barbados270.00%0.00%
Other Countries18,5402.18%0.65%
Total Foreign Born849,899100%29.86%
Total Population2,846,289  
Source: U.S. Census, 2000