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Population - Ethnicity and Country of Origin, Selected Features

Data accessed May 2024

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 to 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, DP05, ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES
US Census Bureau, 2017 to 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, B05002, ACS PLACE OF BIRTH BY NATIVITY AND CITIZENSHIP STATUS
US Census Bureau, 2017 to 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, S1601, ACS LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

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Ethnicity and Country of Origin, Selected Features 2017 2018 2019 2020* 2021 2022
Total population, all races 519,293 522,046 524,989 N/A 538,649 545,823
Race and Country of Origin
White, total 443,075 441,393 431,961 N/A 415,309 424,549
Black or African American, total 29,921 31,220 30,393 N/A 29,138 29,413
Asian, total 29,680 29,646 30,955 N/A 35,577 36,595
Asian, Asian Indian 16,372 17,240 17,486 N/A 21,172 17,740
Asian, Chinese 5,615 7,234 5,488 N/A 6,227 8,192
Asian, Filipino 2,041 1,362 1,138 N/A 1,658 1,441
Asian, Japanese 653 364 88 N/A 619 552
Asian, Korean 1,494 704 2,312 N/A 1,925 3,328
Asian, Vietnamese 1,297 611 1,180 N/A 2,229 2,764
Asian, other Asian origin 2,208 2,131 3,623 N/A 1,747 2,668
Two or more races, total 9,849 12,211 15,230 N/A 43,325 41,311
Two or more races, White and Black or African American 4,429 5,454 6,173 N/A 5,012 6,992
Two or more races, White and American Indian and Alaska Native 393 1,345 1,249 N/A 1,827 2,027
Two or more races, White and Asian 2,758 3,341 3,712 N/A 3,834 6,055
Two or more races, Black or African Am. and Am. Indian and Alaska Native 169 200 57 N/A 465 139
Hispanic or Latino
Hispanic or Latino, total (of any race) 39,229 39,447 40,046 N/A 41,549 42,283
Hispanic or Latino, Mexican origin 24,108 21,208 18,491 N/A 16,904 16,966
Hispanic or Latino, Puerto Rican origin 8,245 9,926 13,707 N/A 12,083 13,010
Hispanic or Latino, Cuban origin 821 770 1,282 N/A 2,547 2,295
Hispanic or Latino, other origin 6,055 7,543 6,566 N/A 10,015 10,012
Place of Birth by Nativity and Citizenship Status
Native 467,475 468,005 477,220 N/A 490,515 491,976
Born in state of residence 329,524 324,596 325,101 N/A 339,304 344,646
Foreign born 51,818 54,041 47,769 N/A 48,134 53,847
Naturalized U.S. citizen 24,381 24,571 22,700 N/A 23,889 31,414
Not a U.S. citizen 27,437 29,470 25,069 N/A 24,245 22,433
Language Spoken at Home, Population 5 Years and Older
Population 5 years and over 490,447 493,001 496,350 N/A 510,192 517,040
Speak only English 425,864 428,420 434,515 N/A 443,374 445,543
Speak a language other than English: Spanish 27,616 26,198 26,768 N/A 21,813 23,987
Speak a language other than English: Other Indo-European languages 21,650 20,021 20,332 N/A 24,675 25,235
Speak a language other than English: Asian and Pacific Island languages 13,070 15,648 13,194 N/A 18,407 19,039
Speak a language other than English: Other languages 2,247 2,714 1,541 N/A 1,923 3,236

* The Census Bureau did not release its standard 2020 ACS 1-Year estimates because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the Census Bureau released "Experimental Data" estimates for 2020, and only at the national and state level, but not the county level. For more information on the 2020 Experimental Data visit census.gov.