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The percentage of foreign born measures the portion of the population born in another country.

Rank Neighborhood Foreign Born Population
1 Chinatown 72.4%
2 Koreatown 68.0%
3 Westlake 67.6%
4 East Hollywood 66.5%
5 Pico-Union 64.6%
6 Harvard Heights 57.8%
7 Rosemead 56.4%
8 Historic South-Central 56.3%
9 Larchmont 56.0%
10 Huntington Park 55.9%
11 Lincoln Heights 55.8%
12 Maywood 55.2%
13 Lennox 55.1%
14 Panorama City 55.0%
15 Glendale 54.4%
16 Elysian Park 54.4%
17 Hollywood 53.8%
18 Monterey Park 53.6%
19 Bell 53.3%
20 Cudahy 53.1%
21 Echo Park 53.1%
22 Rowland Heights 53.1%
23 Central-Alameda 52.7%
24 San Gabriel 52.6%
25 Cypress Park 52.5%
26 Boyle Heights 52.4%
27 Walnut Park 52.2%
28 Sun Valley 51.9%
29 South El Monte 51.9%
30 Glassell Park 51.5%
31 El Monte 51.3%
32 Alhambra 50.8%
33 Bell Gardens 50.4%
34 Arlington Heights 49.8%
35 Van Nuys 49.8%
36 South Park 49.4%
37 South Gate 49.3%
38 Atwater Village 49.3%
39 Valley Glen 49.0%
40 East Los Angeles 48.6%
41 Elysian Valley 47.5%
42 Pacoima 47.1%
43 Adams-Normandie 46.7%
44 North Hollywood 46.4%
45 Walnut 46.2%
46 Arleta 46.0%
47 Artesia 45.8%
48 South San Jose Hills 45.8%
49 Baldwin Park 45.7%
50 North Hills 45.7%
51 Hawaiian Gardens 45.6%
52 Cerritos 45.5%
53 Florence-Firestone 45.5%
54 Highland Park 45.1%
55 East San Gabriel 45.1%
56 Windsor Square 45.0%
57 South San Gabriel 44.9%
58 Los Feliz 44.5%
59 Wilmington 44.5%
60 Lynwood 43.6%
61 Arcadia 43.6%
62 La Puente 43.5%
63 San Fernando 43.4%
64 Reseda 43.1%
65 Canoga Park 42.8%
66 El Sereno 42.5%
67 University Park 42.4%
68 West Puente Valley 42.1%
69 Downtown 41.9%
70 Montecito Heights 41.5%
71 Mount Washington 41.5%
72 Winnetka 41.4%
73 Florence 41.3%
74 Silver Lake 41.1%
75 East Compton 41.0%
76 Harbor Gateway 40.8%
77 Paramount 40.6%
78 Palms 40.3%
79 Hacienda Heights 40.0%
80 Vermont-Slauson 39.2%
81 Sawtelle 39.0%
82 Commerce 38.8%
83 Lawndale 38.7%
84 Temple City 38.6%
85 Eagle Rock 38.5%
86 Exposition Park 38.5%
87 Vermont Square 38.5%
88 Diamond Bar 38.5%
89 Beverly Hills 38.2%
90 Montebello 38.0%
91 Del Rey 37.9%
92 Valinda 37.6%
93 East Pasadena 37.5%
94 San Marino 37.2%
95 Avocado Heights 37.1%
96 North El Monte 37.0%
97 West Adams 36.9%
98 Sylmar 36.7%
99 Pomona 36.6%
100 Norwalk 36.4%
101 Beverly Grove 36.3%
102 Harbor City 36.2%
103 West Hollywood 35.9%
104 Downey 35.3%
105 Mission Hills 35.2%
106 Mid-City 35.1%
107 Tarzana 35.1%
108 Broadway-Manchester 35.0%
109 Pico-Robertson 34.6%
110 Ramona 34.3%
111 West Carson 34.2%
112 Azusa 34.0%
113 Watts 34.0%
114 Citrus 33.9%
115 Pico Rivera 33.9%
116 Mid-Wilshire 33.9%
117 Porter Ranch 33.6%
118 Mar Vista 33.5%
119 Hawthorne 33.3%
120 Vermont Knolls 33.2%
121 Carson 32.9%
122 Duarte 32.9%
123 Mayflower Village 32.8%
124 Gardena 32.8%
125 Encino 32.8%
126 Jefferson Park 32.7%
127 Del Aire 32.7%
128 San Pasqual 32.6%
129 West Covina 32.5%
130 Lake View Terrace 32.4%
131 Pasadena 32.3%
132 Alondra Park 32.1%
133 Lake Balboa 31.8%
134 Northridge 31.8%
135 Westwood 31.3%
136 Vermont Vista 31.3%
137 Unincorporated Catalina Island 31.2%
138 Harvard Park 31.2%
139 Compton 31.2%
140 Burbank 31.1%
141 Playa Vista 31.1%
142 Green Meadows 30.2%
143 Tujunga 29.9%
144 Inglewood 29.5%
145 Granada Hills 29.2%
146 Signal Hill 29.0%
147 Willowbrook 29.0%
148 Valley Village 28.9%
149 Long Beach 28.6%
150 South Whittier 28.6%
151 Rancho Park 28.5%
152 West Whittier-Los Nietos 28.5%
153 West Los Angeles 28.5%
154 Bellflower 28.4%
155 La Crescenta-Montrose 28.4%
156 Vincent 28.2%
157 Athens 28.0%
158 Val Verde 27.8%
159 Unincorporated Santa Susana Mountains 27.7%
160 Torrance 27.6%
161 Industry 27.3%
162 Irwindale 27.2%
163 Rancho Palos Verdes 26.8%
164 Culver City 26.6%
165 Shadow Hills 26.5%
166 Hancock Park 26.3%
167 Sherman Oaks 26.2%
168 Santa Fe Springs 26.0%
169 North Whittier 25.7%
170 Century City 25.5%
171 Hollywood Hills West 25.4%
172 Chatsworth 25.2%
173 Carthay 25.1%
174 Beverly Crest 25.0%
175 Santa Monica 24.8%
176 Woodland Hills 24.8%
177 Avalon 24.6%
178 San Pedro 24.5%
179 Beverlywood 24.5%
180 South Pasadena 24.4%
181 Bel-Air 24.1%
182 Marina del Rey 23.9%
183 Westmont 23.7%
184 Chesterfield Square 23.4%
185 Fairfax 23.2%
186 Bradbury 22.9%
187 West San Dimas 22.8%
188 Hollywood Hills 22.8%
189 La Mirada 22.7%
190 West Hills 22.7%
191 Venice 22.3%
192 La Habra Heights 22.0%
193 Monrovia 21.5%
194 Studio City 21.1%
195 Brentwood 21.1%
196 Cheviot Hills 20.8%
197 Westchester 20.8%
198 Sunland 20.5%
199 West Compton 20.3%
200 Stevenson Ranch 20.2%
201 Covina 20.0%
202 Palmdale 20.0%
203 Lomita 19.7%
204 La Cañada Flintridge 19.5%
205 Hyde Park 19.5%
206 Lakewood 19.0%
207 Calabasas 19.0%
208 Palos Verdes Estates 19.0%
209 Rolling Hills Estates 18.9%
210 Sun Village 18.7%
211 Altadena 18.7%
212 Whittier 18.3%
213 Toluca Lake 17.7%
214 Rolling Hills 17.6%
215 Charter Oak 17.6%
216 Littlerock 17.5%
217 Castaic 17.5%
218 Redondo Beach 17.0%
219 Desert View Highlands 16.9%
220 Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw 16.6%
221 Santa Clarita 16.4%
222 Playa del Rey 16.2%
223 Lake Los Angeles 15.9%
224 Claremont 15.9%
225 Topanga 15.8%
226 Pacific Palisades 15.5%
227 San Dimas 15.4%
228 Hasley Canyon 15.3%
229 Unincorporated Santa Monica Mountains 14.7%
230 Rancho Dominguez 14.7%
231 Malibu 14.4%
232 La Verne 14.4%
233 Glendora 14.1%
234 Agoura Hills 13.5%
235 Lopez/Kagel Canyons 13.5%
236 Westlake Village 13.4%
237 Ridge Route 13.2%
238 Manchester Square 13.2%
239 Northeast Antelope Valley 13.2%
240 Lancaster 12.9%
241 Green Valley 12.7%
242 Hidden Hills 12.7%
243 El Segundo 12.4%
244 East La Mirada 12.2%
245 Leimert Park 10.7%
246 Sierra Madre 10.5%
247 Veterans Administration 10.4%
248 Southeast Antelope Valley 10.3%
249 Castaic Canyons 9.8%
250 Vernon 9.6%
251 Tujunga Canyons 9.4%
252 Gramercy Park 9.3%
253 Manhattan Beach 9.1%
254 Leona Valley 8.9%
255 Northwest Palmdale 8.6%
256 Hermosa Beach 8.1%
257 Angeles Crest 7.4%
258 Acton 7.1%
259 Ladera Heights 6.7%
260 Northwest Antelope Valley 6.2%
261 Quartz Hill 6.1%
262 View Park-Windsor Hills 6.0%
263 Lake Hughes 4.9%
264 Elizabeth Lake 4.9%
265 Agua Dulce 4.4%