San Francisco Language Access Ordinance Summary Report LAO 2020 - Jan 31 FINAL | Page 12

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2014-2018 AMERICAN
COMMUNITY SURVEY.
San Francisco Residents is an IMMIGRANT
With 34.4% of its residents born outside of the U.S., San Francisco remains one
of the most culturally and linguistically diverse cities in the country.
San Francisco population
870,044
Foreign-born population in SF
*
ALL DATA FROM UNITED
STATES CENSUS BUREAU’S
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Languages spoken in SF
hi
109*
Languages spoken in SF Bay Area
34.4% 127*
SF residents who identify as LEP SF residents over the age of 5
who speak a language other than
English at home
20.1% 43.1%
These numbers represent a marked departure from previous reports due to a change in how the United States Census Bureau categorizes and
codes their language data.
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