Filipino Population in San Francisco County, CA by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Filipino population in San Francisco County, CA is reported at 44,252 residents, according to the latest census estimates - all of whom reside within San Francisco, the only incorporated city in San Francisco County included in this analysis*. With no presence recorded outside San Francisco, the community''s footprint is fully concentrated within the city''s municipal limits. The analysis below takes a closer look at how Filipino residents are situated within San Francisco County and how this compares to other counties across California.

Top 5 cities with the largest Filipino population in San Francisco County

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    San Francisco
    Filipino population in San Francisco is 44,252
    5.29% of San Francisco population is Filipino

Overview of Filipino population in San Francisco County

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey data shows San Francisco County contains 44,252 Filipino residents (5.3% of 836,321 total county population), ranking the jurisdiction at the 99th percentile nationally among counties and 76th percentile within California for Filipino demographic concentrations across both absolute and proportional measures.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: Census Bureau's ACS show San Francisco County's Filipino population of 5.3% surpassing both California's state average of 4.3% and the national average of 1.3%, positioning the county as a high-concentration jurisdiction exceeding demographic benchmarks across all geographic scales.
  • Share of Total State Population: Official American Community Survey data documents San Francisco County with 44,252 Filipino residents, representing 2.6% of California's total Filipino population of 1.7 million.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicate San Francisco County contains $dem_per_sqmi Filipino Americans per square mile—more than eighty-six times California's average of 10.9 per square mile—placing the county as a demographic outlier with one of the most concentrated Filipino communities documented in United States demographic research.
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Filipino Population in San Francisco County — San Francisco

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American Community Survey data [1] indicate Filipino population in San Francisco County, CA at 44,252 residents — all of whom reside within San Francisco, the only incorporated city included in this analysis*. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data.
cities in San Francisco County, CA ranked by Filipino population count
Rank by Filipino Population
City
Filipino Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total San Francisco County Filipino Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 San Francisco 44,252 5.29% 100.00%
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Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks city in San Francisco County, CA by their Filipino population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Filipino population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Filipino ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Filipino alone, while others identify as Filipino along with another race (such as Filipino and German).
  • We’ve used the “Filipino alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Filipino population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Filipino alone or in combination in city. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Filipino .
  2. % of Total San Francisco County Filipino Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Filipino population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Filipino populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • City that don’t have any reported Filipino population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Filipino populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.