S . ▁state . ▁More ▁than ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁city ▁residents ▁( 3 5 . 6 %) ▁were ▁born ▁outside ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁American ▁Community ▁Survey ▁estimates ▁▁▁▁ ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁US ▁Census ▁Bureau ▁estimates , ▁San ▁Francisco ▁County ' s ▁population ▁was ▁ 4 5 . 4 % ▁White ▁( 4 0 . 0 % ▁Non - H is pan ic ▁White ▁and ▁ 5 . 4 % ▁His pan ic ▁White ), ▁ 5 . 2 % ▁Black ▁or ▁African ▁American , ▁ 3 4 . 3 % ▁Asian , ▁ 8 . 1 % ▁Some ▁Other ▁Race , ▁ 0 . 3 % ▁Native ▁American ▁and ▁Al ask an ▁Native , ▁ 0 . 2 % ▁Pacific ▁Island er ▁and ▁ 6 . 5 % ▁from ▁two ▁or ▁more ▁races . ▁▁ ▁The ▁White ▁population ▁continues ▁to ▁remain ▁the ▁largest ▁ra cial ▁category ▁in ▁San ▁Francisco ▁County ▁and ▁includes ▁the ▁ 3 5 . 1 % ▁of ▁His pan ics ▁who ▁self - ident ify ▁as ▁White . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁His pan ics ▁self - ident ify ▁as ▁Other ▁Race ▁( 5 1 . 0 % ), ▁Mult ira cial ▁( 1 0 . 4 % ), ▁American ▁Indian ▁and ▁Al ask an ▁Native ▁( 0 . 8 % ), ▁Black ▁( 1 . 4 % ), ▁Asian ▁( 1 . 3 % ), ▁and ▁Hawai ian ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Island er ▁( 0 . 1 %).