Bakersfield city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Bakersfield city's foreign-born population changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
18.7%
2023
19.9%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+6.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.7% | — |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +0.3 pp (1.6%) |
| 2021 | 19.0% | -0.2 pp (-1%) |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +0.6 pp (3.2%) |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +0.3 pp (1.5%) |