Berkeley city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Berkeley 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
2.6%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+4.3 pp
% change
+165.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.6% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -1.2 pp (-46.2%) |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +0.4 pp (28.6%) |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.1 pp (5.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +3.8 pp (200%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +1.2 pp (21.1%) |