El Cajon city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How El Cajon 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
29.8%
2023
28.7%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-3.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.8% | — |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -0.8 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -0.2 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2021 | 28.1% | -0.7 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +0.7 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 28.7% | -0.1 pp (-0.3%) |