Los Angeles city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Los Angeles 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
37.6%
2023
35.8%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-4.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 37.6% | — |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -0.7 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2020 | 36.3% | -0.6 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.3%) |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -0.2 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2023 | 35.8% | -0.2 pp (-0.6%) |