Merced city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Merced 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
21.5%
2023
22.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+2.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.5% | — |
| 2019 | 22.7% | +1.2 pp (5.6%) |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +1.3 pp (5.7%) |
| 2021 | 23.2% | -0.8 pp (-3.3%) |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -1.1 pp (-4.7%) |