Oakland city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Oakland 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
6.4%
2023
11.4%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+78.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +1.3 pp (20.3%) |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +4.3 pp (55.8%) |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -1.7 pp (-14.2%) |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +3.0 pp (29.1%) |
| 2023 | 11.4% | -1.9 pp (-14.3%) |