Palo Alto city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Palo Alto 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
34.7%
2023
36.3%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+4.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.7% | — |
| 2019 | 35.3% | +0.6 pp (1.7%) |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -1.3 pp (-3.7%) |
| 2021 | 34.7% | +0.7 pp (2.1%) |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -0.4 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +2.0 pp (5.8%) |