San Diego city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How San Diego 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
26.4%
2023
24.8%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-6.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.4% | — |
| 2019 | 26.1% | -0.3 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -0.5 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2021 | 25.1% | -0.5 pp (-2%) |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -0.2 pp (-0.8%) |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |