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
3.7%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-70.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -0.6 pp (-16.2%) |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -2.2 pp (-71%) |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.3 pp (33.3%) |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp (-8.3%) |