San Jose city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How San Jose 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
39.4%
2023
41.6%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+5.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 39.4% | — |
| 2019 | 39.7% | +0.3 pp (0.8%) |
| 2020 | 40.5% | +0.8 pp (2%) |
| 2021 | 40.7% | +0.2 pp (0.5%) |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +0.3 pp (0.7%) |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +0.6 pp (1.5%) |