San Luis Obispo city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How San Luis Obispo 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
9.2%
2023
7.8%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-15.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | -0.4 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -0.6 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.5%) |