Santa Barbara city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Santa Barbara 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
23.2%
2023
20.4%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-12.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.2% | — |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -1.0 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2020 | 21.6% | -0.6 pp (-2.7%) |
| 2021 | 21.1% | -0.5 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -0.7 pp (-3.3%) |