Santa Maria city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Santa Maria 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
34.9%
2023
32.7%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-6.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.9% | — |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 33.9% | -1.0 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -0.7 pp (-2.1%) |
| 2022 | 33.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.3%) |
| 2023 | 32.7% | -0.4 pp (-1.2%) |