Orange County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Orange County'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
6.0%
2023
16.5%
Total change
+10.5 pp
% change
+175%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +2.7 pp (45%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.6% | — |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -0.7 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +1.6 pp (10.7%) |