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
5.3%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-11.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.7 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.5 pp (12.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.2 pp (4.4%) |