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
1.9%
2023
2.0%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+5.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +0.2 pp (10.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.8% | — |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.3 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.1 pp (-4.8%) |