Palo Alto County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Palo Alto 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
16.8%
2023
11.0%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-34.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.6% | -3.2 pp (-19%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.7% | — |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -0.5 pp (-4.3%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -0.2 pp (-1.8%) |