San Diego County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How San Diego 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
9.7%
2023
11.0%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+13.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -0.7 pp (-7.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +0.6 pp (7.2%) |
| 2023 | 11.0% | +2.1 pp (23.6%) |