San Francisco County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How San Francisco 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
34.8%
2023
34.2%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-1.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.8% | — |
| 2019 | 34.3% | -0.5 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 34.1% | — |
| 2022 | 33.9% | -0.2 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2023 | 34.2% | +0.3 pp (0.9%) |