Merced, CA Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Merced, CA Metro Area'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
25.5%
2023
26.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+2.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.5% | — |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +0.8 pp (3.1%) |
| 2020 | 26.4% | +0.1 pp (0.4%) |
| 2021 | 26.0% | -0.4 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2022 | 26.3% | +0.3 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -0.2 pp (-0.8%) |