San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, 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
30.5%
2023
31.6%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+3.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.5% | — |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +0.2 pp (0.7%) |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +0.2 pp (0.7%) |
| 2023 | 31.6% | +0.7 pp (2.3%) |