San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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
38.1%
2023
40.3%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+5.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 38.1% | — |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +0.5 pp (1.3%) |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +0.5 pp (1.3%) |
| 2021 | 39.3% | +0.2 pp (0.5%) |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +0.4 pp (1%) |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +0.6 pp (1.5%) |