Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, 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
23.0%
2023
22.1%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-3.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.0% | — |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -0.3 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -0.3 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2022 | 22.2% | -0.2 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |