Diversity, Safety Drive City’s Immigrant Population Growth

Oct 30, 2025 04:24PM ● By Logan Chrisp and Zoya Altabaa

Elk Grove has become one of the fastest-growing immigrant destinations in the Sacramento area. Census data from 2019 to 2023 shows that about 44,300 of the city’s residents are foreign-born, an increase of roughly 9,200, or about 26%, from a decade earlier.