Ames city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Ames city'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
12.7%
2023
10.9%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-14.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +0.4 pp (3.1%) |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -0.8 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.5 pp (-4%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | -1.0 pp (-8.4%) |