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
0.5%
2023
1.2%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+140%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.5% | — |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.4 pp (80%) |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +0.2 pp (22.2%) |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +1.4 pp (127.3%) |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -1.0 pp (-40%) |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.3 pp (-20%) |