Amherst city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Amherst 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
3.3%
2023
4.3%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+30.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +0.4 pp (12.1%) |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -0.5 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -0.8 pp (-25%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +2.1 pp (87.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.2 pp (-4.4%) |