Atlanta city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Atlanta 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
6.9%
2023
8.6%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+24.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +0.7 pp (10.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.4 pp (5.3%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +0.3 pp (3.8%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +0.4 pp (4.9%) |