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
1.8%
2023
5.4%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+200%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +1.3 pp (72.2%) |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +1.9 pp (61.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -0.4 pp (-8%) |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +4.2 pp (91.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -3.4 pp (-38.6%) |