Bedford city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Bedford 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
9.7%
2023
12.3%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+26.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +1.1 pp (11.3%) |
| 2020 | 11.2% | +0.4 pp (3.7%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | -0.5 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +0.9 pp (8.4%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +0.7 pp (6%) |