Bessemer City city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Bessemer City 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
3.9%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+116.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +0.8 pp (44.4%) |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 2.4% | -0.2 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.2 pp (8.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +1.3 pp (50%) |