Bethlehem city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Bethlehem 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
8.4%
2023
10.9%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+29.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.2 pp (14.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +0.2 pp (2.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +0.9 pp (9.2%) |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +0.1 pp (0.9%) |