Boston city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Boston 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
6.6%
2023
1.1%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-83.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +2.0 pp (30.3%) |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -8.2 pp (-95.3%) |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +0.3 pp (75%) |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.7 pp (100%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -0.3 pp (-21.4%) |