Cambridge city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Cambridge 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
28.2%
2023
28.8%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+2.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.2% | — |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +0.7 pp (2.5%) |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +0.3 pp (1%) |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.3%) |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +0.4 pp (1.4%) |
| 2023 | 28.8% | -0.7 pp (-2.4%) |