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
3.6%
2023
3.9%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+8.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +1.0 pp (27.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +0.5 pp (10.9%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -1.2 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.8 pp (20.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -0.8 pp (-17%) |