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
0.2%
2023
0.6%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+200%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.9 pp (450%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.9 pp (81.8%) |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.1 pp (5%) |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.7 pp (33.3%) |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -2.2 pp (-78.6%) |