Charlotte city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Charlotte 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
5.5%
2023
15.3%
Total change
+9.8 pp
% change
+178.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +2.5 pp (45.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -3.1 pp (-38.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.9 pp (18.4%) |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +6.3 pp (108.6%) |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +3.2 pp (26.4%) |