Chattanooga city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Chattanooga 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
5.9%
2023
7.7%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+30.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.5 pp (8.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +0.3 pp (4.7%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +0.7 pp (10.4%) |
| 2022 | 7.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.4 pp (5.5%) |