Columbia borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Columbia borough'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
2.0%
2023
3.2%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+60%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +1.5 pp (75%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -0.5 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.6 pp (20%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.5 pp (13.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -0.9 pp (-22%) |