Columbia city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Columbia 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
5.1%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-23.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -1.0 pp (-19.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +0.5 pp (12.2%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | +0.3 pp (6.5%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -1.3 pp (-26.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +0.3 pp (8.3%) |