Columbus city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Columbus 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
13.4%
2023
15.1%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+12.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.4% | — |
| 2019 | 15.0% | +1.6 pp (11.9%) |
| 2020 | 15.6% | +0.6 pp (4%) |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -0.3 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +0.5 pp (3.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -0.7 pp (-4.4%) |