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
2.7%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-25.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -1.1 pp (-40.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.4 pp (25%) |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.9 pp (-45%) |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +1.2 pp (109.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -0.3 pp (-13%) |