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
11.0%
2023
15.0%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+36.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +1.7 pp (15.5%) |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +0.4 pp (3.2%) |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +0.7 pp (5.4%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +1.4 pp (10.3%) |