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
11.8%
2023
14.4%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+22%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | +0.9 pp (7.6%) |
| 2020 | 12.8% | +0.1 pp (0.8%) |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +0.5 pp (3.9%) |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +0.7 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 14.4% | +0.4 pp (2.9%) |