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
5.3%
2023
7.3%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+37.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.0 pp (18.9%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -1.1 pp (-17.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -0.8 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +3.8 pp (86.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -0.9 pp (-11%) |