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
1.6%
2023
3.3%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+106.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +1.5 pp (93.8%) |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -0.7 pp (-22.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +1.8 pp (75%) |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -0.3 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -0.6 pp (-15.4%) |