Decatur city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Decatur 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
22.5%
2023
17.0%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-24.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.6% | -9.9 pp (-44%) |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +1.4 pp (11.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -4.7 pp (-33.6%) |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +2.8 pp (30.1%) |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +4.9 pp (40.5%) |