DeKalb city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How DeKalb 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
9.8%
2023
9.1%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-7.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -0.5 pp (-5.1%) |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2021 | 10.7% | +1.5 pp (16.3%) |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -0.7 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -0.9 pp (-9%) |