Des Moines city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Des Moines 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
21.5%
2023
26.5%
Total change
+5.0 pp
% change
+23.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.5% | — |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -0.4 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +3.5 pp (16.5%) |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +1.1 pp (4.5%) |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +0.7 pp (2.7%) |