Durham city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Durham 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
12.8%
2023
14.1%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+10.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.6 pp (4.7%) |
| 2020 | 11.4% | -2.0 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2021 | 13.5% | +2.1 pp (18.4%) |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +0.7 pp (5.2%) |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |