Fairfax city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Fairfax 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
5.0%
2023
13.8%
Total change
+8.8 pp
% change
+176%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4% | +3.4 pp (68%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -2.4 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +3.9 pp (65%) |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -1.7 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +5.6 pp (68.3%) |