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
28.6%
2023
30.5%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+6.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.6% | — |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +0.3 pp (1%) |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +0.6 pp (2.1%) |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -0.4 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +0.5 pp (1.7%) |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +0.9 pp (3%) |