Fort Smith city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Fort Smith 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
12.7%
2023
11.7%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-7.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.7% | — |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -0.3 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -0.7 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -0.4 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +0.4 pp (3.5%) |