Galax city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Galax 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
9.4%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-40.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -2.9 pp (-30.9%) |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +1.3 pp (20%) |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +0.1 pp (1.3%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -2.2 pp (-28.2%) |