Gulf Shores city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Gulf Shores 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
2.3%
2023
8.9%
Total change
+6.6 pp
% change
+287%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +2.1 pp (91.3%) |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +2.4 pp (54.5%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -2.1 pp (-30.9%) |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +2.4 pp (51.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.9% | +1.8 pp (25.4%) |