Iowa City city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Iowa City 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
13.9%
2023
12.2%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-12.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3% | +0.4 pp (2.9%) |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -0.6 pp (-4.2%) |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.7% | +0.1 pp (0.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -1.5 pp (-10.9%) |