Kent city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Kent 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
29.7%
2023
32.6%
Total change
+2.9 pp
% change
+9.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.7% | — |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +2.1 pp (7.1%) |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +0.3 pp (0.9%) |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +0.1 pp (0.3%) |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 32.6% | +0.4 pp (1.2%) |