Knoxville city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Knoxville 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
1.7%
2023
1.5%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-11.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.2 pp (11.8%) |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -0.5 pp (-26.3%) |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +0.3 pp (21.4%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +0.1 pp (5.9%) |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.3 pp (-16.7%) |