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
0.9%
2023
1.1%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+22.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.9% | — |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -0.2 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -0.3 pp (-42.9%) |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -0.2 pp (-50%) |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.1 pp (50%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.8 pp (266.7%) |