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
6.2%
2023
7.0%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+12.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -0.4 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +0.3 pp (5.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +0.3 pp (4.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.7 pp (11.1%) |