Lafayette city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lafayette 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
13.5%
2023
14.1%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+4.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.5% | — |
| 2019 | 15.2% | +1.7 pp (12.6%) |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +0.2 pp (1.3%) |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -1.1 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +0.7 pp (4.9%) |
| 2023 | 14.1% | -0.9 pp (-6%) |