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
7.1%
2023
9.9%
Total change
+2.8 pp
% change
+39.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +1.2 pp (16.9%) |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.2%) |
| 2021 | 7.8% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +0.8 pp (10.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +1.3 pp (15.1%) |