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
19.4%
2023
9.5%
Total change
-9.9 pp
% change
-51%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.4% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -2.9 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -2.3 pp (-13.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -5.8 pp (-40.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +1.1 pp (13.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +0.0 pp (0%) |