Lancaster city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lancaster 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
7.2%
2023
7.9%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+9.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -0.9 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -1.5 pp (-23.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +1.2 pp (25%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +1.9 pp (31.7%) |