Lexington city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lexington 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
8.2%
2023
12.7%
Total change
+4.5 pp
% change
+54.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1.6 pp (-19%) |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +2.7 pp (39.7%) |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +3.2 pp (33.7%) |