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
2.2%
2023
4.9%
Total change
+2.7 pp
% change
+122.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +0.8 pp (36.4%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -0.7 pp (-23.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +1.8 pp (78.3%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +1.5 pp (36.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.9% | -0.7 pp (-12.5%) |