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
1.2%
2023
2.1%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+75%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.2% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.2 pp (-100%) |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +0.4 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +1.1 pp (275%) |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.4 pp (26.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.2 pp (10.5%) |