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
10.3%
2023
12.8%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+24.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -0.2 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +0.5 pp (5%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -0.9 pp (-8.5%) |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +1.2 pp (12.4%) |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +1.9 pp (17.4%) |