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
4.1%
2023
8.1%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+97.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.9 pp (22%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -1.0 pp (-20%) |
| 2021 | 5.9% | +1.9 pp (47.5%) |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +1.9 pp (32.2%) |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.3 pp (3.8%) |