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
5.0%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+22%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | +0.6 pp (14.6%) |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +1.7 pp (36.2%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -1.7 pp (-27%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.4 pp (8.7%) |