Lowell city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lowell 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
15.7%
2023
14.8%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-5.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -2.9 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +1.8 pp (14%) |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +1.5 pp (10.2%) |
| 2023 | 14.8% | -1.4 pp (-8.6%) |