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
26.7%
2023
29.5%
Total change
+2.8 pp
% change
+10.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.7% | — |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +1.7 pp (6.4%) |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -1.7 pp (-6%) |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +1.2 pp (4.5%) |
| 2022 | 28.7% | +0.8 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +0.8 pp (2.8%) |