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
2.7%
2023
0.9%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-66.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.1 pp (3.7%) |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -0.1 pp (-3.6%) |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -1.1 pp (-40.7%) |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.8 pp (-50%) |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.1 pp (12.5%) |