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
8.3%
2023
9.6%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+15.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +4.5 pp (54.2%) |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +1.8 pp (14.1%) |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -4.8 pp (-32.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -1.5 pp (-15.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +1.3 pp (15.7%) |