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
4.0%
2023
5.5%
Total change
+1.5 pp
% change
+37.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +1.5 pp (37.5%) |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -2.0 pp (-36.4%) |
| 2021 | 3.6% | +0.1 pp (2.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +2.7 pp (75%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.8 pp (-12.7%) |