Milwaukee city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Milwaukee 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
9.7%
2023
10.8%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+11.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.3 pp (3.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +0.2 pp (2%) |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2022 | 10.3% | +0.2 pp (2%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.5 pp (4.9%) |