Nashville city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Nashville 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
7.9%
2023
13.4%
Total change
+5.5 pp
% change
+69.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +3.4 pp (43%) |
| 2020 | 13.5% | +2.2 pp (19.5%) |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +1.4 pp (10.4%) |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +1.8 pp (12.1%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -3.3 pp (-19.8%) |