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
0.9%
2023
2.1%
Total change
+1.2 pp
% change
+133.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +1.4 pp (155.6%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -0.3 pp (-13%) |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -0.3 pp (-15%) |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.3 pp (17.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +0.1 pp (5%) |