New Bedford city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How New Bedford 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
20.8%
2023
20.7%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-0.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.8% | — |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -1.0 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -0.8 pp (-4%) |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +0.9 pp (4.7%) |
| 2022 | 20.2% | +0.3 pp (1.5%) |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +0.5 pp (2.5%) |