New Bern city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How New Bern 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
5.4%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-31.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -0.2 pp (-2.5%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -0.6 pp (-7.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -2.0 pp (-27%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.0 pp (0%) |