Newark city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Newark 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
34.7%
2023
43.0%
Total change
+8.3 pp
% change
+23.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 34.7% | — |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +2.0 pp (5.8%) |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +1.5 pp (4.1%) |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +0.5 pp (1.3%) |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +3.6 pp (9.3%) |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +0.7 pp (1.7%) |