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
11.8%
2023
12.8%
Total change
+1.0 pp
% change
+8.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.5% | +1.7 pp (14.4%) |
| 2020 | 13.7% | +0.2 pp (1.5%) |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -1.0 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +0.2 pp (1.6%) |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -0.1 pp (-0.8%) |