North Plainfield borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How North Plainfield borough'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
33.0%
2023
43.2%
Total change
+10.2 pp
% change
+30.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 33.0% | — |
| 2019 | 30.3% | -2.7 pp (-8.2%) |
| 2020 | 37.8% | +7.5 pp (24.8%) |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +2.0 pp (5.3%) |
| 2022 | 40.5% | +0.7 pp (1.8%) |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +2.7 pp (6.7%) |