Ottumwa city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Ottumwa 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
9.8%
2023
12.3%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+25.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +0.4 pp (4.1%) |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.5 pp (4.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -1.0 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +1.5 pp (15.5%) |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +1.1 pp (9.8%) |