Paterson city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Paterson 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
36.7%
2023
44.1%
Total change
+7.4 pp
% change
+20.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 36.7% | — |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +3.9 pp (10.6%) |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +1.9 pp (4.7%) |
| 2021 | 43.5% | +1.0 pp (2.4%) |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +0.2 pp (0.5%) |
| 2023 | 44.1% | +0.4 pp (0.9%) |