Philadelphia city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Philadelphia 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
2.5%
2023
0.7%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-72%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +1.6 pp (64%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +1.4 pp (34.1%) |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -3.9 pp (-70.9%) |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -0.2 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -0.7 pp (-50%) |