Phoenix city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Phoenix 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
4.8%
2023
5.4%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+12.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.0 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +0.1 pp (2.6%) |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -0.7 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +1.3 pp (40.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.9 pp (20%) |