Portland city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Portland 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
3.5%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-51.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -0.5 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -1.0 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +0.1 pp (5%) |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -1.2 pp (-57.1%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | +0.8 pp (88.9%) |