Portsmouth city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Portsmouth 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
6.6%
2023
9.2%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+39.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +1.0 pp (15.2%) |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +1.1 pp (13.9%) |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +0.4 pp (4.5%) |