Providence city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Providence 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
29.2%
2023
32.8%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+12.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 29.2% | — |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -0.5 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2020 | 30.2% | +1.5 pp (5.2%) |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +0.5 pp (1.7%) |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +0.9 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +1.2 pp (3.8%) |