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
3.3%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-12.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.3% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -1.6 pp (-48.5%) |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +1.2 pp (70.6%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.4 pp (-13.8%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.4 pp (16%) |