Reading city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Reading 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
18.9%
2023
21.5%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+13.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.9% | — |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |
| 2020 | 18.6% | -0.5 pp (-2.6%) |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +0.4 pp (2.2%) |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.4 pp (2.1%) |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +2.1 pp (10.8%) |