Richmond city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Richmond 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
1.3%
2023
1.5%
Total change
+0.2 pp
% change
+15.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.7 pp (53.8%) |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -0.2 pp (-10%) |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.5 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +0.4 pp (30.8%) |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.2 pp (-11.8%) |