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
6.4%
2023
8.6%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+34.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +0.6 pp (9.4%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +0.3 pp (4.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +0.2 pp (2.7%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | +1.2 pp (16.2%) |