Roanoke city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Roanoke 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
12.0%
2023
15.0%
Total change
+3.0 pp
% change
+25%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -1.2 pp (-10%) |
| 2020 | 13.2% | +2.4 pp (22.2%) |
| 2021 | 18.0% | +4.8 pp (36.4%) |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -2.9 pp (-16.2%) |