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
7.6%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -0.9 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -0.3 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +0.6 pp (9.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +0.6 pp (8.7%) |