Salem city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Salem 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
3.9%
2023
1.2%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-69.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +1.8 pp (46.2%) |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -4.3 pp (-75.4%) |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.4 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.4 pp (40%) |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -0.2 pp (-14.3%) |