Seattle city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Seattle 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
18.0%
2023
19.9%
Total change
+1.9 pp
% change
+10.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.0% | — |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +0.8 pp (4.4%) |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.6 pp (3.2%) |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.5%) |
| 2022 | 19.8% | +0.5 pp (2.6%) |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |