Smithfield town: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Smithfield town'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
14.2%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-38%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.2% | — |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -3.0 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -2.5 pp (-22.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -1.9 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.0% | +2.2 pp (32.4%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -0.2 pp (-2.2%) |