South Boston town: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How South Boston 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
1.9%
2023
2.7%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+42.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +2.2 pp (115.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | +1.2 pp (29.3%) |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -1.9 pp (-35.8%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.8 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +0.1 pp (3.8%) |