South Plainfield borough: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How South Plainfield borough'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
25.2%
2023
23.4%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-7.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.2% | — |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -2.4 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -1.3 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +2.3 pp (10.6%) |
| 2023 | 23.4% | -0.5 pp (-2.1%) |