South Portland city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How South Portland 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
5.7%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+57.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +3.7 pp (64.9%) |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +0.2 pp (2.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -0.8 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +1.1 pp (12.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -0.9 pp (-9.1%) |