Southern Shores town: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Southern Shores 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
2.4%
2023
3.3%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+37.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -0.2 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -0.6 pp (-27.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.4 pp (25%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.6 pp (30%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.7 pp (26.9%) |