Washington city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Washington 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
5.1%
2023
6.5%
Total change
+1.4 pp
% change
+27.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.1% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +3.0 pp (58.8%) |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -0.8 pp (-9.9%) |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -0.3 pp (-4.1%) |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.4 pp (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.9 pp (-12.2%) |