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
5.3%
2023
10.0%
Total change
+4.7 pp
% change
+88.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +2.3 pp (43.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.7% | -1.9 pp (-25%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +3.1 pp (54.4%) |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +0.6 pp (6.8%) |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +0.6 pp (6.4%) |