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
0.7%
2023
2.3%
Total change
+1.6 pp
% change
+228.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.7% | — |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.4 pp (-57.1%) |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.3 pp (100%) |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +1.2 pp (200%) |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.8 pp (44.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.3 pp (-11.5%) |