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
3.1%
2023
0.9%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-71%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -0.4 pp (-12.9%) |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -0.8 pp (-29.6%) |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -0.6 pp (-31.6%) |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -0.6 pp (-46.2%) |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.2 pp (28.6%) |