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
3.8%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-10.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -0.7 pp (-18.4%) |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -0.8 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +0.4 pp (17.4%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +1.1 pp (40.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -0.4 pp (-10.5%) |