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
2.5%
2023
2.9%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+16%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -0.1 pp (-4%) |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +0.6 pp (25%) |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -0.2 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.3 pp (10.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | -0.2 pp (-6.5%) |