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
5.8%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-10.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -1.0 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -0.8 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp (2.5%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.9 pp (22%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.2 pp (4%) |