Wilkes-Barre city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Wilkes-Barre 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
8.3%
2023
15.1%
Total change
+6.8 pp
% change
+81.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +1.9 pp (22.9%) |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +2.7 pp (26.5%) |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +1.3 pp (10.1%) |
| 2022 | 14.5% | +0.3 pp (2.1%) |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +0.6 pp (4.1%) |