Wilmington city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Wilmington 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
5.9%
2023
8.3%
Total change
+2.4 pp
% change
+40.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +1.7 pp (28.3%) |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.3%) |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.4 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +0.3 pp (3.8%) |