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
1.6%
2023
5.2%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
+225%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.6% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +0.1 pp (6.2%) |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.8 pp (47.1%) |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.4 pp (16%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +2.3 pp (79.3%) |