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
5.8%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-1.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.4 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | -0.7 pp (-13%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.3 pp (6.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +0.7 pp (14%) |