Worcester city: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Worcester 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
21.1%
2023
23.2%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+10%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.1% | — |
| 2019 | 20.9% | -0.2 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +0.1 pp (0.5%) |
| 2021 | 21.9% | +0.9 pp (4.3%) |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +1.4 pp (6.4%) |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -0.1 pp (-0.4%) |