Arlington County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Arlington County'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
22.9%
2023
21.9%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-4.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.9% | — |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +0.3 pp (1.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 22.5% | — |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -0.2 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2023 | 21.9% | -0.4 pp (-1.8%) |