Catawba County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Catawba 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
0.7%
2023
1.1%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+57.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +1.5 pp (214.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.0% | — |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.5 pp (25%) |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -1.4 pp (-56%) |