Columbia County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Columbia 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
3.5%
2023
4.3%
Total change
+0.8 pp
% change
+22.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -0.7 pp (-20%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.5% | — |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -0.4 pp (-16%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +2.2 pp (104.8%) |