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
4.5%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-15.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.5 pp (11.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.8% | — |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -1.6 pp (-27.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -0.4 pp (-9.5%) |