Dane County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Dane 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
2.6%
2023
5.1%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+96.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +1.0 pp (38.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.5 pp (13.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +1.0 pp (24.4%) |