DeKalb County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How DeKalb 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
16.3%
2023
16.9%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+3.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.3% | — |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -0.3 pp (-1.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.2% | — |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +0.2 pp (1.2%) |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +0.5 pp (3%) |