Essex County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Essex 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
25.8%
2023
29.3%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+13.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 25.8% | — |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +1.4 pp (5.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 28.7% | — |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +0.3 pp (1%) |
| 2023 | 29.3% | +0.3 pp (1%) |