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
2.0%
2023
5.1%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+155%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.8 pp (40%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.3 pp (6.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.4 pp (8.5%) |