King County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How King 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
3.4%
2023
1.3%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-61.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.7 pp (20.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.9% | — |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -1.0 pp (-34.5%) |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -0.6 pp (-31.6%) |