Knox County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Knox 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
2.3%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-1.3 pp
% change
-56.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.7 pp (-30.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.4% | — |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -0.6 pp (-42.9%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.2 pp (25%) |