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
8.7%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-11.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.8% | +0.1 pp (1.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.9% | — |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -0.7 pp (-7.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.5 pp (-6.1%) |