Lafayette Parish: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lafayette Parish'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
4.2%
2023
5.1%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+21.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +0.5 pp (10.9%) |