Lehigh County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Lehigh 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
10.8%
2023
13.3%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+23.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +1.0 pp (9.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.6% | — |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +0.3 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +0.4 pp (3.1%) |