Letcher County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Letcher 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
9.8%
2023
15.5%
Total change
+5.7 pp
% change
+58.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +2.2 pp (22.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.3% | — |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +1.0 pp (7.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +1.2 pp (8.4%) |