Mercer County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Mercer 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
2.7%
2023
2.8%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+3.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -0.6 pp (-22.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.6% | — |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -0.4 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.6 pp (27.3%) |