Milwaukee County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Milwaukee 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
1.7%
2023
3.0%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+76.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.7% | — |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -0.1 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.6% | — |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.3 pp (18.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +1.1 pp (57.9%) |