New York County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How New York 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
28.9%
2023
28.1%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-2.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 28.9% | — |
| 2019 | 28.7% | -0.2 pp (-0.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 27.9% | — |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +0.2 pp (0.7%) |
| 2023 | 28.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |