Philadelphia County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Philadelphia 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
10.4%
2023
9.5%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-8.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +0.3 pp (2.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 9.2% | +0.9 pp (10.8%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +0.3 pp (3.3%) |