Polk County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Polk 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
17.1%
2023
15.0%
Total change
-2.1 pp
% change
-12.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.1% | — |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +0.4 pp (2.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.1% | — |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +1.2 pp (7.5%) |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -2.3 pp (-13.3%) |