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
0.4%
2023
3.0%
Total change
+2.6 pp
% change
+650%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.4% | — |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.1 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +0.8 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +2.2 pp (275%) |