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
3.3%
2023
1.9%
Total change
-1.4 pp
% change
-42.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -0.3 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.2% | — |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.4 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -0.9 pp (-32.1%) |