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
8.2%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-30.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -0.4 pp (-4.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.6% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -0.2 pp (-3%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -0.7 pp (-10.9%) |