Rhea County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Rhea 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
3.1%
2023
0.6%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-80.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.1% | — |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -2.6 pp (-83.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.8% | — |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.2 pp (25%) |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -0.4 pp (-40%) |