Rowan County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Rowan 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
16.5%
Total change
+8.3 pp
% change
+101.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.2% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +1.8 pp (22%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.1% | — |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +1.7 pp (12.1%) |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +0.7 pp (4.4%) |