Swain County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Swain 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
1.9%
2023
1.6%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-15.8%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.9 pp (47.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.2 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2023 | 1.6% | -1.2 pp (-42.9%) |