Wake County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Wake 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
4.3%
2023
1.8%
Total change
-2.5 pp
% change
-58.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -3.7 pp (-86%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.1% | — |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +0.4 pp (19%) |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -0.7 pp (-28%) |