Wayne County: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Wayne 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
2.0%
2023
2.9%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+45%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.0% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +0.4 pp (20%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.5% | — |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +0.3 pp (12%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.1 pp (3.6%) |