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
12.3%
2023
10.1%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-17.9%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 12.0% | -0.3 pp (-2.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.0% | — |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -0.8 pp (-6.7%) |
| 2023 | 10.1% | -1.1 pp (-9.8%) |