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
8.9%
2023
9.8%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+10.1%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +0.3 pp (3.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +0.5 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.2 pp (-2%) |