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
0.3%
2023
4.3%
Total change
+4.0 pp
% change
+1333.3%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.3% | — |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.5 pp (166.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.2% | +0.5 pp (13.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.1 pp (2.4%) |