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
7.1%
2023
9.2%
Total change
+2.1 pp
% change
+29.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.4 pp (5.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.5% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | +0.7 pp (8.2%) |