Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area'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
8.7%
2023
10.4%
Total change
+1.7 pp
% change
+19.5%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +0.6 pp (6.9%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +0.2 pp (2.2%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +0.2 pp (2.1%) |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +0.4 pp (4.1%) |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +0.3 pp (3%) |