Asheville, NC Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Asheville, NC 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
5.6%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+23.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -0.3 pp (-5.2%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +1.2 pp (21.1%) |