Beckley, WV Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Beckley, WV 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
1.4%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-28.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.4% | — |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -0.2 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -0.3 pp (-27.3%) |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.1 pp (12.5%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.1 pp (11.1%) |