Bellingham, WA Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Bellingham, WA 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
10.6%
2023
9.9%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-6.6%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -0.5 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -0.1 pp (-1%) |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -0.3 pp (-3%) |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +0.2 pp (2.1%) |
| 2023 | 9.9% | +0.0 pp (0%) |