Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 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
16.1%
2023
17.9%
Total change
+1.8 pp
% change
+11.2%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.1% | — |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +0.6 pp (3.7%) |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2021 | 17.1% | +0.5 pp (3%) |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +0.5 pp (2.9%) |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +0.3 pp (1.7%) |