Charleston-North Charleston, SC Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Charleston-North Charleston, SC 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
5.0%
2023
6.3%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+26%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.4 pp (8%) |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +0.2 pp (3.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.2 pp (3.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +0.7 pp (12.5%) |