Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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
17.7%
2023
18.3%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+3.4%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +0.6 pp (3.4%) |