Columbus, OH Metro Area: Foreign-Born Population Trend
How Columbus, OH 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
7.5%
2023
9.5%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+26.7%
| Year | Foreign-Born Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +0.7 pp (9.3%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +0.4 pp (4.8%) |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +0.3 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.5% | +0.4 pp (4.4%) |